A two-year pilot project has revealed that giving frontline workers more access to flexible working can cut sickness absence, improve performance and boost organisational loyalty. The ‘Flex For All’...
Read moreDetailsNearly one in four (24 percent people, or 6.2 million people, were unable to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, according to analysis of the...
Read moreDetailsAlmost half (49 percent) of UK employers have reported that salary budgets for the 2024 pay cycle are down from 2023 levels. The overall median pay rise for 2024...
Read moreDetailsAfter England’s dramatic last minute win over the Netherlands, the Euros final against Spain beckons. However, as the game falls on a Sunday (14 July, 8pm BST), employers have...
Read moreDetailsA week into her new job, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has doubled-down on pre-election pledges to tackle rising economic inactivity. On her first ministerial trip, to visit...
Read moreDetailsAs employers face record-highs of sick employees many feel helpless. But Claudia Nicholls, chief customer officer at Simplyhealth, says there is a lot more businesses can do to reverse...
Read moreDetailsThe Perkbox Vivup Group, created by a merger in March this year, has now acquired technology provider Let’s Connect from Personal Group as part of its ongoing growth strategy....
Read moreDetailsHealth MOTs and private diagnosis and treatment topped employee wellbeing benefits wish-list with 70 percent of employees reporting that these benefits were equally valuable. The survey, by Find Out...
Read moreDetailsA survey of HR professionals has identified the top three employment law proposals from the new government expected to have “the biggest impact” for employers. More than half (54...
Read moreDetailsPensions provider Aegon has called on the new Labour government to establish an independent ‘Pensions and Savings Commission’, after the party secured a sweeping victory in the 2024 general...
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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.
