A new study has shed light on changing attitudes towards commuting among UK employees, with a significant drop in workers prepared to travel beyond a certain distance. The analysis...
Read moreDetailsThe Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill will be read a third time in the House of Lords today (18 September), the final step before it receives...
Read moreDetailsMitie has introduced two new policies to help employees achieve a better work-life balance, the company has announced. The facilities management business, which employs 64,000 people and is headquartered...
Read moreDetailsWorkers at Harrow, UK-based Bakkavor Pizza have rejected a 5.9% pay deal, with strike action now on the horizon. Members of the GMB union at the plant – which...
Read moreDetailsBroadcaster and journalist Louise Minchin urged menopause-friendly employers to “keep your foot on the pedal, don’t take it off”, as she presented the Menopause Friendly Employer Awards at a...
Read moreDetailsToday’s working families have a multitude of responsibilities to contend with and are increasingly turning to their employers for support beyond their pay packets. While many may be parents...
Read moreDetailsVery few workers paid below the national minimum wage (NMW) take their cases to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) despite “abundant evidence and anecdote” suggesting underpayment takes place on...
Read moreDetailsMortgage brokerage Just Mortgages has enhanced its mental health and wellbeing support with a new training module covering the menopause. The new provision is available to all workers regardless...
Read moreDetailsNew research has revealed that more than three-quarters (77%) of workers in the UK and Ireland have experienced financial stress over the past 12 months, often leading to productivity...
Read moreDetailsData from one of Towergate Health and Protection’s primary employee assistance programme (EAP) providers has revealed insights into the extent to which structured therapy counselling can help employees with...
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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.
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