Budget 2024: £3.4bn for NHS overhaul and AI retrofit
An overhaul of the NHS IT system to boost the productivity of the UK’s public health service was unveiled in the chancellor's Spring Budget speech yesterday. Jeremy Hunt...
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Budget 2024: Hunt confirms greater DC pensions scrutiny
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed there will be greater scrutiny of the performance of defined contribution pension funds in his 2024 Spring Budget speech today. He told MPs in...
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Burnout fears and skills shortages scupper AI-human teaming
Businesses that fail to embrace AI at scale will not survive beyond 2030, according to 54 percent of executives surveyed in Mercer’s 2024 Global Talent Trends Study. However,...
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HR says third of staff must upskill to fend off disruptors
Around a third of UK employees will need to reskill or upskill to meet the demands of future jobs, according to a poll of 200 HR professionals by Aon....
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Benefits Expert names new editor
Benefits Expert has hired experienced HR and benefits journalist Claire Churchard to lead and shape the future of the publication. Claire brings more than two decades of experience in...
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Nine out of 10 employees heading for ‘burnout’
Almost nine out of 10 employees are showing signs of ‘burnout’ according to a new survey, which shows the extent of mental health problems in the workplace. Research by...
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UK Employers boost staff support amid cost-of-living crisis
More than 90 per cent of employers are planning to increase support for employees in light of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, or are planning to do so in the...
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Employers overlooking value of frontline and mobile workforce
‘Deskless’ workers report feeling less valued by employers than those in more traditional office-based settings. A significant disparity exists, according to a new OC Tanners latest Global Culture Report,...
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Rising youth mental health crisis sparks calls for workplace action
Those in their early 20s are more likely to be absent from work due to ill health than older workers, according to new data from the Resolution Foundation The...
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New digital health app offers employees faster GP appointments and mental health support
The digital health app is targeted at companies without substantial budgets for traditional medical insurance, but want to take measures to improve the health and wellbeing of staff. Key...
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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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