Investment in employee benefits is increasing despite pressure on businesses, new research has revealed. The Benefits Design Research 2023: Adapting to external and internal business change report from Howden...
Read moreDetailsOne in three (33%) people who quit their jobs do so because of their pay, new research has revealed. A survey by Instantprint showed that childcare came second in...
Read moreDetailsFunding Circle has committed to supporting employees who experience a miscarriage by signing a pregnancy loss pledge. The loan company, which has around 700 UK staff, agreed to the...
Read moreDetailsLidl GB is raising wages for the third time in 12 months in a move that will impact all 24,500 of its hourly-paid staff. The supermarket giant is increasing...
Read moreDetailsFinancial wellbeing and the cost-of-living crisis is the top concern for employees, according to new research. A study by Evelyn Partners found that work-balance and mental health were also...
Read moreDetailsTimpson Group Pension Scheme has completed a £100 million full buy-in deal. The deal with Just Group and K3 Advisory, provider of specialist independent bulk annuity and consolidation advice...
Read moreDetailsFarnborough Airport has extended employee health support as part of its broader wellbeing strategy. The business is offering workforce-wide health insurance to its 185 members of staff through a...
Read moreDetailsMore than half (51%) of employers are failing to provide any extra help for staff approaching retirement beyond contributing to their pensions, a new survey has found. Research carried...
Read moreDetailsMarks and Spencer (M&S) has launched a new neonatal leave policy as part of its commitment to being “a great place to work for families”. Effective immediately, the retailer...
Read moreDetailsVodafone Ireland is boosting support for employees with caring responsibilities with immediate effect, the business has announced. From this month (May), the telecommunications company's staff can benefit from up...
Read moreDetails
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.
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.
