Octopus Money and Benifex have teamed up to increase employee access to personalised money coaching. Under the collaboration, Benifex will integrate Octopus Money coaching services into its platform, enabling...
Read moreDetailsThe majority (87 percent) of healthcare sector workers want their employer to invest more in employee benefits this year, research has found. However, the same research shows that just...
Read moreDetailsMore than a million workers are caring for someone with cancer alongside their job, forcing them to take up to an average of six and a half days off...
Read moreDetailsVideo calls and meetings became a must have during the pandemic and have continued to be a vital work communication tool. However, while ubiquitous in the workplace, 31 percent...
Read moreDetailsPreventative health benefits are in demand, but proving their return on investment remains a challenge for HR. Michelle Stevens explores how employers can measure impact and make a compelling...
Read moreDetailsChancellor 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 moreDetailsSupporting parents with flexible working policies could boost the UK economy by more than £10 billion a year and bring 440,000 parents back into the workforce, according to research...
Read moreDetailsFixing the organisation, not just the individual, is vital to improving employee wellbeing, argues Colin Fitzgerald, distribution director at L&G’s Group Protection business, as he highlights the experience of...
Read moreDetailsWorkplace efforts to destigmatise mental health are to be lauded, now it’s time to do the same for menstrual health, says Julie Burns, manager of the Endometriosis Friendly Employer...
Read moreDetailsResearch has revealed that 46 percent of UK employees have taken extended sick leave, classed as more than two weeks off sick, in the past five years. Extended sick...
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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.
