The adoption of AI by pension schemes is “already reducing costs” and improving communications, however, greater use of the evolving technology also raises significant concerns, the Pensions and Lifetime...
Read moreDetailsTrump’s tariff chaos has shaken the financial markets, but it’s a timely reminder that pensions are built for the long haul. With many UK workers still saving too little...
Read moreDetailsAlmost a third (31 percent) of workers have admitted that money worries had negatively affected their work performance. A survey of around 5,000 employees, conducted in February 2025 and...
Read moreDetailsEmployee participation in workplace saving increased “dramatically” during trials of an opt-out payroll savings scheme from Nest Insight. Researchers from the research and innovation centre ran the first major...
Read moreDetailsNatalie Jutla, former benefits guru at the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), has joined Perkbox Vivup to lead its financial wellbeing and workplace strategy. At Defra,...
Read moreDetailsCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF THE BENEFITS EXPERT GUIDE TO HELPING EMPLOYEES SAVE The number of employees saving into non-pension workplace schemes has grown significantly in the...
Read moreDetailsOctopus 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 moreDetailsSPONSORED ARTICLE Changes to national insurance (NI) and minimum wages make a compelling case for salary exchange, says Susan Hope, workplace savings specialist at Scottish Widows. As of 6...
Read moreDetailsSupporting employees is the top reason people like working in HR, but pay for people professionals is less satisfactory, research has indicated. A poll of 300 HR professionals found...
Read moreDetailsFinancial provider Scottish Widows has evolved its workplace pension default fund to help “maximise” savings growth for employees. A pension default fund is the option employers offer employees that...
Read moreDetails
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.
