The government has named 524 businesses for failing to meet minimum wage requirements, resulting in nearly £16 million in unpaid wages for over 172,000 workers. The companies have paid...
Read moreDetailsNew findings from Moneyhub Payments indicate that 1 in 10 UK adults have missed a utility bill payment in the past six months, underscoring the necessity for more adaptable...
Read moreDetailsClose Brothers' latest report highlights that despite escalating cost-of-living concerns among employees, financial wellbeing remains a low priority for many UK companies. According to the survey, employees' top concerns...
Read moreDetailsNearly 86% of UK jobseekers have missed a job interview without notice, according to Indeed. According to a UK survey of 1,500 companies and employed people, 75% of employees...
Read moreDetailsThree out of ten working parents say they needed help paying for daycare, and almost four out of ten say their employers could help with living expenses, according to...
Read moreDetailsAddressing mental health in the workplace demands a comprehensive and multifaceted approach. It’s essential that business leaders recognise that the wellbeing of the entire workforce, including employees, contractors, and...
Read moreDetailsAccording to Health Shield Friendly Society, 55 per cent of UK workers resort to self-treating medical symptoms due to limited NHS access. Gen Z and Millennial employees lead in...
Read moreDetailsGallagher's findings reveal that around 71% of organisations neglect to offer internal communicators direction on the implementation of AI technology. According to Gallagher's 2023/24 State of the Sector report,...
Read moreDetailsOnly 91.1 per cent of patients received their initial cancer treatment within one month of the treatment decision, falling short of the NHS' operational target of 96 per cent,...
Read moreDetailsFor those in the pensions industry, there has been increasing discussion in the last couple of years about equality, diversity and inclusion (“EDI”). A lot of focus to date...
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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.
