The majority of employers still offer blanket benefits to their employees rather than targeting their perks towards specific groups based on age, lifestyle and risk. A UK survey of...
Read moreDetailsMore than two-fifths (42 percent) of UK workers want access to sabbaticals this year, as research suggests that this rise in interest in unpaid time off is due to...
Read moreDetailsThe government’s long-term spending on UK healthcare is “well below the long-term historical average” as the NHS continues to tackle “a logjam of over seven million people waiting for...
Read moreDetailsPeople are privy to more health information than ever before, but research has revealed a worrying knowledge gap in the UK workforce that could be undermining employee health and...
Read moreDetailsThe majority of HR directors in the retail sector have warned that the Employment Rights Bill will reduce hiring and job flexibility, and negatively impact their business. The findings...
Read moreDetailsMany employees will become carers at an earlier age than they expect, prompting concerns about undersaving for the future and calls for employers to support these staff to stay...
Read moreDetailsAlmost one in four Cycle to Work Scheme users (39 percent) began cycling to work for the first time after joining the scheme, indicating that the benefit has had...
Read moreDetailsAs employers continue to embrace AI in the workplace, almost a fifth (17 percent) of employees are worried about AI making errors, a survey has found. The poll of...
Read moreDetailsEmployers can calculate the cost of workplace respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza and sinusitis, as pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has launched a new ‘Respiratory Cost Calculator’. To...
Read moreDetailsAn independent menopause advisory group has been set up to bolster employer support to help women stay in work during this important life stage. Mariella Frostrup, the government’s menopause...
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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.
