Government urged to boost earn and learn as young workers criticised
A sharp decline in opportunities for young workers to earn as they learn over the past 20 years is a key reason half of employers say workers aged 16-24...
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Prime time soap highlights pension scam dangers
The risk posed by pension scammers is being highlighted in Eastenders as much loved character Jean Slater falls victim to a common scam. Soap opera producers worked with The...
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Younger workers break taboo on discussing pay as culture shifts
How much you earn has traditionally been a private matter with few employees choosing to discuss it with anyone other than their manager or a recruiter. However, research has...
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Employer NI rises ‘widely misunderstood’ for certain employee groups
Employers that have said they will not hire younger people or take on apprentices as a result of the rise in employer national insurance (NI) could be making their...
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BE Summit 2024: Employers urged to prepare for 2026 EU pay transparency directive
Employers are urged to start planning now for the 2026 EU pay transparency directive, focusing on data analysis, early engagement with employee groups, and updating contracts to address potential...
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Caps on CEO pay supported by majority of UK public
More than half of the UK public support capping chief executive pay in relation to average employee wages, a survey has revealed. Research from the High Pay Centre (HPC)...
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Nearly a third of firms expect to make redundancies in year ahead
Almost a third of business owners have said they will need to make redundancies in the year ahead. Research from Evelyn Partners conducted in the run-up to the Autumn ...
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Majority of EU businesses to extend pay transparency rules beyond EU borders
As employers operating in the EU prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, 51.9 percent are looking to roll out equal pay arrangements across their whole organisation, which will...
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Pay rises ‘stagnate’ as costs squeeze employers
UK pay rises “stagnated” in the third quarter of 2024, remaining at 4 percent, while forecasts for 2025 point to lower pay awards of 3 percent, data from Brightmine...
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UK women retire 7 years later as flexible work dubbed ‘a game-changer’
UK women are retiring seven years later, on average, than they did 30 years ago, signalling “dramatic shifts” in how people approach work. The study from longevity think tank...
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Benefits Unboxed
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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.
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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