The UK workforce is experiencing “significant psychological distress" as people face ongoing financial pressures, according to the 2024 State of Financial Wellbeing Index. In the past three months, 47...
Read moreDetailsThe delivery of pensions dashboards that will enable people to view all their pensions online, in one place, is being stymied by a lack of digital skills and capacity....
Read moreDetailsPlans for a new law to protect interns from sexual harassment at work were announced by Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner in a keynote speech at the CMI Women...
Read moreDetailsBritish job hunters and employers are frustrated with slow and inefficient hiring processes in the UK as survey data revealed that job applicants only get a response to 45...
Read moreDetailsIf you’re a fan of the Great British Bake Off you’ll regularly hear the statistic that almost one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime. Behind...
Read moreDetails“As the third chapter of life, retirement should be a positive experience,” according to Tom Evans, managing director, retirement, at Canada Life. “And for many that is, thankfully, the...
Read moreDetailsWhen Royal Mail planned the relaunch of its wellbeing programme, it faced a unique set of challenges, not least communicating benefit changes that required a workplace email when many...
Read moreDetailsWith hybrid and flexible working key for many employees, it is “startling” that nearly a quarter of business decision makers admit their collaborative technology is substandard. Research with 7,000...
Read moreDetailsA group set up to help protect pension scheme members from scammers is considering its future role and funding options as its chair admitted the body is "ultimately unsustainable...
Read moreDetailsThe onus is on managers to be proactive and break the silence and stigma around women's health issues in the workplace, says Tracey Paxton, chief clinical officer at the...
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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.
