MPs back four-day work week under Employment Rights Bill
Fourteen 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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Poor skills recognition drives a fifth of employees to ‘quiet quit’
A study of 2,000 UK employees found 19 percent are ‘quiet quitting’, doing the bare minimum required, because their skills and cognitive strengths are not being recognised or used...
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UK leads Europe on pay transparency, job adverts show
UK employers are more transparent on pay than their counterparts in Europe, according to data from Indeed’s job listings. The data showed that 71 percent of UK job adverts...
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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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UK workers prioritise saving when faced with a £5K bonus
Economic pressures over the past few years have impacted the UK public’s money mindset as research shows UK employees would rather save than spend an unexpected bonus. Research from...
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Poor workplace culture driving burnout for 74% of UK employees
A significant number of UK workers are experiencing burnout, with the majority feeling stressed, getting easily frustrated with colleagues, struggling to get out of bed on workdays, and wanting...
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Nationwide ups cyber training and diversity ‘to stay ahead of threats’
Nationwide has set up a dedicated cyber security training programme to boost the focus on careers in cyber as part of its existing Technology Development Programme (TDP). The employer...
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‘Lost pension pot epidemic’ signals widening generational gap
A substantial proportion of people aged 18-34 do not know where all their pension pots are or how much they have saved, as a provider has warned of “an...
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Almost 1 in 3 employees admit ‘throwing a sickie’ as burnout rises
The first Monday in February is, statistically, the day when most people are likely to call in sick. The phenomenon, known as national sickie day, has been around for...
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Strong benefits sway job seekers, say nearly half of employees
Close to half (47 percent) of UK employees say a good benefits package is the most important thing when looking for a job. This was a key finding from...
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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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