A number of industry bodies have called on MPs to back key amendments to the Employment Rights Bill put forward by the House of Lords last week. The amendments...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of Gen Z and millennial workers are considering taking on a second job to manage the cost of living. A survey with 5,609 UK employees conducted...
Read moreDetailsBenenden Health has partnered with Reframe Cancer, a specialist cancer navigation support provider, to give Benenden’s 870,000 members access to specialist services. Reframe Cancer’s CQC registration enables them to...
Read moreDetailsMore than three quarters (77 percent) of employers offer paid volunteering time to staff as a perk, but close to two fifths (38 percent) of employees never use it,...
Read moreDetailsMore than a million UK workers have quit their jobs since the beginning of 2024 due to a lack of flexible working options, CIPD research has revealed. The findings...
Read moreDetailsInsurers that provide employer-sponsored group risk protection for employees paid £2.68 billion in claims in 2024, according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk...
Read moreDetailsAs the UK basks in another scorching heatwave, Google searches for “sickness absence” have spiked 113 percent in the past 24 hours. Provider YuLife, which first spotted the surge,...
Read moreDetailsNine in ten British managers (90 percent) have said that paid bereavement leave should be a legal entitlement for all employees, a survey has revealed. The research from the...
Read moreDetailsDemand for more visible and accessible rehabilitation support at work is high among employees, according to research from Aviva. This offers employers “a major opportunity” to increase wellbeing, trust,...
Read moreDetailsAmong UK companies with overseas employees only 36 percent offer different health and wellbeing support depending upon the country in which their employees are based, research has revealed. 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.
