Employers are significantly overestimating how much employees value their workplace benefits, according to new research from industry body Grid. The study found that while 92% of employers believe staff...
Read moreDetailsTowergate Employee Benefits appointed Sarah Webb as senior project manager within its benefit technology team. Webb with be responsible for overseeing the employee benefits technology projects, processes, and working...
Read moreDetailsThe United Kingdom has entered the top ten most financially inclusive markets globally, moving up to 10th place out of 42 countries in the 2025 Global Financial Inclusion Index...
Read moreDetailsWhile minimal progress on the gender pay gap has been hard-won, another inequality continues to deepen in its wake: the gender pension and wealth gap. Largely avoiding mainstream media...
Read moreDetailsCigna Healthcare’s Global Health Benefits (GHB) business has expanded its partnership with Carrot Fertility to offer end-to-end support for fertility, family-building and hormonal health to eligible employees and covered...
Read moreDetailsEmployers risk higher burnout, disengagement and absenteeism if they fail to support neurodivergent employees, according to Heka. According to Heka’s 2026 Employee Wellbeing Report, there’s been a sixfold increase...
Read moreDetailsEmployer enthusiasm for the Government’s Mansion House pension reforms appears to be waning, despite figures showing a sharp rise in investment into unlisted equities by pension providers. Research from...
Read moreDetailsWPA has launched a new Fast Track Skin Support Pathway, giving customers rapid access to consultant dermatologists through a partnership with MySkinDoctor. The web-based service enables members to receive...
Read moreDetailsReframe Cancer has appointed Denise Wond as marketing director. Wond will head up Reframe’s marketing function and report directly to CEO Mark Stephenson. She has previously led marketing functions...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of UK businesses risk transformation failure by bringing HR into major change programmes only after implementation has already begun, research from LACE Partners reveals. The From...
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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.
