With the 2023 round of pay gap reporting already underway, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has restated the importance of going beyond the statutory minimums. From 2017, employers with more than 250...
Read moreDetailsWith 95% of London office workers still permitted to work from home in some capacity, the majority (73%) said they would leave their job if this flexibility was no...
Read moreDetailsThe latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that more than half (55%) of employers expected to make increases to base...
Read moreDetailsNewark and Sherwood District Council has achieved the gold award certificate for its support of employees linked to the armed services, either through active service, as veterans, or as...
Read moreDetailsIn the face of ongoing industrial action over NHS pay, wellbeing and performance provider GoodShape has warned that the issue goes beyond compensation, and that NHS employers should be...
Read moreDetailsAround 30 estates workers employed by the University of Dundee have received a total £16,500 reimbursement of unpaid holiday pay. The disputed holiday payments arose following the ruling in...
Read moreDetailsEmployees at universities across the UK, who are members of trade unions Unite, the University and College Union (UCU), Unison, and the Education Institute of Scotland (EIS), have either...
Read moreDetailsIt’s £30k tax-free; right? This is probably the question that comes up most when a business is considering reducing its workforce. The short answer is "no". Whether or not...
Read moreDetailsInsufficient pay and workload-related burnout are the main reasons that employees want to leave their jobs, a new report has found. Mercer’s Inside Employee Minds report discovered that two...
Read moreDetailsEmployers must be aware of their legal obligations, including pay and working hours, when taking on apprentices, a law firm has warned. DAS Law made the recommendation in recognition...
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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.
