The Women and Equalities Committee has urged the government to increase pay for statutory parental leave, as it detailed “fundamental failings” across the system in a report published today....
Read moreDetailsUK water regular Ofwat has gained new powers to ban unjustified executive bonuses at polluting and poorly performing water companies. Bonus bans can be applied when water companies fail to...
Read moreDetailsSweeping change may grab headlines, but without HR at the table, the risks can be costly, as recent events in the US show. Steve Herbert, veteran, award-winning, speaker and...
Read moreDetailsPensions intelligence platform CAPAdata has launched a new site to take scrutiny of workplace pension performance “to a whole new level”, as fintech pioneer Sam Seaton is appointed chief...
Read moreDetailsThe government’s Pension Schemes Bill has been introduced to parliament today to “ensure savers get good returns for each pound they save, and drive investment into the economy”. The...
Read moreDetailsIsio has connected its first pension scheme to the Pensions Dashboards ecosystem. The consultancy and pensions administrator joins a growing number of pension firms that have started linking their...
Read moreDetailsAs the government moved forward with its plans to overhaul the DC workplace pension sector this week, concerns have been raised that the “reserved powers” included in the plans...
Read moreDetailsFear is preventing workers and employers from having constructive conversations about support for ill health and disabilities, causing people to become unemployed, according to Sir Charlie Mayfield, who is...
Read moreDetailsRobust training, preferably with input from employment lawyers, will be critical if CIPD-qualified HR consultants gain new legal power to sign off settlement agreements, HR experts have said. Last...
Read moreDetailsGovernment research into the use of ‘benefits in kind’ perks by employers has prompted experts to warn that tax breaks that apply to a number of these benefits could...
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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.
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.
