The smouldering rise of burnout—and how to fix it
The UK needs to douse the burnout epidemic to be able to re-ignite productivity, argues Kevin Fitzgerald, managing director at Employment Hero, as he explains how bad the problem...
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Younger workers expect 5 year pension holiday in generational shift
Young 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...
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Employers lag staff demand for EV salary sacrifice benefits
Employers are lagging behind employee demand and expectation when it comes to offering salary sacrifice schemes for electric vehicles (EVs). Research from Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) Fleet found that...
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Crawford & Company launches working abroad policy for employees
Crawford & Company, a claims management firm, has launched a working abroad policy for its employees in the UK and Northern Ireland. Employees at the firm that wish to...
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Employer support and Olympics could boost cycling to work
More than two thirds of people in the UK would cycle to work if their employer provided more support, a study has found. The research, using data from benefits...
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Overseas work visas at risk as 83% of employers offer benefits lump sum
Employers with overseas staff risk invalidated work visas as 83 percent of employers give people a cash lump sum to choose their own benefits, Towergate Health and Protection has...
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Network Rail rolls out 75% travel discount in rewards revamp
Employer Network Rail has implemented a 75 percent discount for train travel for its workforce as part of a benefits and reward package revamp after “disappointing” employee survey results...
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Over half employers risk non compliance with blanket overseas benefits
More than half (57 percent) of companies offer the same health and wellbeing benefits to overseas employees as those in the UK, meaning they may risk falling foul of...
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Just 9 percent of employers have no hybrid workers
Hybrid working remains prevalent in the UK with 91 percent of employers saying they support the practice. However, employers have almost unanimously (98 percent) attempted to encourage workers to...
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The Belfry launches menopause support tools
The Belfry Hotel & Resort has introduced support tools for its employees to highlight the effects of the menopause and help those experiencing symptoms. All staff and managers at...
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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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