UK car finance and loan business Zuto employs around 450 people based across two sites in Macclesfield and Manchester, with many working in a hybrid way. In May 2022,...
Read moreDetailsBank of New York Mellon has expanded its global parental leave policy to offer new parents 16 weeks of paid leave. Employees at the investment bank who foster, adopt...
Read moreDetailsIn the past, a simple reward package might have sufficed, but these days most organisations understand that their benefits could make all the difference in a fraught employment market....
Read moreDetailsFutureheads has introduced household bills support app for its 45 employees based in London, UK. The digital and technology recruitment business decided to implement the platform to help staff...
Read moreDetailsSodexo is offering its UK workforce a new financial wellbeing support scheme. The service and facilities management provider, which employs around 30,000 staff in the UK and Ireland, is giving...
Read moreDetailsThe world of technology never stands still, and the employee benefits sector is no different. In recent years, the focus has been very much around engagement and communication of...
Read moreDetailsThe American comedian Michelle Wolf is well-known for her jokes around what if men had periods, including the classic line: “I think if men got periods, we’d have a...
Read moreDetailsApple has agreed a collective bargaining agreement with trade union GMB to cover retail employees based in Glasgow, the first of its kind for UK-based employees of the tech...
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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.
