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...
Read moreDetailsHargreaves Lansdown has appointed Lisa Hillier to be its new chief people officer. Hillier will join the executive leadership team at the financial services firm and will lead its...
Read moreDetailsMarks & Spencer has appointed Tom Smith as its new pensions and benefits manager. Smith has almost 20 years experience in this area, and joins from the Estée Lauder...
Read moreDetailsWTW has partnered with software company Bettercomp, which offers technology packages to help benchmark and evaluate pay structures. As a result of this strategic partnership, WTW clients will get...
Read moreDetailsEvery year, new wellbeing trends appear promising to change how we live and work. However, changes in how people think about wellbeing suggests 2026 might be different. Despite our...
Read moreDetailsMerra AI has launched its conversational AI screening platform that automates first-round interviews and guarantees constructive feedback for every rejected applicant. Merra AI, founded in 2025 and backed by...
Read moreDetailsSwiss Re appoints current HR head for property & casualty reinsurance (P&C Re) Nicole Pieterse as chief people officer. Pieterse will be taking over from Cathy Desquesses, who will step...
Read moreDetailsThe total cost of workplace-related injuries and ill health stood at £22.9 billion in 2023/24, according to latest data from the Government’s Health & Safety Executive department. HSE data...
Read moreDetailsA former HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) employee has been ordered to pay £20,000 in legal costs after an employment tribunal found his claims of disability discrimination were “vexatious”...
Read moreDetailsProfitable companies are more likely to use AI to enhance the employee experience, when compared to lower-performing competitors. This was a key finding from research by the Top Employers...
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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.
