Toby Poston: Making a positive sacrifice with electric cars
The company car is the lifeblood of the motor finance sector and a vital tool for thousands of businesses. Usually made available by an employer to their employee for...
Read moreDetailsThe company car is the lifeblood of the motor finance sector and a vital tool for thousands of businesses. Usually made available by an employer to their employee for...
Read moreDetailsAround 185.6 million working days were lost due to sickness or injury in 2022, new data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed. The numbers are the highest...
Read moreDetailsMoray Council has set out a menopause policy to support employees experiencing related symptoms. Effective immediately, the new guidelines formally recognise menopause as a health condition and that those...
Read moreDetailsMajestic has restructured its pay and reward scheme, increasing wages and offering extra bonuses to shop staff. The wine retailer upped its basic rate for in-store employees to £10.60...
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 moreDetailsOne in four female employees undergoing fertility treatment experience unfairness at work, new research has revealed. The report from Pregnant Then Screwed and Women In Data found that more...
Read moreDetailsDunelm is increasing pay for its UK employees to £10.80 per hour in order to attract and retain staff. The home furnishings retailer, which employs more than 11,000 people,...
Read moreDetailsToolstation is extending the pay and benefits offered to its 5,500 UK employees. The building tools and accessories supplier, which has more than 550 stores nationally, is giving staff...
Read moreDetailsInspire Group has awarded staff more pay and extra annual leave to boost their financial and general wellbeing. The travel agency, which has 53 employees, implemented a 7% wage...
Read moreDetailsSecond, or even third, jobs are being sought by employees to try and stay above the breadline and beat the cost-of-living crisis, however there are some challenging issues for...
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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.