Employers are being urged to rethink outdated assumptions about age and adapt to the growing reality of multigenerational workforces, according to a new report from 55/Redefined and the Global...
Read moreDetailsAround 76% of UK employees say they feel part of an “inclusive team,” according to O.C. Tanner’s latest Global Culture Report. This is above the global average of 32%,...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has no plans to reduce the tax-free lump sum, according to Treasury officials. The announcement provides temporary reassurance to pension savers after weeks of speculation that...
Read moreDetailsAlmost six in ten employers say their health and wellbeing strategies are helping them deliver on their ESG goals, according to new research from Grid. According to Grid, 59%...
Read moreDetailsJust over a third of HR teams receive whistleblowing training, despite being central to handling misconduct and wrongdoing in the workplace, according to new research from Safecall. The study...
Read moreDetailsThe government is being urged to offer tax incentives to smaller businesses to encourage them to invest in health and wellbeing, helping to reduce the £29bn that is lost...
Read moreDetailsSeveral industry firms have raised concerns over potential changes to salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions ahead of the 26 November Budget, amid media reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves...
Read moreDetailsA former HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) employee has been ordered to pay £20,000 in legal costs after an employment tribunal found his claims of disability discrimination were “vexatious”...
Read moreDetailsWomen would need to work nearly two decades longer than men to achieve the same retirement savings, according to a new report warning that workplace and policy change is...
Read moreDetailsA number of major insurers — including Aviva, Axa Health, Bupa, Unum, Vitality and Zurich — will be ‘vanguard’ employers in the first phase of the Government backed pilot...
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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.
