High excess deaths figures are a “stark warning” and highlight a need for workplace death-in-service benefits, according to the industry body representing the group risk sector. Grid believes that...
Read moreDetailsOnly one in 20 pension schemes expect to be able to provide dashboard data for all their members by the upcoming 'connection' date. The survey by Willis Towers Watson...
Read moreDetailsA 10% pay rise for staff announced by Poundstretcher will complement its existing employee benefits offering, according to the company. The high street retailer, which is awarding the increase...
Read moreDetailsUK firefighters have voted to strike over pay after rejecting a below-inflation offer of a 5% increase in November last year. The decision is the result of two separate...
Read moreDetailsNearly half (47%) of UK employees chose an employer based on the working hours and flexible working arrangements on offer, according to a new study. The research by SD...
Read moreDetailsJet2.com and Jet2holidays is giving all employers a pay rise of 9% this April, as well as an extra 1% of profits for those in its share scheme, to reward “the...
Read moreDetailsThe chief executive of TSB is set to receive £782,000 while the rest of the workforce have been awarded bonuses worth nearly 12% of their 2022 pay after the...
Read moreDetailsThe Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said its main goal is to extend the range and level of automatic enrolment (AE) as the organisation marks its 100th...
Read moreDetailsSiobhan Baillie MP believes costly employee benefits could be a waste of money if parents aren’t offered support at work when going through a separation or divorce. Speaking in...
Read moreDetailsMost employers want their workforces back in the office, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)’s director-general. Tony Danker thinks that, as a result of the pandemic, the...
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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.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
