Around 30 estates workers employed by the University of Dundee have received a total £16,500 reimbursement of unpaid holiday pay. The disputed holiday payments arose following the ruling in...
Read moreDetailsAgainst a backdrop of high inflation driven by spiralling energy, food and petrol prices, worker shortages, train strikes, increased working from home, and ‘the great resignation’, how we work...
Read moreDetailsHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a campaign urging those working in the UK to check they were paid correctly last year, following research which uncovered thousands of...
Read moreDetailsThere is a statutory right to request flexible working after 26 weeks of service, but flexible working is so much more than just part-time hours. Employers must recognise the...
Read moreDetailsEmployees at universities across the UK, who are members of trade unions Unite, the University and College Union (UCU), Unison, and the Education Institute of Scotland (EIS), have either...
Read moreDetailsIn a letter to the chair of the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC), Minister for Pensions Laura Trott MBE MP has stated the government’s aims to create a metric...
Read moreDetailsApproximately 522,000 economically inactive 50 to 64-year-olds are looking for work, including 25,000 of those who were previously retired, according to Just Group’s analysis of labour market statistics from...
Read moreDetailsMercedes-Benz Truck and Van franchise partner eStar is revamping its employee benefits offering in a bid to recruit more women. As part of its enhanced package, the business, which...
Read moreDetailsA moderate retirement is within reach for about 41.7 per cent of households, a decrease from 42.6 per cent in July, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. According to the HL...
Read moreDetailsEconomic inactivity caused by long-term sickness could increase by a further 140,000 by the end of 2023, according to Broadstone. The number of people leaving the workforce due to...
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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.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
