Gender pay gap progress slows: parity delayed to 2065
The UK gender pay gap will not close until 2065, 40 years from now, in spite of reporting requirements introduced in 2017. Data analysis has revealed that 23 percent...
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Raindrop traces £251m in lost pensions but billions still unclaimed
Pension-finding platform Raindrop recovered £251 million worth of lost UK pensions in 2024, but said this is "the tip of the iceberg” with billions still in limbo. Last year’s...
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Mismatch between employer ESG pledges and actions risks talent loss
Just over half (52 percent) of UK employees believe that their employer’s self-promotion is consistent with their actions around social, ethical, and environmental issues, research from Opinium has found....
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Pay growth up again as impact of economic trends ‘yet to materialise’
High wage growth continues to be a “mainstay” of the UK economy, but experts say that the full impact of UK economic reality is yet to materialise. Median monthly...
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UK in grip of significant employee dissatisfaction; just 17% ‘feel like going to work’
Only 17 percent of people feel like going to work each day, while one in ten employees report that they ‘never feel inspired by their job’, according to research....
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A third of UK employees faced mental health issues in 2024
A staggering one-third of UK employees, equivalent to 10 million people, experienced mental health issues in 2024, research has revealed. The findings, released on ‘blue Monday’ —dubbed the most...
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Are the growth agenda and new employment rights uneasy bedfellows?
The government is walking a fine line as it consults on its Employment Rights Bill, while pursuing a growth agenda. For employers, the stakes are high, says Jonathan Mansfield,...
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Two fifths of employers now offer paid carer’s leave
Well over two fifths of employers offer paid carer’s leave to staff, with more than a quarter of them reporting that they introduced it after the carer’s leave act...
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Millions of working age people cannot access a dentist, analysis reveals
More than a million working age people haven’t seen a dentist in over two years, according to an analysis of ONS data for England. The analysis found that 1.2...
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The Benefits Expert Guide to Cash Plans January 2025
DOWNLOAD THE BENEFITS EXPERT GUIDE TO CASH PLANS JANUARY 2025 In the evolving world of employee health and wellbeing benefits, cash plans are a rising star offering employers a...
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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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