Government to repeal Strike Act in first 100 days
The government has said it will repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 in its first 100 days as part of its Employment Bill changes, which were trailed...
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County Council funds first Care England-backed EAP for care workers
Essex County Council is the first to fund a Care England-backed employee assistance programme (EAP) to support its care sector workers. The EAP will be provided by Perkbox Vivup...
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Crawford & Company launches working abroad policy for employees
Crawford & Company, a claims management firm, has launched a working abroad policy for its employees in the UK and Northern Ireland. Employees at the firm that wish to...
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Husky and Swoop partner to ‘transform value’ of SME workplace pensions
Husky Finance (Husky) has partnered with Swoop Funding (Swoop) to raise awareness of the benefits of pension salary exchange for SMEs. Salary exchange is standard practice among larger employers,...
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Low Pay Commission told ‘include cost of living in wage decisions’
The government has changed the remit of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to ensure it considers the the cost of living when recommending minimum wage rates. The change is...
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Hidden employee sickness helps drive up cost to £103bn, finds IPPR
The annual cost of employee sickness has risen by £30 billion since 2018, with the majority of this figure coming from a hidden source, according to research from think...
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‘Name and shame’ on gender pay gap, says former Australian PM Gillard
It is time to “name and shame” firms that are failing to close their gender pay gap, according to former Australian prime minister and chair of the Global Institute...
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What changes can employers expect from the new Labour government?
Caroline Harwood, partner and national head of employment tax at BDO, says that while many of Labour's proposals from its 'new deal' remain unchanged, some have been watered down....
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Big gap revealed between how much staff value benefits and what employers think
A wide gap exists between how much employees really value workplace benefits and how much employers believe staff appreciate their perks, according to new UK research from Grid. A...
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Matching becomes biggest pensions dashboard concern for schemes
As calls to roll out pension dashboards sooner rather than later grow louder, pension schemes have said that the ability to successfully match members with pensions via the dashboard...
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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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