New rules that will allow employers to direct workers towards financial products they think would be suitable for them could stall, experts warn. As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
Read moreDetailsData analysis has revealed a "hidden gender bonus bias” that means men are significantly more likely to receive, and benefit more from, workplace bonuses than women. Brightmine research found...
Read moreDetailsResearch has exposed gaps in return-to-work support for new parents as findings reveal that “anxiety is the norm, not the exception”. The survey of 5,329 parents, who have returned...
Read moreDetailsThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has moved to clear up confusion around workplace savings schemes, offering employers reassurance that payroll savings can be implemented without falling foul of regulation. ...
Read moreDetailsCaring for kids and elderly parents while holding down a job is breaking Britain’s ‘sandwich generation’. For HR professionals, the warning is stark: fail to support them, and the...
Read moreDetailsThe founder of the ‘Pregnant then Screwed’ campaign has now launched a programme to support parents returning to work after parental leave. Joeli Brearley has set up a company...
Read moreDetailsOfficial data "significantly underestimates" the extent of low pay and the gender pay gap in the UK, according to research published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations. As...
Read moreDetailsTraditional weekly and monthly pay cycles are "heading towards extinction", as research shows payroll is moving towards more flexible, employee-driven models. Technology and the rise of the ‘three As’...
Read moreDetailsCurrent workplace practices risk excluding millions of neurodivergent employees from workplace pensions and other areas of work, research has revealed. Complex and jargon-heavy pensions information can create unnecessary barriers...
Read moreDetailsFresh speculation that the Treasury could reduce the pensions tax-free cash allowance in the upcoming Autumn Budget has prompted concern from industry experts about the potential impact on savers’...
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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.
The 10,000 step rule has been wellbeing gospel for decades. But what if the science says otherwise?
Fresh data is challenging old assumptions and opening up new opportunities for HR to support employee health in smarter, simpler ways.
In this episode, part of a trio of 10 minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert ask: why has this myth stuck for so long, and how can employers use the new evidence to boost health, engagement and productivity?
