Employees at benefits provider Unum UK will be offered financial coaching via the Bippit platform to help them establish healthy financial habits, including life-stage planning. The employer decided to...
Read moreDetailsThe gender pay gap is 13.1 percent, meaning women work for free for nearly seven weeks a year compared to the average man, analysis from the TUC has revealed....
Read moreDetailsSeven in 10 employees are looking for a new job, as the majority of workers have faced significant changes in their roles over the past year. A survey from...
Read moreDetailsEconomic inactivity “remains a concern” as research from the CIPD shows recruitment is expected to slow, prompting calls for employers to maintain or boost flexible work options. The CIPD’s...
Read moreDetailsOne in four (25 percent) employers plan to make redundancies in the three months to March 2025, CIPD labour market research has found. Redundancy intentions have risen to their...
Read moreDetailsResearch has found that 45 percent of UK adults have experienced workplace discrimination. A survey of 4,000 UK adults revealed that discrimination at work or when job hunting, with...
Read moreDetailsThe Covid-19 pandemic helped to increase access to home and flexible working for all ethnicities and genders, however, research from King’s College London has found that certain groups are...
Read moreDetailsBenefits provider Simplyhealth has added new health services, such as male hormone testing, digestive-bowel health and fertility checks, as part of an extended partnership with Randox Health. Under the...
Read moreDetailsBritish employees feel less appreciated at work than their global peers. It's time for HR to rethink workplace recognition and close the appreciation gap. Benefits Expert speaks to Nebel...
Read moreDetailsFourteen MPs have backed the shift to a four-day working week in the UK by tabling an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill. Under the new clause, a Working...
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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.
