HR and reward teams are being called on to help employees locate forgotten pension pots, which total £31.1bn, as National Pension Tracing Day hits five years. The initiative, led...
Read moreDetailsRecruiting enough qualified workers, retaining existing talent, and managing rising costs are among the biggest challenges facing UK organisations right now, according to Ciphr. According to 300 UK HR...
Read moreDetailsUnite has criticised Sainsbury’s for not implementing a menopause policy for its employees, despite the retailer’s recent launch of a menopause-related skincare range, calling the move "blatant hypocrisy." Last...
Read moreDetailsHealthcare providers and MPs are calling for co-ordinated action to improve dental health, with better access to both NHS care alongside private employee benefits. These calls came at a...
Read moreDetailsProgyny is extending its global benefits platform to cover pregnancy, postpartum and menopause programmes for multinational employers from January 2026. The offerings complement its existing fertility and family-building services,...
Read moreDetailsWomen are 40% more likely than men to feel financial vulnerable, according to new research from Telus Health. According to the research, more than half of workers are worried...
Read moreDetailsMental health claims made through private health insurance have more than doubled in just five years, according to new data from Vitality, underscoring the growing demand for workplace mental...
Read moreDetailsWorkplace health and wellbeing have never mattered more. With sickness absence levels rising and the NHS under growing strain, employers are rethinking how they look after their people and...
Read moreDetailsDental insurance remains a key gap in workplace wellbeing packages as two in three employees would like dental cover as part of their benefits but only one in three...
Read moreDetailsOne in six businesses would face insolvency if the government pushes forward with plans to increase employer auto-enrolment pension contributions, according to new research. This survey, from pension consultants...
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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.
