Pay awards at 6% for fifth quarter
The median basic pay award remains at 6% for the fifth consecutive quarter, new figures have revealed. According to findings from XpertHR, 5% is the most common settlement, with...
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Employers urged to do more to help low earners
Employers are being encouraged to help low-earning staff after a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) revealed that 5.7 million households are having to reduce meals or...
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Argos, WH Smith and M&S failed to pay staff minimum rates
Argos, WH Smith and M&S have been named and shamed by the government for flouting national minimum wage rules. The high-street retailers are among 202 employers that face a...
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Inflation freeze prompts call for employer action
Inflation remained at 8.7% despite expectations that it would fall, prompting calls for more employer support as the cost-of-living crisis continues. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that...
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Church of England clergy seek pay rise
Church of England clergy have submitted a formal pay claim for the first time in their history. As the cost-of-living crisis continues, employees who are members of Unite are...
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Bristol Airport gains living wage accreditation
Bristol Airport has received living wage accreditation in recognition of its higher-than-average employee pay rates. Awarded by the Living Wage Foundation which champions fair pay, the endorsement means the...
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Cloud8: The reemergence of reward statements and how technology can boost benefits awareness
Why should employers provide total reward statements? Now that salaries are struggling to keep up with inflation, leveraging rewards and benefits is key to retaining top talent and enhancing...
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Employers failing to support vulnerable workers
Employers are failing to provide adequate employee benefits for those most vulnerable within their workforces, a new study has shown. Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) data – which surveyed 17,500-plus...
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Paid paternity leave reduces gender pay gap
More paid paternity leave could help close the gender pay gap, according to a new report. Research by the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP), Pregnant Then Screwed and Women...
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Half of workers would change jobs for better pay and benefits
Half (50%) of UK employees would be willing to change jobs if they were offered better pay and benefits, a new report has revealed. Omni RMS research, entitled The...
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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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