According to the Office of National Statistics’ (ONS) most recent labour market overview, 843,000 working days were lost in December 2022 due to labour disputes alone. This was the...
Read moreDetailsWith the 2023 round of pay gap reporting already underway, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has restated the importance of going beyond the statutory minimums. From 2017, employers with more than 250...
Read moreDetailsMotor factory business GSF Car Parts has introduced a dedicated volunteering leave policy for its more than 2,500 employees in 180 branches across the UK. GSF Car Parts employees,...
Read moreDetailsApple has agreed a collective bargaining agreement with trade union GMB to cover retail employees based in Glasgow, the first of its kind for UK-based employees of the tech...
Read moreDetailsWith 95% of London office workers still permitted to work from home in some capacity, the majority (73%) said they would leave their job if this flexibility was no...
Read moreDetailsThe latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that more than half (55%) of employers expected to make increases to base...
Read moreDetailsNewark and Sherwood District Council has achieved the gold award certificate for its support of employees linked to the armed services, either through active service, as veterans, or as...
Read moreDetailsFollowing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s indefinite shelving of predecessor Liz Truss’ proposed childcare reforms in January 2023, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for an £8.9bn investment...
Read moreDetailsIn the face of ongoing industrial action over NHS pay, wellbeing and performance provider GoodShape has warned that the issue goes beyond compensation, and that NHS employers should be...
Read moreDetailsAround 30 estates workers employed by the University of Dundee have received a total £16,500 reimbursement of unpaid holiday pay. The disputed holiday payments arose following the ruling in...
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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.
