Employer-funded PMI reaches record levels of cover
A record 4.7 million people were covered by private medical insurance (PMI) through their employer in 2023, and employee PMI claims were also up, according to data from the...
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Employer preference grows for benefits providers with strong ESG credentials
The environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of benefits providers have become increasingly important to employers, according to Grid. The industry body said that this is impacting decisions when...
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Lloyd’s of London unveils new chief people officer
Lloyd’s of London has appointed a new chief people officer to take over from Sara Gomez, who will be retiring at the end of the year. Nathan Adams will...
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Launch of ‘instant’ company card offers employers greater flexibility
Employers will be able to offer employees a virtual company card that can be generated “instantly”, as NatWest and Mastercard team up to launch a new digital payment service. ...
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Seventeen employers begin latest 4 day week trial
A thousand workers at 17 employers are taking part in the latest four-day working week trial managed by the 4 Day Week Campaign and flexible working consultancy Timewise. Employers,...
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HSBC launches free fertility checks for staff
HSBC is introducing free fertility checks as part of an enhanced healthcare plan for UK employees as research revealed that nearly 8 out of 10 couples view workplace fertility...
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Get your workforce to ‘do one thing’ to improve financial wellbeing
Employers are being encouraged to get their workforces thinking and talking about their finances as the Money and Pensions Service’s ‘Talk Money Week 2024’ starts today (4 November) and...
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The 55% tax warning that could help employers boost awareness of pension scams
There is a little known rule that means people who are victims of pension scams can also be hit with HMRC tax charges of 55 percent for ‘unauthorised payments’....
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Pension scheme lesson for employers as former miners to receive £1.5bn
Former pit workers will receive enhanced pensions benefits following a rule change confirmed last week. The government has agreed that 112,000 members of a mineworkers pension scheme can have...
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Nest unveils new chief people officer
Nest pensions has created a new chief people officer (CPO) role and appointed experienced HR leader April Clark. Clark was previously CPO, insurance, at Saga and has held senior...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
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.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
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.
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