Nationwide Building Society has launched a free telephone benefits calculator service to help people identify unclaimed state support and combat digital exclusion. The initiative, launched in partnership with social...
Read moreDetailsNearly half of UK firms are using digital tools to retain critical institutional and leadership knowledge as Baby Boomers and Gen X near retirement. The research, with 500 business...
Read moreDetailsVitality has launched a feature within its UK app to increase employee physical activity and productivity. The Employee Challenges tool is available for companies with Vitality cover, giving employers...
Read moreDetailsMoney-related stress is driving absence, side hustles and despair, but smarter, more personalised financial wellbeing benefits could help turn the tide, writes Claire Churchard For many employees today, financial...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of call centre workers say they care about their company and are engaged in their roles, yet rising levels of stress are prompting many to consider...
Read moreDetailsEmployers with mobile or field workers, such as non office based engineers, site workers, contractors, and technicians, could be at risk of losing talent as research revealed that poorly...
Read moreDetailsInternational group IFM Investors has called for united action across the investment chain to tackle modern slavery, warning that it is still deeply embedded in the global economy and,...
Read moreDetailsA 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 organisations have connected to the pensions dashboard programme as Nest, Smart Pension and consultancy firm XPS Group become the latest in the list. Under this first stage of...
Read moreDetailsMeasures used by the government to decide future rises in the state pension age (SPA) have been deemed too optimistic, as a separate analysis suggests the rising costs of...
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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.
