The majority (87 percent) of healthcare sector workers want their employer to invest more in employee benefits this year, research has found. However, the same research shows that just...
Read moreDetailsMore than a million workers are caring for someone with cancer alongside their job, forcing them to take up to an average of six and a half days off...
Read moreDetailsVideo calls and meetings became a must have during the pandemic and have continued to be a vital work communication tool. However, while ubiquitous in the workplace, 31 percent...
Read moreDetailsFinancial provider Scottish Widows has evolved its workplace pension default fund to help “maximise” savings growth for employees. A pension default fund is the option employers offer employees that...
Read moreDetailsThe chancellor’s spring statement failed to address key workplace challenges that employers are facing, according to the CIPD and the boss of the ManpowerGroup UK. The CIPD said that...
Read moreDetailsPreventative health benefits are in demand, but proving their return on investment remains a challenge for HR. Michelle Stevens explores how employers can measure impact and make a compelling...
Read moreDetailsAs predicted before the chancellor’s spring statement, Rachel Reeves offered no update on the second phase of the government’s landmark pensions review. This is despite a major government focus...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government will invest £1 billion to provide guaranteed, personalised employment support to help people back into work as she presented her spring statement...
Read moreDetailsTwo-thirds (67 percent) of UK companies are considering cutting jobs as a result of economic uncertainty, according to research with 500 senior business decision-makers. More than three quarters (76...
Read moreDetailsNext month's increases in the minimum wage make opening up auto-enrolment to employees under 22 “even more pressing”, according to Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon. Her comments...
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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.
As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater.
HR is expected to lead with strength and compassion. But who is supporting the supporters?
In this episode of Benefits Unboxed, co-hosts Claire Churchard, Carole Goldsmith and Steve Herbert explore the emotional and ethical pressures HR face today, from managing redundancies to implementing complex legislation. They discuss why HR’s own wellbeing may not be the first topic of conversation, the risks that poses to employers, and the practical steps businesses can take to better support the wellbeing of the people who support everyone else.
This conversation shines a light on the resilience of the profession and why looking after HR is not just the right thing to do, but a business imperative.
