Employee mental health is too important for EAPs to become diluted, argues Karl Bennett, chair of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association. Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) are under huge pressure...
Read moreDetailsProvider PIB Employee Benefits has launched a campaign calling on HR leaders and business directors to pledge support for employee-centric benefits. The Campaign for Better Benefits aims to improve...
Read moreDetailsGift cards are becoming increasingly popular as a way for employers to reward and incentivise staff. Recent research from the Gift Card & Voucher Association (GCVA) and KPMG UK...
Read moreDetailsNearly half (49 percent) of people with a defined contribution workplace pension have no idea what their pension pot is invested in, according to research from Wealth at Work,...
Read moreDetailsResults from an index that assesses public trust in the pensions industry has found confidence has increased for the fourth year in a row. The annual Trafalgar House trust...
Read moreDetailsReforms to tighten up access to ill health benefits and end the current “sick note culture” have been unveiled by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today. In a speech, he...
Read moreDetailsAlmost one in ten (9 percent) UK workers say their bosses remind them of former US president and The Apprentice host Donald Trump. The survey of employees from employee...
Read moreDetailsHalf of younger workers aged 18 to 34 say that sustainable benefits are the most important work perks for them, according to an Opinium survey. The survey, conducted on...
Read moreDetailsEmployees covered by death benefits, long-term disability income and critical illness increased again in 2023 as the group risk employee protection market continues to expand. Challenging economic conditions, such...
Read moreDetailsThe labour market may be cooling but real pay has grown giving employees “an increase not seen since the post pandemic bounce back two and half years ago”, said...
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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.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
