Hybrid working remains prevalent in the UK with 91 percent of employers saying they support the practice. However, employers have almost unanimously (98 percent) attempted to encourage workers to...
Read moreDetailsA large majority (84 percent) of workers think employers should support them with the cost of living crisis. But only half of employees believe their employer cares about the...
Read moreDetailsWith the carer’s leave act coming into force next week, the responsibility falls on HR departments to create a more supportive workplace for employees who currently have care obligations....
Read moreDetailsThe minimum wage has reversed the UK’s trend of rising pay inequality and increased wages for millions of the lowest paid workers by up to £6,000 a year. The...
Read moreDetailsToxic managers poison the workplace culture for a third of UK staff, according to a report based on Opinium research published by Corndel. HR is very aware of the...
Read moreDetailsUK savings firm Plane Saver Credit Union has partnered with benefits provider Vivup to offer lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits to its 26,000 members and 36 members of staff....
Read moreDetailsWith 2.7 million UK adults out of work due to ill health, a report has warned “the rise shows little sign of slowing”. The Resolution Foundation report, which examined...
Read moreDetailsThe National Audit Office (NAO) has found weaknesses in NHS England’s (NHSE) long-term staffing plans, prompting Unison to warn that planning alone won’t turn the staffing crisis around. The...
Read moreDetailsThree quarters of people (74 percent) think employers have a responsibility to support employee mental health and 59 percent think they should also support physical health, according to YouGov...
Read moreDetailsThe Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has asked parliament to force a government department to compensate women affected by its “maladministration” of changes to the state pension age....
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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.
