Public sector employers face a skills and capacity shortage on a scale not seen before. A recent survey conducted by the Local Government Association highlights the size and scale...
Read moreDetailsRetail chain Asda has launched a financial wellbeing and flexible salary scheme for its more than 145,000 employees across its 600-plus store locations. Asda signed up to financial wellbeing...
Read moreDetailsPrimark has introduced a 12% pay rise for around 26,000 UK shop-floor employees from this month (April). Retail assistants will now earn an hourly rate of £11 nationally and...
Read moreDetailsThe minimum wage increases which come into effect this weekend are not enough to “lift the pressure” on working families, according to the TUC. From 1 April 2023, the...
Read moreDetailsEpiroc has launched a new global parental leave policy that aims to foster “an even more inclusive and diverse culture”. The Stockholm, Sweden-based company is giving new parents a...
Read moreDetailsThe House of Commons and the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) have reported their gender and ethnicity pay and bonus data for 2022, with the House of Commons figures showing a 1.7%...
Read moreDetailsA number of legal changes are expected this year and employers need to be aware of imminent employment-related statutory rates of pay increases, as well as where changes may...
Read moreDetailsPost Office employees are set to vote on a 9% wage rise plus lump-sum payments and additional benefits, which could finally end widespread strike action that began in May...
Read moreDetailsAmazon operations staff in the UK are in line for a pay rise from next month (April), the online retailer has announced. Depending on location, minimum hourly rates will...
Read moreDetailsDeutsche Bank is increasing paternity leave from four weeks to 16 weeks, effective from 1 April 2023. The enhanced policy, which is being offered to employees in the UK...
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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.
