Almost half (48 percent) of UK employees believe their job puts their eye health at risk as experts warn that employers “underestimate” employee exposure to eye damage. UK employers...
Read moreDetailsWith many employees expecting a responsibly invested pension, but nearly half unsure if they have one, HR has a crucial role to play in bridging the knowledge gap. Benefits...
Read moreDetailsNearly two thirds (63 percent) of HR professionals have called the push to have UK employees in the office five days a week “unhelpful”. A survey of 145 senior...
Read moreDetailsAlmost three-quarters (71 percent) of employers said they have been forced to rethink their health benefits as a result of rising business costs. However, the research, from provider Simplyhealth,...
Read moreDetailsData has revealed a significant rise in employment tribunals related to remote working as more employers ask staff to return to the office (RTO). Employment tribunal records analysed by...
Read moreDetailsA third of employers have reduced planned salary increases for 2025 as a result of rises in employer national insurance from April. A survey with 200 UK employers revealed...
Read moreDetailsClose to one in 10 unpaid working carers said they have been treated unfavourably by their employer, according to research from Carers Scotland. Two-fifths of unpaid carers in Scotland...
Read moreDetailsTwo benefits providers have partnered to set up an AI-driven pensions tracing service to find lost and difficult to locate retirement funds. The launch of the initiative, from Zedra...
Read moreDetailsEmployers and their workforces disagree about what constitutes high performance and how to achieve it, research has found. A survey with c-suite executives and employees revealed a stark disconnect...
Read moreDetailsA set of job figures have bucked the trend for employment doom and gloom as they show active job adverts were up 7.2 percent in January 2025 from the...
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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.
