With the government’s Employment Rights Bill expected to be published on Thursday (10 October, 2024), businesses are already reviewing their workforce and are reluctant to hire more staff, according...
Read moreDetailsHR leaders are interested in exploring the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), but they are not yet proactively making use of it, according to a poll from Aon....
Read moreDetailsThe way to increase gender equity at work and the number of women in senior roles is to “take away the fences, instead of giving people taller ladders to...
Read moreDetailsOne in four people have been ‘actively job hunting’, due to continuing cost-of-living pressures. A survey of 1,200 UK employees found that 26 percent are looking for a new...
Read moreDetailsArtificial intelligence (AI) is forcing HR professionals to reinvent how they approach their role, while at the same time delivering real return on investment (ROI) for the function, according...
Read moreDetailsA new interactive, gamified financial wellbeing platform called ‘money&me’ has been launched by specialist provider Wealth at Work. Employees can use the platform to build their financial knowledge through...
Read moreDetailsTwo fifths of UK and Irish payroll workers are unsure if they will remain within the sector in the next five years, a survey has found. The survey, conducted...
Read moreDetailsEmployees are increasingly using in-app rewards to cover essentials rather than to treat themselves, according to an analysis of more than 10,000 users on the YuLife app. Staff are...
Read moreDetailsYoung adults aged between 18-34 expect to have an average of three different careers over their working life and a five-year pension holiday. This is a change from previous...
Read moreDetailsAllbright, a global collective of women in business, has acquired Everywoman, an international learning and development organisation, to create “a global powerhouse for women’s career advancement”. The purchase of...
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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.
