Public sector employers face a skills and capacity shortage on a scale not seen before. A recent survey conducted by the Local Government Association highlights the size and scale...
Read moreDetailsPrimark has introduced a 12% pay rise for around 26,000 UK shop-floor employees from this month (April). Retail assistants will now earn an hourly rate of £11 nationally and...
Read moreDetailsSLC Rail has introduced financial wellbeing support for its 80-plus employees nationally as part of a new cost-of-living benefits package. The Birmingham, UK-based rail consultancy firm is offering staff...
Read moreDetailsThe minimum wage increases which come into effect this weekend are not enough to “lift the pressure” on working families, according to the TUC. From 1 April 2023, the...
Read moreDetailsEpiroc has launched a new global parental leave policy that aims to foster “an even more inclusive and diverse culture”. The Stockholm, Sweden-based company is giving new parents a...
Read moreDetailsBenefact Group has implemented an electric vehicle salary sacrifice for its employees in the UK as one of several measures introduced by the firm to reduce carbon emissions. The...
Read moreDetailsSPONSORED CONTENT What is the current state of the nation’s mental health? We have such a spread of individuals with varying mental health circumstances and demands. There have been...
Read moreDetailsThe House of Commons and the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) have reported their gender and ethnicity pay and bonus data for 2022, with the House of Commons figures showing a 1.7%...
Read moreDetailsSeven in 10 large employers are struggling to ensure their communications around health and wellbeing support are relevant to staff, new research has revealed. The study by Towergate Health...
Read moreDetailsMore than a third (34%) of employers would be more willing to consider introducing a four-day working week if staff attended the office on all those days. New research...
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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.
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.
