Sacker & Partners (Sackers), a specialist law firm for pensions and retirement savings, has unveiled its promotions for 2024. Andrew Worthington has been promoted to partner; Liam Goulding, Emily...
Read moreDetailsGovernment figures have revealed that 34 percent of parents with children under five found it difficult or very difficult to afford childcare costs in 2023. This represents a 10...
Read moreDetailsMore than two thirds of people in the UK would cycle to work if their employer provided more support, a study has found. The research, using data from benefits...
Read moreDetailsPay transparency rules are set to change across the EU, and with a new government in Westminster, changes could be in the pipeline for the UK too. It makes...
Read moreDetailsA wide gap exists between how much employees really value workplace benefits and how much employers believe staff appreciate their perks, according to new UK research from Grid. A...
Read moreDetailsCushon, the pension and saving app, has rebranded to NatWest Cushon, a year after NatWest Group acquired an 85 percent stake in the fintech business. NatWest’s investment has enabled...
Read moreDetailsAviva has reshuffled two senior reward roles just days after the government unveiled a landmark pensions review. The company has created a new wealth policy director role for Emma Douglas...
Read moreDetailsAs calls to roll out pension dashboards sooner rather than later grow louder, pension schemes have said that the ability to successfully match members with pensions via the dashboard...
Read moreDetailsEmployee mental health is the greatest concern for the majority of employers when asked about hybrid working. This was the key finding from research conducted by Opinium, on behalf...
Read moreDetailsA significant number of younger employees are prioritising family planning in their financial goals, meaning employers need to recognise the growing importance of benefits that support this, such as...
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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.
