Employment law firm Stephensons has backed suggestions from Asda chair and former M&S chief, Lord Rose of Monewden, that employers should be required by law to support their employees’...
Read moreDetailsMercedes-Benz Truck and Van franchise partner eStar is revamping its employee benefits offering in a bid to recruit more women. As part of its enhanced package, the business, which...
Read moreDetailsOrganisations should consider offering more financial wellbeing support to reduce the risks associated with staff seeking second incomes, according to Partners&. Research carried out by the risk management and...
Read moreDetailsSaving money tops the list for employees when it comes to workplace benefits, according to a new survey by YouGov on behalf of Octopus Electric Vehicles. Nearly three-quarters (73%)...
Read moreDetailsA moderate retirement is within reach for about 41.7 per cent of households, a decrease from 42.6 per cent in July, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. According to the HL...
Read moreDetailsCompared to senior financial services executives, junior employees are half as likely to believe their company is successful at hiring people from various backgrounds, according to research from Multiverse....
Read moreDetailsEconomic inactivity caused by long-term sickness could increase by a further 140,000 by the end of 2023, according to Broadstone. The number of people leaving the workforce due to...
Read moreDetailsThousands of savers approaching retirement in September saw devastating falls in their fund value in the year to state pension age or their stated retirement age, with the average at-retirement...
Read moreDetailsIncreasing fears of a recession, rising living costs, growing NHS waiting lists and a shortage of skilled workers will all have an impact on the health and group risk...
Read moreDetailsIndustry experts predict 2023 to be a busy year for pensions with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) signalling its intention to publish new value-for-money metrics. The People’s...
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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.
