Employers are already paying higher national insurance payment thanks to the last Budget. But many are clearly concerned that the chancellor has another target in her sight: pension salary...
Read moreDetailsEmployer-funded insurance helped to drive a record number of private hospital admissions last year, according to the latest data. Figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network showed that the...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a £29 billion NHS funding boost to help cut patient waiting lists, modernise care, and improve patient access. Speaking in the House of Commons...
Read moreDetailsUK companies are shaking up their benefits strategies as rising costs, economic uncertainty and fierce competition for talent put pressure on budgets, according to WTW’s latest biennial Benefits Trends...
Read moreDetailsNearly two thirds (62 percent) of UK employees find it difficult to book a doctor’s appointment and a substantial proportion have self-treated as a result, according to research from...
Read moreDetailsWhen your business thrives on attracting and retaining talent, financial coaching can be the ace up an employer's sleeve. Thomas Hiles, UK head of benefits at BNP Paribas, and...
Read moreDetailsThe Women and Equalities Committee has urged the government to increase pay for statutory parental leave, as it detailed “fundamental failings” across the system in a report published today....
Read moreDetailsA report on the mental health of HR professionals has found that almost nine in ten (87 percent) do not feel sufficiently supported at work. On top of this,...
Read moreDetailsUK water regular Ofwat has gained new powers to ban unjustified executive bonuses at polluting and poorly performing water companies. Bonus bans can be applied when water companies fail to...
Read moreDetailsSweeping change may grab headlines, but without HR at the table, the risks can be costly, as recent events in the US show. Steve Herbert, veteran, award-winning, speaker and...
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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.
