Benefits

HR analysts at Gartner have revealed nine workplace trends they believe will dominate 2024.

The government has threatened to withdraw funding from local councils if they ignore its warnings against adopting a four-day week.

A trial of a four-day work week in Portugal found that almost all employers that took part rated the experience positively.

Civil servants in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have launched a campaign to work a four-day week.

Does the four-day week grant employees the flexibility and skills development opportunities they desire? Or is it too rigid?

People who are financially comfortable are much more likely to be able to access employer-funded healthcare than those who are less well off.

Ministers have claimed that changes announced in the Autumn Statement will ‘tear down barriers’ to work for more than 2.4...

HR and recruitment is the best sector for flexibility, with eight in 10 companies offering remote-first or fully-remote jobs, study finds.

We look at the winners and runners-up of the Personnel Today Awards 2023 Family Friendly Employer of the Year category.

A childcare workforce plan is required to meet demand when more free places are rolled out, a report has claimed.

Less than one in three working mothers have access to the flexible working arrangement they need, research has found.

Research shows a significant gap in how employers and employees perceive the financial wellbeing support on offer.

The government has issued guidance urging councils not to implement four-day working weeks.

The Parental Fog Index 2023 Cross-Industry report, which analyses developments in businesses’ parental policies, also found that fewer employers publish basic details of paternity leave and pay than maternity.

Too many employers are still prioritising a reactive approach to employee wellbeing support, argues Debra Clark. But this can be...