Fixing the organisation, not just the individual, is vital to improving employee wellbeing, argues Colin Fitzgerald, distribution director at L&G’s Group Protection business, as he highlights the experience of...
Read moreDetailsEmployers and HR have a responsibility to show young people that diversity is not only possible at the highest levels of tech, but vital for strong and effective teams....
Read moreDetailsTwo fifths of call centre workers (40 percent) expect to quit their job due to disengagement, research with the industry has revealed. However, the data from Analytics 365, a...
Read moreDetailsFemale tech leaders have championed advances in women's health benefits ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2025. At an event hosted by health and wellbeing provider Wellhub,...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are split on how to manage the cost rises they expect to come from the Employment Rights Bill. Almost four in five employers (79 percent) expect the bill...
Read moreDetailsHealthcare provider Benenden Health has appointed Mike Hay as its new chief people officer. Prior to this appointment, Hay was the interim CPO at the provider for six months....
Read moreDetailsSince 2020, the UK has plummeted from 10th place in PwC’s Women in Work Index to rank 18th among OECD countries. Top performing countries on gender progress include Iceland,...
Read moreDetailsThe pace at which artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world of work is truly breathtaking. AI’s rapidly evolving capabilities are transforming processes in all kinds of industries, sectors...
Read moreDetailsChange fatigue, lack of capacity and poor management communication are limiting HR efforts to engage staff, according to a new global study. The study of employee communications found that...
Read moreDetailsA study has found that 60 percent of global employees plan to look for a new job in the next 12 months. For employers looking to retain and/or attract...
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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.
