Business leaders increasingly focused on employee welfare and workplace conduct last year, according to new research from Law Debenture. It found that eight out of 10 business directors (79...
Read moreDetailsA record 4.8m employees were covered by workplace private medical insurance schemes. The figures, published by the Association of British Insurers, relate to 2024. This is the second consecutive...
Read moreDetailsHR leaders are being urged to review private medical insurance arrangements earlier, due to rising premiums. Consultancy firm Cartwright Employee Rewards says that as medical inflation drives premiums upwards...
Read moreDetailsHargreaves Lansdown has appointed Lisa Hillier to be its new chief people officer. Hillier will join the executive leadership team at the financial services firm and will lead its...
Read moreDetailsThe Government will invest £259m into an expanded WorkWell service, designed to help those with health issues stay in or return to work. This follows a successful pilot of...
Read moreDetailsHR leaders are being urged to put in place better menopause support, after research found almost a third of women aged 40 to 65 are considering leaving the workplace...
Read moreDetailsAlmost half of managers in medium-sized businesses struggle to discuss mental health in the workplace, despite this being a leading cause of absence in SMEs. Research from Unum found...
Read moreDetailsHR leaders need to adopt new strategies in 2026 to boost business resilience, according to a new global report from the Top Employers Institute. This report says that the...
Read moreDetailsMarks & Spencer has appointed Tom Smith as its new pensions and benefits manager. Smith has almost 20 years experience in this area, and joins from the Estée Lauder...
Read moreDetailsUK employers face a growing retention and productivity challenge as working parents and carers struggle with rising care demands, ongoing economic pressure and workplace cultures that have failed to...
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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.
