Half of UK organisations are spending more on employee benefits in a bid to attract more talent, new research has revealed. Data from Zest found that 48% of companies...
Read moreDetailsIn the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee report on HMRC’s administration of the various employment support schemes was critical of HMRC’s perceived failure to properly...
Read moreDetailsMore than a third of working age people are suffering prolonged physical or mental health issues and the number with many issues has soared in the last four years....
Read moreDetailsMore than two million British employees who plan to work over their summer holidays are at risk of burnout, according to new research from Claro Wellbeing. The survey of...
Read moreDetailsThe NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) has invested in the fiscal health of its workforce by introducing a new financial wellbeing service. Nearly 550 employees now have...
Read moreDetailsLondon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has gained living wage accreditation after agreeing to pay staff in the capital a minimum rate of £11.95 an hour. The LCCI...
Read moreDetailsUniversity College London (UCL) has introduced a new pay and reward system, announcing an investment of £110.2 million in employees’ salaries over the next four years. UCL’s University Management...
Read moreDetailsCartwright has given all employees an extra £2,000 each to help them with the cost of living. The UK pension firm for defined benefit and hybrid schemes, which employs...
Read moreDetailsFinancial wellbeing support offered by UK employers should be strategic, according to a new guide. NHS employers worked with the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work to provide advice...
Read moreDetailsAlmost half of women say that work has negatively impacted their mental health, according to a nationwide survey by Nuffield Health. The poll of more than 8,000 adults showed...
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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.
