Employers split on how to manage Employment Rights Bill costs
Employers are split on how to manage the cost rises they expect to come from the Employment Rights Bill. Almost four in five employers (79 percent) expect the bill...
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DEI rollback in the US: is there a silver lining for UK employers?
The roll back of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) in US workplaces is already having an influence beyond American shores. Global firms such as Goldman Sachs and Accenture have...
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HR leader warns SSP changes could ‘hit employment’
Employment rights upgrades unveiled by the government yesterday (4 March, 2025) “could hit growth, employment, and the economy in general”, according to one HR professional. The changes were revealed...
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Majority of working women say current benefits packages ‘inadequate’
Eight in ten working women want better workplace benefits as 55 percent call their current package inadequate. Nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of female employees want more financial support from...
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Employers will be ‘relieved’ by Employment Rights Bill amendments
Agency workers will be covered by new rules to end exploitative zero hours contracts, collective redundancy protections will be increased, statutory sick pay (SSP) will be extended, and umbrella...
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Earnings instability affects millions, risking financial stress
Millions of employees face ‘major earnings instability’ as their wages fluctuate by more than a quarter multiple times a year, research has found. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation showed...
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Are grieving employees returning to work too soon?
Bereaved employees are being forced to return to work before they're ready, according to research from provider MetLife UK. The survey found that 21 percent of employees felt that...
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Government to unveil ‘landmark’ SSP rise to boost economy
Ministers are set to announce changes to statutory sick pay (SSP) that will see the lowest paid workers receive 80 percent of their average weekly earnings or the rate...
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Fifth of SME employers expect to stop hiring as NICs rise looms
More than a fifth (21 percent) of small and medium sized employers say they will cease hiring activity in 2025, while 16 percent say they will be forced to...
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Diversity translates into GDP gains; UK drops in gender equity rankings
Since 2020, the UK has plummeted from 10th place in PwC’s Women in Work Index to rank 18th among OECD countries. Top performing countries on gender progress include Iceland,...
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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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