Navigating the day-to-day challenges of life and work can be difficult enough for everyone; the fast pace of work and multiple – sometimes conflicting – demands, not to mention...
Read moreDetailsHaving a diverse, inclusive and fair workplace is good for business, as well as being the right thing to do. In fact, a focus on equality, diversity and inclusion...
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Read moreDetailsWelcome to Benefits Expert, the new online publication for today’s employee benefits, reward and HR professionals. Through a range of news, features, opinion articles and reports, we’ll keep you...
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Read moreDetailsThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently reported that half a million more were people out of work because of long-term sickness absence, which prompted the announcement in the...
Read moreDetailsEvery cloud has a silver lining, they say, and the lockdown years were no exception from an employer-employee relationship point of view. There's been a shift to accommodating more...
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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.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
