Ion Ambulance staff and patients gain benefits platform lifeline
“Christmas is a very, very bad time when it comes to mental health. There are so many patients, and they need to be transferred all over the country.” This...
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Workplace savings
Saving boosts your mental health, survey finds
Almost one in three (31 percent) people in the UK said they are less stressed when they are saving regularly, suggesting that good saving habits can be a key...
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The Benefits Expert Guide to DC Pensions 2024
DOWNLOAD THE BENEFITS EXPERT GUIDE TO DC PENSIONS 2024 They are the private sector's main vehicle for employee retirement savings, but do you and your employees know how well...
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Potential rise in employer AE contributions postponed
A government review set to look at increasing employer auto enrolment contributions has been postponed, according to reports. Phase two of the pensions review, due to start in 2024,...
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Renewed calls to raise employers’ auto enrolment contributions
Fresh calls for the government to raise the minimum auto enrolment (AE) contributions that employers need to pay have come from investment platform provider Tillit. The call follows the...
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Pension guidance changes could help millions of savers, says FCA
Extra support will be available for employee savers under proposals to change the rules on pension advice and guidance. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed that providers and...
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Workplace wellbeing ‘crisis’ looms as employees want perks employers don’t offer
Research has found a “stark chasm” between the benefits and wellbeing programmes UK employers offer their workforces and what people want and need in their everyday lives. Employee wellbeing...
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Bonus outlook gloomy as 45% set to miss out at year end
Close to half of professionals hoping for an end of year bonus will be disappointed, salary data has revealed. Robert Walters' Salary Survey with employers found that 45 percent...
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SMEs revamp pension, health and lifestyle perks to attract candidates
More than three-quarters (77 percent) of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reviewing their employee benefits with plans to boost packages, research has found. The research from Howden...
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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...
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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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