British Airways staff secure 13.1% pay rise
British Airways (BA) staff have secured a 13.1% wage increase and a one-off payment of £1,000, which will benefit around 24,000 employees. According to Unite, the pay rise will...
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Two-year workplace pensions pause could cost employees £27,000
A two-year pause in workplace pensions contributions could cost savers £27,000 in total retirement funds, SEI has warned. Figures published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show an increase...
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Tesco extends flexible working rights ahead of new law
Tesco is giving all 300,000 of its employees the right to request flexible working with immediate effect – almost a year ahead of the introduction of a new law....
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Shoosmiths expands family-friendly benefits
Shoosmiths is extending its range of family-friendly provisions from 1 September. The law firm, which has 1,500-plus employees across 14 UK locations, will be enhancing its leave package for...
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Employee health worsening, report managers
Most managers say they have seen signs of declining employee health in recent months as many struggle to access NHS services, new research has revealed. A study by the...
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Cycle to Work Day “golden opportunity” for employers
Cycle to Work Day today (3 August) is a golden opportunity for businesses to champion the cause while developing a healthier workforce and environment, according to experts. Now in...
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Living Wage Foundation finds 3.4 million in low-paid, insecure jobs
New research from the Living Wage Foundation has found that 10% of UK workers – around 3.4 million people – are in low-paid and insecure jobs. The survey, carried...
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Auto-enrolment potential for 3m low earners, says PLSA
Nearly three million low-paid workers could potentially be safely automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, a new study has suggested. Research by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA)...
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Virtual GP services helping to reduce staff absences, data shows
Virtual GP services are helping to reduce staff absences, new data has shown. A survey by Canada Life revealed that more than half (54%) of employees who had used...
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Avon Fire & Rescue Service gender pay gap widens
Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AFR&S) has reported its gender pay gap for 2023, showing a growth from 0.18% in favour of women to 3.37% in favour of men...
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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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