Employees from lower socio-economic backgrounds in UK financial services are waiting nearly two years longer to reach senior roles than their more privileged peers, new research has found. Data...
Read moreDetailsHR professionals are facing mounting pressure and declining wellbeing as workloads increase and resources shrink. Research has revealed that HR teams across the UK are reaching breaking point, with...
Read moreDetailsVitality has reported promising early results from its medicated weight management pathway, with members losing an average of 9.3 percent of their body weight in three months. The insurer...
Read moreDetailsEmployers need to be prepared for the potential of "further measures on tax" as the chancellor admitted that tax rises are still an option for her Autumn Budget on...
Read moreDetailsExecutive remuneration across the UK’s largest listed companies has risen sharply following changes to Investment Association (IA) rules and the removal of the bankers’ bonus cap, according to Mercer....
Read moreDetailsHigh cost-of-living pressures have not stopped UK savers paying into their pension, according to research from industry body Pensions UK. Research with 2,082 working age adults, conducted on behalf...
Read moreDetailsUK firms that take an active role in engaging their employees with pensions are reaping the rewards through stronger financial results. This was a key finding in the report,...
Read moreDetailsHealth provider Bupa has added weight management support to its employer corporate health insurance offering. The provider has increased access to clinical support to help tackle obesity and improve...
Read moreDetailsAccess to an electric vehicle (EVs) via an employer salary sacrifice scheme makes people more likely to stay with their current employer, research has revealed. The survey of more...
Read moreDetailsEmployers must do more to support women going through the menopause or risk losing some of their most experienced and high-performing employees. “Women in their 40s and 50s are...
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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.
