Prime time soap highlights pension scam dangers
The risk posed by pension scammers is being highlighted in Eastenders as much loved character Jean Slater falls victim to a common scam. Soap opera producers worked with The...
Read moreDetailsThe risk posed by pension scammers is being highlighted in Eastenders as much loved character Jean Slater falls victim to a common scam. Soap opera producers worked with The...
Read moreDetailsStress has caused one in four UK employees to take time off work in the past 12 months, research from Avillio has found. The productivity and performance coaching provider...
Read moreDetailsNegative attitudes to flexible working could be an obstacle to the government’s ambitious Get Britain Working (GBW) reforms, research has suggested. Earlier this week, the government published its GBW...
Read moreDetailsHealth plan provider Simplyhealth has launched an option for women to select a women’s health-focused GP appointment online in a bid to tackle gender inequalities in healthcare and keep...
Read moreDetailsMore than two fifths of employers (44 percent) have admitted that requiring employees to return to the office is more about appearance than purpose. A poll of 500 employers...
Read moreDetailsThree quarters of employers (76 percent) are communicating with staff more frequently about the benefits they offer, but only half of businesses (53 percent) think their workers have a...
Read moreDetailsEmployee benefits specialist, consultant and podcast co-host Steve Herbert has taken on the role of brand ambassador for Occupational Health Assessment. With a long career in the benefits and...
Read moreDetailsA private medical insurer (PMI) might be expected to answer employee calls for health benefits by giving staff access to its own brand of PMI, however, Rebecca Pearson, general...
Read moreDetailsA record 4.7 million people were covered by private medical insurance (PMI) through their employer in 2023, and employee PMI claims were also up, according to data from the...
Read moreDetailsThe environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of benefits providers have become increasingly important to employers, according to Grid. The industry body said that this is impacting decisions when...
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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.
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.