The UK’s National Living Wage (NLW) has delivered sharp pay rises for low-paid workers but could create long-term challenges for employers and the economy, research has found. A study...
Read moreDetailsPay transparency is moving fast from debate to reality. The EU directive is reshaping the rules, UK reporting on ethnicity and disability is on the horizon, and individual US...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out tax rises in her Autumn budget as reports suggest there is a more than £20 billion shortfall in the public finances....
Read moreDetailsEmployers have been warned “no business can afford to overlook the value of disabled talent”, as a paper highlights the barriers to work many disabled people face. Disabled people...
Read moreDetailsA new government-backed digital ID scheme will become mandatory for Right to Work checks by the end of the current parliament, the government has said. Plans to roll out...
Read moreDetailsUK pay rises continue to lag inflation as analysis shows the median basic award stayed put at 3 percent for the three months to August 2025. For the same...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of employers are preparing to revise their financial wellbeing strategies in the next two years, research has revealed. But the report, published by the Reward &...
Read moreDetailsMore than half (54 percent) of UK employees are considering changing jobs in the next year as employers struggle to deliver on expectations around flexibility, AI training and career...
Read moreDetailsThe businesses behind estate agent Purplebricks, fashion retailer Jigsaw, and TV chef Rick Stein’s company are among ten organisations named by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for...
Read moreDetailsThe UK’s competition watchdog has published fresh guidance warning HR and reward professionals against anti-competitive behaviour in recruitment and pay-setting. The new guidance follows a high-profile case in March...
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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.
