Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government will invest £1 billion to provide guaranteed, personalised employment support to help people back into work as she presented her spring statement...
Read moreDetailsAlmost half (48 percent) of UK employees believe their job puts their eye health at risk as experts warn that employers “underestimate” employee exposure to eye damage. UK employers...
Read moreDetailsMore than two fifths of UK employers are planning above inflation pay rises, suggesting that today might be a “not so blue Monday”. Research has revealed that 44 percent...
Read moreDetailsEnhanced employment rights, investment in jobs and skills, and, to the surprise of many, the Pensions Bill, were included in the King’s speech today, which sets out the government’s...
Read moreDetailsAs employers face record-highs of sick employees many feel helpless. But Claudia Nicholls, chief customer officer at Simplyhealth, says there is a lot more businesses can do to reverse...
Read moreDetailsManagers play a pivotal role in their employees’ health and wellbeing. Three out of five employees say their job has the biggest influence on their mental health. With 69 percent...
Read moreDetails“How do we get more line managers with emotional intelligence? How do we make people feel they can work flexibly without feeling threatened? How do we get rid of...
Read moreDetailsAlmost one in ten (9 percent) UK workers say their bosses remind them of former US president and The Apprentice host Donald Trump. The survey of employees from employee...
Read moreDetailsMike Pedel has been appointed as Aon’s head of global benefits. In addition to leading the global benefits team, he will sit on the human capital executive committee. Pedel...
Read moreDetailsThree quarters of business software engineers will use AI code assistants by 2028, up from less than 10 percent in early 2023, according to global research from Gartner. Almost...
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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.
