From breakfast radio to the front lines of workplace mental health, Karl Bennett has spent almost three decades shaping how employee assistance programmes support workers. As he celebrates his...
Read moreDetailsAfter the excesses of the festive period, many people see the New Year as a good time to review their finances and get spending back under control. Financial wellbeing...
Read moreDetails“I was getting very frustrated that the first round of redundancies were midlife women. They were always, it seemed to me, the first to go,” says Jacquie Duckworth, co-founder...
Read moreDetailsWhen your workforce helps protect the security of the nation, the health and wellbeing of your people is paramount. Cleo Howie, senior manager, health and wellbeing at AWE, talks...
Read moreDetailsWith a large decentralised workforce and an 80-strong HR team, construction firm Skanska UK has shaped its reward and benefits to align with its progressive purpose and values. From...
Read moreDetailsThe NSPCC is renowned for its work protecting and supporting children. What is less well known is that the organisation’s reward and benefits policies have been enhanced to promote...
Read moreDetailsWhen Royal Mail planned the relaunch of its wellbeing programme, it faced a unique set of challenges, not least communicating benefit changes that required a workplace email when many...
Read moreDetailsWaste management company Cawleys has been trading for more than 70 years. The family-run business employs 226 people across the UK, with a 70/30 split between non-office based and...
Read moreDetailsGlobal travel technology company FlixBus employs around 5,500 people in 42 countries across Europe, America and Brazil. With more than 20 offices around the world, it’s perhaps unsurprising that...
Read moreDetailsSpecialist wine retailer Majestic Wine employs around 1,350 people and operates more than 200 stores across the UK. In April this year, the company restructured its pay and reward...
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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 10,000 step rule has been wellbeing gospel for decades. But what if the science says otherwise?
Fresh data is challenging old assumptions and opening up new opportunities for HR to support employee health in smarter, simpler ways.
In this episode, part of a trio of 10 minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert ask: why has this myth stuck for so long, and how can employers use the new evidence to boost health, engagement and productivity?
