Berkeley Home Health increases hourly pay
Berkeley Home Health is increasing staff pay rates from April 2023. The company will offer care assistants at its Somerset and Wiltshire branch a minimum of £15 per hour,...
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Three in five working parents feel strain on mental health
Being a working parent puts a strain on people’s mental health, nearly three in five (59%) survey respondents have revealed. A report by BlckBx also found that half (51%)...
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Pay is main reason public sector workers quit
Pay is the main reason public sector workers are quitting their jobs, Trades Union Congress (TUC) research carried out by Opinium has found. Overall, almost two-fifths (38%) of polled...
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New EAPA chair named
Karl Bennett, wellbeing director at employee benefits provider Vivup, has been elected to serve as the new chair of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) UK. He succeeds Eugene...
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Real-term pay falls for millions of employees
Real-term pay has plummeted for millions of workers, new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed. When taking inflation into account, total pay including bonuses dropped by 3.2%,...
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Construction workers get pay boost to meet minimum wage laws
Workers in the construction industry are in line for a pay rise so that employers can ensure they meet national minimum wage (NMW) laws. The Construction Industry Joint Council...
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Most low earners do not consider life insurance essential
Most low earners do not regard life insurance as essential, according to research by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) which also urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate...
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ClearScore enhances menopause and baby loss support
ClearScore has enhanced support for staff affected by the menopause or the loss of a baby. The London-based credit score and report app, which has 460 employees, has signed...
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UK employees demand more pay transparency
UK workers are demanding greater wage transparency and are more willing to reveal their own salaries for the sake of pay equity. The research findings from Beqom suggest workers...
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Gift cards still thriving as employee benefit, study shows
The UK gift card market is thriving, with employee benefits retaining the largest market share, new research has found. Analysis by the Gift Card and Voucher Association (GCVA) and KPMG UK showed...
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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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