Increasing costs are affecting the employee benefits strategies of nearly three in five (57%) businesses, new research has revealed. WTW’s 2023 Benefits Trends Survey found that this is now...
Read moreDetailsTesco has introduced a virtual GP service for more than 300,000 workers as part of its investment in employee wellbeing. The supermarket chain, which is the largest private-sector employer...
Read moreDetailsThe Advantage Travel Partnership has introduced a new employee benefits platform to provide financial, physical and mental wellbeing support for its members’ workforces. Based in London, the independent travel...
Read moreDetailsRichardsons Leisure Limited has gained accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation after committing to pay staff a rate in line with the cost of living. The tourism business, which...
Read moreDetailsAmazon is to offer parents and grandparents working in its warehouses the option of term-time only shifts, following a successful trial at three of its sites. The new initiative...
Read moreDetailsCloud8 is expanding its employee benefits offering as part of its talent retention and reward strategy. From 1 June, the company will increase its pension contribution by 2%, taking...
Read moreDetailsThe cost-of-living crisis – it’s a phrase that’s never far from the headlines and news bulletins. Unfortunately, the economic outlook suggests its ubiquity will remain for some time yet....
Read moreDetailsAs people continue to feel the effects of rising living costs, employers are increasingly aware of the importance of financial wellbeing as part of a holistic benefits proposition, and...
Read moreDetailsEmployee demand for financial benefits and discounts is growing, new data has revealed. Figures from HIVE360 showed that workforces are increasingly taking advantage of money saving perks with downloads...
Read moreDetailsCommunity Integrated Care is extending its four-day working week policy and implementing a range of flexible working options for frontline staff. The UK social care charity initially introduced the...
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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.
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.
