The Poverty Strategy Commission, led by Baroness Stroud, has urged employers to ensure wages prevent poverty and support staff health, wellbeing and financial resilience. The call comes in its final...
Read moreDetailsPhoenix Group will rebrand as Standard Life plc in March 2026 to provide greater clarity to clients and employees. The group said that the change brings “our most trusted...
Read moreDetailsThe popular 50/30/20 budgeting rule, used in employee financial education, has been described as “terrible advice” that was built for a different economic era. 50/30/20 no longer reflects the...
Read moreDetailsTV star Ross Kemp has teamed up with financial coach Bola Sol to front the fourth Pension Attention campaign, as they pump iron and urge people to "strengthen your...
Read moreDetailsEmployees want tools and support to understand how much they need for a comfortable retirement as many struggle to balance short-term financial needs and longer term goals. Research with 3,077...
Read moreDetailsMajor workplace pension provider Nest has beefed up its investment board with the appointment of chair Sally Bridgeland. The provider manages the savings of its 13 million members with...
Read moreDetailsUK employers risk compliance headaches, wasted benefits budgets and weaker retention if they fail to keep workplace pensions under regular review. Yet less than half of employers have reviewed...
Read moreDetailsNew rules that will allow employers to direct workers towards financial products they think would be suitable for them could stall, experts warn. As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
Read moreDetailsThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has moved to clear up confusion around workplace savings schemes, offering employers reassurance that payroll savings can be implemented without falling foul of regulation. ...
Read moreDetailsFresh speculation that the Treasury could reduce the pensions tax-free cash allowance in the upcoming Autumn Budget has prompted concern from industry experts about the potential impact on savers’...
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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.
