Two-thirds (67 percent) of UK companies are considering cutting jobs as a result of economic uncertainty, according to research with 500 senior business decision-makers. More than three quarters (76...
Read moreDetailsFive major sports broadcasters and media production firms broke the law on fixing freelance pay rates and have been fined £4 million in total by the regulator. A Competition...
Read moreDetailsPay awards have stabilised at 3 percent ahead of the increase in employer national insurance in April, indicating a break with the higher payouts seen last year. Awards remained...
Read moreDetailsEmployers have been urged to leverage pension salary sacrifice to potentially save thousands of pounds ahead of the rise in employer national insurance next month. Consultancy Hymans Robertson said...
Read moreDetailsJust under half (49 percent) of UK workers are confident they will still be able to do their job when they reach 70, yet many people will need to...
Read moreDetailsTwo fifths of call centre workers (40 percent) expect to quit their job due to disengagement, research with the industry has revealed. However, the data from Analytics 365, a...
Read moreDetailsGovernment plans to reduce civil service headcount by introducing performance-related pay should not be necessary, an employment expert has warned. Jim Moore, employee relations expert at HR consultants Hamilton...
Read moreDetailsMillions of employees face ‘major earnings instability’ as their wages fluctuate by more than a quarter multiple times a year, research has found. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation showed...
Read moreDetailsSince 2020, the UK has plummeted from 10th place in PwC’s Women in Work Index to rank 18th among OECD countries. Top performing countries on gender progress include Iceland,...
Read moreDetailsA third of employers have reduced planned salary increases for 2025 as a result of rises in employer national insurance from April. A survey with 200 UK employers revealed...
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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.
