Who is on your payroll? Would you pass HMRC scrutiny?
The time of ‘light touch’ penalties for employers that fail to comply with Off-Payroll Working rules for IR35 are over, warn tax experts from BDO. Nick Duffin, employment tax...
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Harvey Francis, Skanska UK: aligning our car policy with our purpose and values was crucial
With a large decentralised workforce and an 80-strong HR team, construction firm Skanska UK has shaped its reward and benefits to align with its progressive purpose and values. From...
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Supporting transgender individuals in the workplace
Creating an inclusive workplace where employees can safely express their gender identity is crucial. Bupa outlines how employers and managers can support their transgender colleagues at work. The workforce...
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Burnout symptoms drive 23% of all sick leave
Almost a quarter (23 percent) of all sick leave in the past year was attributed to burnout symptoms, research from tech-driven insurance company YuLife has revealed. The findings showed...
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Invisible at work: unpaid carers and how to spot them
With as many as 600 unpaid carers quitting their paid jobs everyday to care for others, UK employers have a problem. What’s worse is that this employee exodus is...
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Combat talent loss at key life stages with non-financial benefits
As working parents have come under increasing pressures, from the cost of living to limited access to childcare, more employers have increased their strategic focus on the wellbeing of...
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Leverage flexible working to beat worst of heat wave, urges CIPD
As large swathes of the UK are subject to yellow heat health warnings this week, the CIPD has urged employers to lean on flexible working arrangements to help employees...
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Over a million workers at risk of getting sicker as SSP out of reach
More than a million UK workers cannot claim statutory sick pay (SSP) because they fail to meet the earnings threshold of £123 per week, leaving them vulnerable to feeling...
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Presenteeism ‘alive and well’ as majority still work when sick
More than three quarters of adults in Great Britain have worked while unwell, according to a survey of 1,437 working adults. The research, conducted by Find Out Now on...
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Voters ‘eager’ for meaningful pension review, survey finds
There is substantial support among voters for the next government to conduct a comprehensive pension and savings review, according to a poll by online pension provider PensionBee. The survey...
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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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