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Pension access for homebuying could help some employees, but risks unforeseen consequences – Nest Insight research
Allowing employees to access pension savings to support a first-time home purchase could help a small number of workers, but...
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Alex Elliott: New limits on NDAs, what’s ahead for employers?
A clampdown on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), included in the Employment Rights Bill (ERB), may protect victims, but it risks turning...
Luke McClaran: prevention pays, why employer health checks matter
With low uptake of NHS health checks, employers are stepping into the gap, says Luke McClaran, chief people officer at...
From ‘boat people’ to boardrooms: HR can help reshape migration mindsets
The story of Vietnamese refugee Trinh Tu, who rose to become an MD at Ipsos, underlines how migrants, when given...
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HR & Benefits Unboxed
The podcast from HR & Benefits, 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.
HR & 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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Pension access for homebuying could help some employees, but risks unforeseen consequences – Nest Insight research
Allowing employees to access pension savings to support a first-time home purchase could help a small number of workers, but...
Workplace pension provider Aegon up for sale
Aegon UK, the pension provider to over 4,000 UK employers, is up for sale, with Phoenix, the parent company of...
M&S appoints new pensions and benefits manager
Marks & Spencer has appointed Tom Smith as its new pensions and benefits manager. Smith has almost 20 years experience...
Trouble brewing for salary sacrifice?
The Budget changes to salary sacrifice don’t just mean higher NI bills for employers — for some they could cause...
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Flexible working hours are, after financial reward, the most important contributor to job satisfaction for UK employees, according to new research from coaching provider Avilio. The research found that financial reward is the top priority, with 44 per cent of respondents citing it as their key driver. But flexible working...
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A record 4.8m employees were covered by workplace private medical insurance schemes. The figures, published by the Association of British Insurers, relate to 2024. This is the second consecutive year that this figure has hit an all-time high. The data shows insurers processed a record £2.6bn in claims from these...
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HR leaders are being urged to review private medical insurance arrangements earlier, due to rising premiums. Consultancy firm Cartwright Employee Rewards says that as medical inflation drives premiums upwards it is important to review current policies far earlier in the renewal process. It points out that medical inflation is currently...
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