Employer support and Olympics could boost cycling to work
More than two thirds of people in the UK would cycle to work if their employer provided more support, a study has found. The research, using data from benefits...
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Mental health biggest employer concern for remote and hybrid working
Employee mental health is the greatest concern for the majority of employers when asked about hybrid working. This was the key finding from research conducted by Opinium, on behalf...
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UK care sector group offers staff ‘full-body health checks’
Luxury care group Connaught Care Collection has offered free ‘full-body health checks’ to all of its 184 staff members in partnership with employee-benefit health services provider Bluecrest Wellness. Staff...
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Fixing the gender pay gap won’t cut it for reward equality at work
The gender pay gap is indicative of much wider inequality at work, says Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab, culture and leadership expert, CEO of AM Bank and chairman and general manager...
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Why it’s vital to actively support remote workers’ mental health and six ways to do it
As more businesses offer remote and hybrid working to attract and retain the brightest and best, it’s important to support and protect their mental health, says Nadia Alaee, head...
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Major EAP faces fresh claims of poor practices and privacy breaches
The BBC radio programme File on 4 has reported fresh allegations of poor practices at major employee assistance programme (EAP) provider Health Assured. In interviews with the programme, former...
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Gender wellbeing split key to boosting productivity, finds research
Research has revealed that organisations do not understand the different gender drivers for wellbeing at work, which is negatively affecting the health of their businesses. The study from health...
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Leverage flexible working to beat worst of heat wave, urges CIPD
As large swathes of the UK are subject to yellow heat health warnings this week, the CIPD has urged employers to lean on flexible working arrangements to help employees...
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Over a million workers at risk of getting sicker as SSP out of reach
More than a million UK workers cannot claim statutory sick pay (SSP) because they fail to meet the earnings threshold of £123 per week, leaving them vulnerable to feeling...
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Presenteeism ‘alive and well’ as majority still work when sick
More than three quarters of adults in Great Britain have worked while unwell, according to a survey of 1,437 working adults. The research, conducted by Find Out Now on...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
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.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
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.
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