Public sector employers are boosting wages in response to staff shortages and the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new report. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s research...
Read moreDetailsCommunity Integrated Care is extending its four-day working week policy and implementing a range of flexible working options for frontline staff. The UK social care charity initially introduced the...
Read moreDetailsUK car finance and loan business Zuto employs around 450 people based across two sites in Macclesfield and Manchester, with many working in a hybrid way. In May 2022,...
Read moreDetailsHigh Speed Training has gained B Corp certification following an assessment of its working practices, including its approach to employee wellbeing. According to the online training provider, the accreditation...
Read moreDetailsIt's been two years since the IR35 off-payroll legislation was revised. From April 2021, medium and large-sized organisations became solely responsible for determining whether a contractor(s), engaged via a...
Read moreDetailsEmployees have become more reliant on their bosses for financial support to fund their lifestyles, new data has suggested. The study by Perkbox found that with the cost-of-living crisis...
Read moreDetailsThinkprint UK is now employee owned following the establishment of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The move by the Cheshire, UK based print management and marketing services firm was...
Read moreDetailsCamlas has implemented a four-day working week for its employees, officially starting this week. Based in Wales, the public affairs company introduced the policy in a bid to prioritise...
Read moreDetailsThe cost of living is driving people out of their workplace pension, with more than a quarter (26%) of large employers in the UK reporting an increase in the...
Read moreDetailsIt goes without saying that organisations need to provide a culture where health and wellbeing can be discussed openly. Workplaces should also be both physically and psychologically safe, according...
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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.
