‘Burnout rife’ across HR as research finds professionals ‘on the edge’
A report on the mental health of HR professionals has found that almost nine in ten (87 percent) do not feel sufficiently supported at work. On top of this,...
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Mental health
Systemic shake-up: it takes HR to do things right
Sweeping change may grab headlines, but without HR at the table, the risks can be costly, as recent events in the US show. Steve Herbert, veteran, award-winning, speaker and...
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Surge in demand for helpline services following serious illness diagnosis
Wellbeing provider RedArc has reported significantly higher demand for support following the diagnosis of a serious illness. Over the past two years there has been a 113 percent increase...
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HR has ‘highest’ absence rates as heavy workloads and stress hit professionals
HR and accounting professionals have the highest absenteeism rates across all industries, with a Bradford Factor (BF) of 113, research has revealed. Anonymised data from employment and payroll platform...
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Rapid employee mental health support launches to cut sick days
A private health service that offers employees ad-hoc rapid access to mental health care across the UK has been launched. The service, called Rapid Access, has been set up...
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Legal myths and fear still blocking workplace health support
Fear is preventing workers and employers from having constructive conversations about support for ill health and disabilities, causing people to become unemployed, according to Sir Charlie Mayfield, who is...
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Watch Bupa’s Health Horizons Event: Hidden addictions with the impacts in plain sight
If you missed our latest virtual Health Horizons event, Hidden Addictions with the impacts in plain sight, you can catch up now on demand: Health Horizons | Workplace Events...
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Research reveals HR blind spot on stress risk legal duties
Employers may be failing to comply with legally required stress risk assessment rules due to a lack of awareness. A survey of HR experts, who represent 88,000 UK workers,...
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Burnout rises as HR view of work/life balance does not match employee reality
UK workers are driving themselves to the brink of burnout as research has revealed almost two fifths respond to work messages when off sick and even more reply to...
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Employers trusted more than banks as financial wellbeing concerns mount
More than two-fifths (42 percent) of UK workers say that financial wellbeing is still their top concern, while 89 percent of employees report they feel like ‘the cost-of-living crisis...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.
Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
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