Employers can calculate the cost of workplace respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza and sinusitis, as pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has launched a new ‘Respiratory Cost Calculator’. To...
Read moreDetailsA fall in global workplace engagement is estimated to be costing the global economy $438 billion in lost productivity, according to research from Gallup. Gallup's annual global study found...
Read moreDetailsBenefits provider Unum UK has reported that it paid £516 million in group protection claims in 2024, which is almost equivalent to £10 million of claims paid each week....
Read moreDetailsAs HR professionals informally embrace AI use at work, research shows that, more broadly, British workers are increasingly using AI at home but not at work. Research from EY...
Read moreDetailsTwo thirds of HR professionals (66.3 percent) are using AI on a daily basis, representing a 12 percent increase in use from last year. However, while informal AI use...
Read moreDetailsNearly half (46 percent) of multinational employers plan to increase their use of AI to enhance their benefits management and strategies, research has revealed. The survey, from Towers Watson,...
Read moreDetailsThe adoption of AI by pension schemes is “already reducing costs” and improving communications, however, greater use of the evolving technology also raises significant concerns, the Pensions and Lifetime...
Read moreDetailsAn analysis of AI companies operating in the UK has flagged that “too many” focus on improving existing business processes rather than pursuing exciting innovations that could change people’s...
Read moreDetailsHR faces a challenging landscape in 2025 as 80.5 percent say national insurance (NI) increases have negatively impacted cost management and workforce planning. More than three-fifths (62.5 percent) report...
Read moreDetailsA third of proposals to change and invest in employee benefits are being blocked by management teams due to a lack of evidence that the plans would achieve the...
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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.
