London Chamber commits to paying living wage
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has gained living wage accreditation after agreeing to pay staff in the capital a minimum rate of £11.95 an hour. The LCCI...
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UCL unveils new reward system, investing £110.2m in staff salaries
University College London (UCL) has introduced a new pay and reward system, announcing an investment of £110.2 million in employees’ salaries over the next four years. UCL’s University Management...
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Cartwright employees gain £2,000 cost-of-living boost
Cartwright has given all employees an extra £2,000 each to help them with the cost of living. The UK pension firm for defined benefit and hybrid schemes, which employs...
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UK most expensive globally for expat pay and benefits
The UK is the most expensive place to relocate workers globally, with expatriate pay and benefits packages costing employers an average of £351,992 in 2022. According to new data...
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Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe offers employees financial health boost
Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe (AND-E) has introduced a new platform to boost the financial health of its workforce. The insurance business, which employs just under 600 people at offices...
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Portico celebrates living wage accreditation
Portico has gained living wage accreditation, meaning its Portsmouth, UK based workforce will receive a minimum pay rate of £10.90 an hour. Owned by Portsmouth City Council, the cargo...
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Calls for more maternity protection at work
Employers are being urged to offer more maternity protection to women after new research revealed that more than half (52%) have faced some type of discrimination when pregnant, on...
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Median pay awards unchanged at 6%
Median basic pay awards in the second quarter of this year were once again worth 6%, new data has confirmed. The figures from XpertHR revealed that in the three...
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Living wage employers reaping recruitment and reputation rewards
Most employers that have gained living wage accreditation are reaping the rewards in terms of recruitment and reputation, according to new research. The study, carried out by Cardiff Business...
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STEM employees favour job security over salaries
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) employees believe job security is more important than a pay rise, new research has revealed. According to a market survey by STEM staffing...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
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.
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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