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Read moreDetailsPay transparency has surged up the HR and reward agenda, fuelled by new rules and rising employee expectations. The EU Pay Transparency Directive is helping to reshape the landscape,...
Read moreDetailsNew rules that will allow employers to direct workers towards financial products they think would be suitable for them could stall, experts warn. As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
Read moreDetailsData analysis has revealed a "hidden gender bonus bias” that means men are significantly more likely to receive, and benefit more from, workplace bonuses than women. Brightmine research found...
Read moreDetailsResearch has exposed gaps in return-to-work support for new parents as findings reveal that “anxiety is the norm, not the exception”. The survey of 5,329 parents, who have returned...
Read moreDetailsThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has moved to clear up confusion around workplace savings schemes, offering employers reassurance that payroll savings can be implemented without falling foul of regulation. ...
Read moreDetailsCaring for kids and elderly parents while holding down a job is breaking Britain’s ‘sandwich generation’. For HR professionals, the warning is stark: fail to support them, and the...
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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.
