More than 10 years on from the introduction of automatic enrolment, defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are continuing to grow in popularity, but Benefits Expert's Guide to DC Pensions...
Read moreDetailsDiageo has launched a new support package for UK employees undergoing fertility treatment. The drinks company’s new policies and practices includes offering these members of staff additional paid leave,...
Read moreDetailsMarks & Spencer (M&S) has announced plans to invest £57 million in pay rises for store workers. More than 40,000 customer assistants will soon see their hourly rate rise...
Read moreDetailsB&Q and Screwfix shop-floor employees are set to receive pay increases of 8.2% and 9.3% respectively from 1 April 2023. Staff at the home improvement stores, which are owned...
Read moreDetailsJob centre staff are being offered bonuses for getting the highest number of people into work. Employees at 60 offices will be part of a government league table which...
Read moreDetailsFoundation 92 staff can now benefit from a wide range of discounts and wellbeing support thanks to a new partnership with a digital employee benefits platform. The football charity...
Read moreDetailsWhen the government began the rollout of auto-enrolment (AE) back in 2012, only four in 10 people had a workplace pension. Marking 10 years of the initiative last autumn,...
Read moreDetailsThe average female employee only starts getting paid for the year from today (23 February), according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Dubbed Women’s Pay Day by the unions’...
Read moreDetailsA pilot programme has discovered that a four-day working week is viable, with organisers insisting the results show it “improves work-life balance and supports healthier habits”. Carried out in...
Read moreDetailsInternational coffee shop and retail brand Starbucks has introduced a policy whereby its approximately 6,000 employees in the UK can access free menstrual products in the workplace. Following feedback...
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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.
