Two in five employers do not have fertility policy
Two in five (40%) of employers do not have a formal fertility policy and have no plans to introduce one, new research has revealed. The Chartered Institute of Personnel...
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Group risk claims fall as Covid threat recedes
The group risk industry paid out £2.21 billion in claims in 2022, a figure that is down by £12.3 million on the previous year. Figures from Group Risk Development...
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Kreston Reeves enhances maternity and adoption policy
Kreston Reeves is improving its maternity and adoption leave policy to offer employees 21 weeks of leave on full pay. Effective from 1 June 2023, the accountants, business and...
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Two in five employers will not continue cost-of-living support
Two in five HR professionals say their organisation has no plans to continue offering cost-of-living support for their employees, new research has found. Around three-quarters of employers surveyed had...
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Public sector wages rise due to staff shortages
Public sector employers are boosting wages in response to staff shortages and the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new report. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s research...
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Community Integrated Care extends four-day week policy
Community Integrated Care is extending its four-day working week policy and implementing a range of flexible working options for frontline staff. The UK social care charity initially introduced the...
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High Speed Training gains B Corp certification
High Speed Training has gained B Corp certification following an assessment of its working practices, including its approach to employee wellbeing. According to the online training provider, the accreditation...
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Half of gig economy workers do not earn minimum wage
More than half (52%) of gig economy workers do not earn the minimum wage, a new report has highlighted. The study, led by the University of Bristol, discovered that...
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Employees rely on bosses for lifestyle rewards, data suggests
Employees have become more reliant on their bosses for financial support to fund their lifestyles, new data has suggested. The study by Perkbox found that with the cost-of-living crisis...
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PAM Group boosts benefits in recruitment drive
PAM Group has improved its employee benefits package as part of its recruitment and retention strategy. The occupational health and wellbeing firm, which has 700 employees across the UK,...
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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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