Extra support will be available for employee savers under proposals to change the rules on pension advice and guidance. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed that providers and...
Read moreDetailsHalf of UK employers are addressing or planning to address pay transparency within the next one to two years, research from Mercer has revealed. There is a growing focus...
Read moreDetailsThe EU pay transparency directive brings risks and opportunities for employers as the first pay reports will be required by the second half of 2027, according to a new...
Read moreDetailsMore than three-quarters (77 percent) of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reviewing their employee benefits with plans to boost packages, research has found. The research from Howden...
Read moreDetailsAn employment tribunal has ruled that a Goldman Sachs employee was unfairly dismissed after taking six months of paternity leave and was subjected to direct sex discrimination. Jon Reeves,...
Read moreDetailsA sharp decline in opportunities for young workers to earn as they learn over the past 20 years is a key reason half of employers say workers aged 16-24...
Read moreDetailsEmployer disability reporting has improved but this data “must be put to good use” for an organisation and its employees to see the benefit. Office for National Statistics data...
Read moreDetailsEmployers that have said they will not hire younger people or take on apprentices as a result of the rise in employer national insurance (NI) could be making their...
Read moreDetailsNegative attitudes to flexible working could be an obstacle to the government’s ambitious Get Britain Working (GBW) reforms, research has suggested. Earlier this week, the government published its GBW...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are urged to start planning now for the 2026 EU pay transparency directive, focusing on data analysis, early engagement with employee groups, and updating contracts to address potential...
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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.
