As the latest GCSE results are released, research from employer Serco reveals that Generation Z are placing purpose above pay when choosing a career, and while many see defence...
Read moreDetailsPay data has revealed that UK pay awards have stalled, with almost four fifths of workers receiving lower wage rises than in 2024. Median basic pay awards in the...
Read moreDetailsMedian pay for FTSE 100 chief executives has climbed to a record £4.58 million, around 122 times the pay of the median full-time UK worker, according to the High...
Read moreDetailsSupermarket chain Lidl GB will increase pay for thousands of employees from 1 September 2025 as the employer confirmed its fifth wage uplift in just two years, which it...
Read moreDetailsUK gross domestic product (GDP) continued to increase in the second quarter of 2025, although growth has slowed from the first quarter of the year. Figures from the Office...
Read moreDetailsThe vast majority of UK employers are unprepared for forthcoming pay transparency demands, according a study by Aon. While the UK is not part of the European Union, UK-based...
Read moreDetailsAs the UK edges towards ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting, and with the EU Pay Transparency Directive setting a new global standard, hybrid and remote employers can't afford...
Read moreDetailsMore than three-quarters (76 percent) of UK employers are planning to share individual pay ranges with employees in the future, and 70 percent also intend to provide pay range...
Read moreDetailsThe government has set out new plans to overhaul the minimum wage system, with the ambition of delivering a “genuine living wage” and ending what ministers call discriminatory age...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of Gen Z and millennial workers are considering taking on a second job to manage the cost of living. A survey with 5,609 UK employees conducted...
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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.
