Employers are lagging behind employee demand and expectation when it comes to offering salary sacrifice schemes for electric vehicles (EVs). Research from Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) Fleet found that...
Read moreDetailsCosts for working sandwich carers rise by an average of £1,546 over the summer, driving up demand for respite care, and in turn eldercare benefits, according to data analysis...
Read moreDetailsResearch has found that only two in five (40 percent) employers offer their staff support for physical health if they are injured or have a new illness or disability....
Read moreDetailsGovernment proposals to introduce an employee ‘right to switch off’ outside work hours needs to incorporate flexibility, according to the CIPD. The employer body has called for the rights...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the first phase of the landmark pensions review will focus on four areas. These include driving the scale and consolidation of defined contribution...
Read moreDetailsThe Resolution Foundation has warned that the UK’s economic bounce back following last year's recession is “where the good news ends”, particularly on living standards. Recession in the last...
Read moreDetailsAsset managers Schroders and global advertising firm Havas are the latest employers to partner with provider Heat Scheme to offer employee benefits designed to help cut their bills at...
Read moreDetailsEmployer Heineken UK has held an event for its 2,100 staff called ‘Brewing inclusion’ to highlight the business benefits of embracing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and encourage greater...
Read moreDetailsPredictions that wage growth would continue to slow have been borne out by the latest figures from the ONS as they confirmed the lowest annual pay growth seen since...
Read moreDetailsWorking parents face greater cost pressures during the summer holidays as their childcare spend rises dramatically, according to research from Phoenix Group. The research showed that the average monthly...
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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.
