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Steve Herbert is an award-winning veteran of the Pensions and Employee Benefits Industry, and a regular commentator on industry issues.

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Pensions

    What changes to pensions can we expect in the budget?

    by Steve Herbert 8 Oct 2024
    by Steve Herbert 8 Oct 2024

    With just weeks to go before Labour’s first budget, Steve Herbert considers the factors that may shape any changes to pension provision.

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    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Inflation

    Inflation: A return to the 1970s or a load of rubbish?

    by Steve Herbert 6 Jul 2022
    by Steve Herbert 6 Jul 2022

    We're seeing levels of industrial action not seen since the 1970s. Is this a long-term trend, and how can HR respond?

    • Fit for Work
    • Fit notes
    • OH service delivery

    Pandemic needs to force a rethink around absence

    by Steve Herbert 24 Nov 2021
    by Steve Herbert 24 Nov 2021

    Employers need to use the experience of the pandemic, and the perhaps permanent changes it has brought to how and...

    • National living wage
    • Benefits
    • Financial wellbeing

    How can HR help staff get through the bleak midwinter?

    by Steve Herbert 4 Nov 2021
    by Steve Herbert 4 Nov 2021

    A perfect storm of staff shortages, withdrawal of government support schemes and increased absence due to illness threaten a difficult...

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
    • Vaccinations

    Is it enough to be Covid-secure?

    by Steve Herbert 22 Feb 2021
    by Steve Herbert 22 Feb 2021

    With restrictions possibly being reduced in the weeks and months to come, employers are turning their thoughts again to how...

    • Benefits
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Coronavirus only proves that SMEs need employee benefits

    by Steve Herbert 24 Sep 2020
    by Steve Herbert 24 Sep 2020

    Employee benefits have already proven their worth during the Covid-19 pandemic, but Steve Herbert believes they’ll become more important to...

    • Coronavirus
    • Financial wellbeing
    • Employee engagement

    How can HR help employees with the financial impact of coronavirus?

    by Steve Herbert 8 Jun 2020
    by Steve Herbert 8 Jun 2020

    Personal financial worries could well affect employees' productivity in the months ahead as the economy reels from the pandemic's impact. What can HR do?

    • Auto-enrolment
    • Latest News
    • Pensions

    Pensions auto-enrolment: we’re at the end of the beginning

    by Steve Herbert 21 Mar 2019
    by Steve Herbert 21 Mar 2019

    Why employers' role in helping staff to save for their retirement through the auto-enrolment scheme is far from over

    • Stress
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing

    How HR can help in a tough financial climate

    by Steve Herbert 30 Aug 2017
    by Steve Herbert 30 Aug 2017

    With an estimated one in eight workers living in poverty and many employees feeling the squeeze of below-inflation pay awards,...

    • Dependent care
    • Flexible working
    • Employee Assistance Programmes

    Why HR should step up and support working carers

    by Steve Herbert 27 Jun 2017
    by Steve Herbert 27 Jun 2017

    The UK’s social care crisis was a hot topic during this month’s general election, serving to highlight the growing number...

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