MPs back four-day work week under Employment Rights Bill
Fourteen MPs have backed the shift to a four-day working week in the UK by tabling an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill. Under the new clause, a Working...
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Poor skills recognition drives a fifth of employees to ‘quiet quit’
A study of 2,000 UK employees found 19 percent are ‘quiet quitting’, doing the bare minimum required, because their skills and cognitive strengths are not being recognised or used...
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UK leads Europe on pay transparency, job adverts show
UK employers are more transparent on pay than their counterparts in Europe, according to data from Indeed’s job listings. The data showed that 71 percent of UK job adverts...
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Workplace sexual harassment reports soar after new law comes in
The number of workplace sexual harassment cases reported to Acas has risen sharply since the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 was introduced in October 2024....
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Pay transparency: ready or not, here it comes
The trend for greater pay transparency is growing in the EU, the UK and even in Donald Trump’s USA. For anyone thinking that compliance deadlines are still a way...
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How does HR contend with a disrupter like the Donald?
For HR leaders and employees trying to keep up with the impact of US president Trump’s executive orders, pronouncements and backtracks, the future is uncertain. But Nick Petschek, managing...
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UK workers prioritise saving when faced with a £5K bonus
Economic pressures over the past few years have impacted the UK public’s money mindset as research shows UK employees would rather save than spend an unexpected bonus. Research from...
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AI disruption: two in three desk jobs exposed
White collar workers are facing a shake up as jobs reliant on computer-based tasks like project management, marketing, and administrative support are being reshaped by AI, an analysis of...
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Women’s pay falls after endometriosis diagnosis, finds ONS
Women diagnosed with endometriosis can expect to see their monthly pay fall on average compared to the levels they received before the condition was spotted, according to data from...
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CIPD leads research to address AI adoption gap
Research to understand the impact of AI on jobs, skills and employer strategy is being lead by the CIPD. Without this clarity, the CIPD warned that efforts to boost...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
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.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
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.
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