Benefits risk ‘stagnation’ without better ROI data, warn researchers
A third of proposals to change and invest in employee benefits are being blocked by management teams due to a lack of evidence that the plans would achieve the...
Read moreDetailsA third of proposals to change and invest in employee benefits are being blocked by management teams due to a lack of evidence that the plans would achieve the...
Read moreDetailsOctopus Money and Benifex have teamed up to increase employee access to personalised money coaching. Under the collaboration, Benifex will integrate Octopus Money coaching services into its platform, enabling...
Read moreDetailsSPONSORED ARTICLE Changes to national insurance (NI) and minimum wages make a compelling case for salary exchange, says Susan Hope, workplace savings specialist at Scottish Widows. As of 6...
Read moreDetailsFinancial provider Scottish Widows has evolved its workplace pension default fund to help “maximise” savings growth for employees. A pension default fund is the option employers offer employees that...
Read moreDetailsAs predicted before the chancellor’s spring statement, Rachel Reeves offered no update on the second phase of the government’s landmark pensions review. This is despite a major government focus...
Read moreDetailsNext month's increases in the minimum wage make opening up auto-enrolment to employees under 22 “even more pressing”, according to Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon. Her comments...
Read moreDetailsAlmost half (46 percent) of Gen X workers say investing their money in stocks and shares is “too risky” as two-thirds of them are dubbed “cash stashers”. Research shows...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of the 20 largest workplace pension funds grew substantially more than the industry average over five years, according to the latest Corporate Adviser Pensions Average (CAPA)...
Read moreDetailsMore than two-thirds (69 percent) of employers in the UK now offer a responsibly invested company pension, research from Scottish Widows has revealed. However, the pension provider found that...
Read moreDetailsThe risk that employers will fail to comply with regulations will increase when the national minimum wage (NMW) rates rise in April, experts have warned. A survey from accountancy...
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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.