Cycle to Work Alliance names Chris Last as new chair
The Cycle to Work Alliance has named Chris Last as its new chair as it celebrates its twenty-fifth year. Last, who has worked in the employee benefits sector for a...
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Teachers in England accept 6.5% pay offer
Teachers in England have accepted a government pay deal and called off strikes in the autumn after 86% of NEU members agreed to a 6.5% wage increase. The UK...
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High Court stops future changes to BBC pension benefits
The High Court has issued a judgment in the case of British Broadcasting Corporation v BBC Pensions Trust Limited, addressing concerns related to future service benefits within the BBC...
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Cawleys makes fair pay commitment
Cawleys is celebrating after it gained two accreditations for investing in its employees and paying a fair wage. The waste disposal business, which is based in Bedfordshire, UK, was...
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Employers urged to extend support for working parents
Companies are being urged to increase support for parents who are grappling with the cost of childcare. Government figures revealed a rise in the percentage of working mothers and...
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MPs highlight role of income protection in keeping people at work
The Work and Pensions Select Committee has called on government to consider the role income protection can play in enabling people to stay in and return to work. The...
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EXCLUSIVE: Gap in workplace bereavement support, research reveals
A new report has highlighted a gap in workplace bereavement support, with more than one in three employees unaware of help offered by their employers. Research by MetLife, shared...
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Women less likely to ask for more pay
Women are less likely than men to have asked for a pay rise this year, despite being equally impacted by the rising cost of living. Research by Ciphr into...
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Mitchells & Butlers completes £1.2bn pensions buy-in
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) Pensions Plan has concluded a £1.2 billion bulk purchase annuity transaction, covering around 20,200 members. The Plan’s deferred and pensioner members were covered by this...
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Half of new dads denied flexible working, study shows
Half of new dads and partners who are entitled to paternity leave are being denied flexible working options, a new study has showed. Research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC),...
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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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