Employers can calculate the cost of workplace respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza and sinusitis, as pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has launched a new ‘Respiratory Cost Calculator’. To...
Read moreDetailsAn independent menopause advisory group has been set up to bolster employer support to help women stay in work during this important life stage. Mariella Frostrup, the government’s menopause...
Read moreDetailsBanking app firm Revolut has credited its ‘Karma’ staff monitoring system with helping the employer build a “healthy risk and compliance culture” as the fintech celebrated a “landmark” year....
Read moreDetailsA fall in global workplace engagement is estimated to be costing the global economy $438 billion in lost productivity, according to research from Gallup. Gallup's annual global study found...
Read moreDetailsBenefits provider Unum UK has reported that it paid £516 million in group protection claims in 2024, which is almost equivalent to £10 million of claims paid each week....
Read moreDetailsWorkplace trends driven by social media are predicted to have a significant impact on younger workers’ long-term savings, according to analysis from pensions provider Standard Life. The provider examined...
Read moreDetails“Stark” figures show that more than 3 million employees do not have workplace support for any of the four pillars of health and wellbeing. Research with 500 HR decision...
Read moreDetailsStress “tears down” employee productivity and motivation, warned Chris Britton, people experience director at Reward Gateway Edenred, as he urged HR and employers to take stock of employee stress...
Read moreDetailsCPI inflation dipped in March, dropping by 0.2 percentage points to 2.6 percent, with average wages rising 5.9 percent in the three months to February 2025. The data from...
Read moreDetailsAs HR professionals informally embrace AI use at work, research shows that, more broadly, British workers are increasingly using AI at home but not at work. Research from EY...
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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.
