Benefits
Flexible working has plateaued, study finds
The number of people using flexible working arrangements has flatlined since 2010, despite the right to request flexibility being extended...
Employee engagement: the importance of recognition (webinar)
Recognition is closely associated with employee engagement, and a lack of recognition can have a detrimental impact on the workforce....
Sharp rise in pension auto-enrolment fines
The last financial year has seen a sharp rise in the number of businesses fined by the Pensions Regulator for...
In-work poverty and the role of HR
Many UK workers are falling below the poverty line and Brexit uncertainty may be making matters worse. Steve Herbert believes...
Single parents are largest underutilised talent pool in UK
Single parents are the most underutilised major pool of talent in the UK, with almost 200,000 unemployed, according to a...
Businesses should improve analysis of employee benefits spending
Almost all employers say they will maintain or increase spending on employee benefits over the next two years, new research...
Comply Direct cleans up with Employee Benefits Award
Packaging, environmental and waste management compliance business Comply Direct landed the Employee Benefits Award at the Personnel Today Awards 2018...
Use employee benefits to support lower earners, says Work Foundation
Businesses should make better use of their employee benefits to support low earners, according to a report by the Work...
How can employers manage changes in childcare provision?
The long-standing Childcare Vouchers scheme ended on 4 October and has been replaced by the government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme. How...
Health secretary: employers must do more on prevention
Schemes such as free fruit in offices, bicycle loans, support for ill employees and counselling should be the new norm...
Parental bereavement leave to be introduced in 2020
Parents and primary carers who suffer the loss of a child will be entitled to at least two weeks’ paid...
Mercer announces it will offer trans benefits under private medical scheme
Benefits consultancy Mercer has announced it will offer a suite of trans benefits as part of its private medical scheme...
Christmas employee rewards: How to go one bigger this year
PROMOTED | Making your employees feel happy and valued is essential. And with Christmas being the season of goodwill and giving, there is no better time to recognise your employees for their hard work throughout the year.
Corbyn vows to “rebalance power” in the workplace
Labour will “rebalance power in the workplace” if the party wins power, Jeremy Corbyn said in his speech closing the...
Younger staff want employers to put more emphasis on health and wellbeing
Six in 10 younger workers think their current working conditions have an adverse effect on their health and wellbeing, highlighting...
