HR data access barrier to pay equity
A lack of data access is a barrier to achieving pay equity, according to HR leaders. More than a third (35%) of senior professionals believe they do not have...
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Oliver Bonas signs age-friendly pledge
Oliver Bonas has signed the Centre for Ageing Better’s age-friendly employer pledge. The retailer made the commitment as part of its aim to create “a multi-generational workforce and age-friendly...
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DHL unveils new wellbeing platform and family policies
DHL Supply Chain has introduced a wellbeing platform and a range of new family leave policies in response to employee feedback. The logistics business, which has more than 37,000...
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Spike in employee demand for shopping discounts, study shows
Employee demand for financial benefits and discounts is growing, new data has revealed. Figures from HIVE360 showed that workforces are increasingly taking advantage of money saving perks with downloads...
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Default office location ignores value of remote working, says CIPD
The Chancellor’s suggestion that office working should be the “default” location for employees ignores the value of remote working, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned....
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Wellbeing strategy gap exists among UK employers
A wellbeing strategy gap exists in UK organisations, new research has revealed. Aon’s 2022-2023 Global Wellbeing Survey found that while three-quarters (74%) of employers say wellbeing has grown in importance...
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Direct Line Group selects LifeSight for master trust
Direct Line Group Pension Trustee has appointed Willis Towers Watson (WTW)'s LifeSight to provide a master trust for 16,500 deferred members in the UK, which includes assets worth £425...
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One in five employers do not measure fleet carbon emissions
One in five (20%) of employers do not measure their fleet’s CO₂ emissions, new research has revealed. Alphabet’s European Fleet Emission Monitor found that while three in five (61%)...
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Edenred acquires Reward Gateway for £1.15bn
Edenred has acquired employee engagement platform Reward Gateway in a £1.15 billion deal. According to the companies, the move will “bring a unique and differentiated value proposition at scale...
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One in three say mental wellbeing has declined
One in three people have reported a decline in their mental health and wellbeing in the past year, prompting calls for employers to “listen to their people to understand...
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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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