HR tech platform Employment Hero has launched a major upgrade to its integration with Indeed as part of efforts to give employers enhanced hiring tools. The upgrade includes free...
Read moreDetailsFewer than half of UK employers (45 percent) currently have a menopause policy in place, despite new legislation that is expected to make them mandatory from 2027. Research from...
Read moreDetailsAlmost nine in ten employers (88 percent) offer preventative health and wellbeing support to staff, with mental health initiatives emerging as the most beneficial. This was the main finding...
Read moreDetailsThe UK’s National Living Wage (NLW) has delivered sharp pay rises for low-paid workers but could create long-term challenges for employers and the economy, research has found. A study...
Read moreDetailsGovernment plans to reintroduce employment tribunal fees for workers that want to bring a claim risk worsening backlogs and raising costs for employers, employment lawyers have warned. Labour ministers...
Read moreDetailsGreater awareness of neurodiversity alone won’t plug the employment gap, say inclusion experts. So how can employers attract and retain neurodivergent talent through more inclusive reward and benefits strategies?...
Read moreDetailsParents worried about their children’s mental health are now one of the top three reasons employees contact workplace employee assistance programmes (EAPs). Data from the Employee Assistance Professionals Association...
Read moreDetailsThe financial impact of parenthood on women’s earnings has been revealed, reigniting debate around the ‘motherhood penalty’ and what employers can do to mitigate it. Fresh analysis from the...
Read moreDetailsNearly one in three cancer patients in the UK have had to dip into savings and 29% face extra costs of over £1,000 a month, according to Zurich UK...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are set to be asked to take on a much greater role in tackling long-term sickness and workforce inactivity, according to Sir Charlie Mayfield. The former John Lewis...
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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.
