HR and accounting professionals have the highest absenteeism rates across all industries, with a Bradford Factor (BF) of 113, research has revealed. Anonymised data from employment and payroll platform...
Read moreDetailsThe vast majority (93 per cent) of LGBTQ+ individuals want advice about their retirement options, but a third would be reluctant to seek this from their employer, according to...
Read moreDetailsIsio has connected its first pension scheme to the Pensions Dashboards ecosystem. The consultancy and pensions administrator joins a growing number of pension firms that have started linking their...
Read moreDetailsConsultancy Barnett Waddingham (BW) has appointed five new partners to the business following its recent acquisition by Howden. The consultancy said the new partners will help drive further growth...
Read moreDetailsA private health service that offers employees ad-hoc rapid access to mental health care across the UK has been launched. The service, called Rapid Access, has been set up...
Read moreDetailsAs the government moved forward with its plans to overhaul the DC workplace pension sector this week, concerns have been raised that the “reserved powers” included in the plans...
Read moreDetailsIn the latest podcast from Scottish Widows, Robert Cochran, innovation and engagement specialist at the pension provider, asks: "How digitally able is the UK?" According to the Consumer Digital...
Read moreDetailsFear is preventing workers and employers from having constructive conversations about support for ill health and disabilities, causing people to become unemployed, according to Sir Charlie Mayfield, who is...
Read moreDetailsRobust training, preferably with input from employment lawyers, will be critical if CIPD-qualified HR consultants gain new legal power to sign off settlement agreements, HR experts have said. Last...
Read moreDetailsGovernment research into the use of ‘benefits in kind’ perks by employers has prompted experts to warn that tax breaks that apply to a number of these benefits could...
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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.
