Half of people worry about working to 70 as pension crisis looms
Just 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...
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Two fifths of call centre staff plan to quit due to disengagement
Two 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...
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Civil service cuts via performance pay a ‘minefield’
Government 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...
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Earnings instability affects millions, risking financial stress
Millions 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...
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Diversity translates into GDP gains; UK drops in gender equity rankings
Since 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,...
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One in three firms scale back 2025 pay rises over NI costs
A 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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HR Leaders in Southern England earn the most and work longest hours
The HR leaders who work the longest hours reside in southern England, but they also earn the most, analysis of ONS data has found. An analysis of regional pay...
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Zurich UK publishes socio-economic pay gap; ‘chips away at class ceiling’
Insurer Zurich UK has published its socio-economic pay gap to help "chip away at the class ceiling” in the UK. The employer’s median pay gap between employees from professional...
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Minimum wage: employers face £20k fines for non-compliance
As the deadline for rises in the national minimum wage approaches, an employment lawyer has warned employers that the “penalties for non-compliance are severe” with fines of up to...
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Pay transparency: ready or not, here it comes
The trend for greater pay transparency is growing in the EU, the UK and even in Donald Trump’s USA. For anyone thinking that compliance deadlines are still a way...
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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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