Ethnic minorities are significantly less likely than white Britons to save money in a pension plan, placing millions of people in danger of facing financial trouble in old age,...
Read moreDetailsEmployers must be aware of their legal obligations, including pay and working hours, when taking on apprentices, a law firm has warned. DAS Law made the recommendation in recognition...
Read moreDetailsNew research from Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has found that just one in five (18%) of employees say they have access to payroll giving at work. Released to coincide...
Read moreDetailsEmployee benefits app Engage has enhanced its health, wellbeing and financial services offering. HIVE360, the company behind the service, introduced the changes in a bid to address the main...
Read moreDetailsThe Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is urging the government to scrap the 25% tax-free lump sum in a report published today (6 February), which also suggests including pension...
Read moreDetailsThe biggest day of strike action in the history of the NHS is taking place today (6 February) in a row over pay. Nursing and ambulance staff in England...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are being urged to provide more workplace health support and promote what is available in the employee benefits package ahead of World Cancer Day this Saturday (4 February)....
Read moreDetailsMore than seven in 10 line managers believe they are capable of supporting employees with health and wellbeing at work, a study has found. Research from Working To Wellbeing...
Read moreDetailsEE is introducing flexible bank holidays for employees in its consumer division. The deal means that anyone working on the five non-festive bank holidays will ne able to take...
Read moreDetailsNearly two in five (39%) employees value finishing work early on Fridays above other workplace perks, new research has revealed. The survey of 5,000 working adults by global recruiter...
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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.
As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater.
HR is expected to lead with strength and compassion. But who is supporting the supporters?
In this episode of Benefits Unboxed, co-hosts Claire Churchard, Carole Goldsmith and Steve Herbert explore the emotional and ethical pressures HR face today, from managing redundancies to implementing complex legislation. They discuss why HR’s own wellbeing may not be the first topic of conversation, the risks that poses to employers, and the practical steps businesses can take to better support the wellbeing of the people who support everyone else.
This conversation shines a light on the resilience of the profession and why looking after HR is not just the right thing to do, but a business imperative.
