Negative 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...
Read moreDetailsA thousand workers at 17 employers are taking part in the latest four-day working week trial managed by the 4 Day Week Campaign and flexible working consultancy Timewise. Employers,...
Read moreDetailsHSBC is introducing free fertility checks as part of an enhanced healthcare plan for UK employees as research revealed that nearly 8 out of 10 couples view workplace fertility...
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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.
