Younger employees more open to office return: research
Younger employees are more willing to return to the office than older colleagues with three in ten employers saying staff under 30 are least likely to object. According to...
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Quarter of workplaces report stress as absence cause: research
Stress is a leading cause of short-term absence, affecting a quarter of workplaces, according to Simplyhealth and the CIPD. The 24th health and wellbeing at work report shows that...
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SMEs in financial services and health sectors ranked third in wellbeing benefits
UK SMEs in the financial services and health sectors have come in third, 77 per cent, in companies offering comprehensive wellbeing benefits, according to research by Unum. But IT...
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Cost of workplace related ill-health and injury now stands at £22.9bn: HSE
The total cost of workplace-related injuries and ill health stood at £22.9 billion in 2023/24, according to latest data from the Government’s Health & Safety Executive department. HSE data...
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New digital consolidation service helps employees manage old pension pots
Wealth at work has launched a new digital pension consolidation service, to help employers empower their workforce to better manage their retirement savings. The new platform enables employees to...
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Barnett Waddingham partners with Encirc
Barnett Waddingham (BW) has agreed a three-year contract to implement its 4me employee benefits platform for glass manufacturer Encirc. The platform will replace Encirc’s manual, paper-based benefits administration with...
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L&G makes two senior appointments to leadership team
L&G has appointed Emma Holden as chief people office and Andy Sinclair to the newly-created role of chief strategy and investor relations officer. Holden, joins from Man Group were...
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Dr César Díaz: Helping HR leaders offer effective fertility support
Over 3.5 million people in the UK struggle with infertility, yet it remains a subject many people are uncomfortable addressing in the workplace. For women in particular, the fear...
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Employers shift to prevention as medical inflation surges
Employers are increasingly investing in preventative healthcare, with 67% doing so to curb rising medical costs, according to Howden. Howden’s Changing Face of Employee Health report highlights the growing...
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Healix expands partnership with Perci for full cancer support
Healix Health has expanded its partnership with Perci Health to offer members full end-to-end cancer support, covering prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation and support for caregivers. Perci Guide, which Healix...
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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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