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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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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Disability pay gap reporting: what’s in store?
Disability pay gap reporting brings the increased risk of non-compliance as well as the potential for significant rewards. But only if you get your strategy right, says Bar Huberman,...
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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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‘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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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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Skills England launches to tackle growing employer skill shortages
The government has launched Skills England, the new skills body designed to unify the “fragmented and broken” skills system and give employers access to the skills they'll need over...
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Fixing the gender pay gap won’t cut it for reward equality at work
The gender pay gap is indicative of much wider inequality at work, says Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab, culture and leadership expert, CEO of AM Bank and chairman and general manager...
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Employee rights, skills and pensions all flagged for change in King’s speech
Enhanced employment rights, investment in jobs and skills, and, to the surprise of many, the Pensions Bill, were included in the King’s speech today, which sets out the government’s...
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Inflation data prompts fresh calls to cut interest rate
ONS figures out today confirm that inflation remains at 2 percent, prompting calls for the Bank of England (BoE) to lower interest rates to take the brakes off growth. ...
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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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