Podcast | The flexibility illusion - how can HR tackle staff burnout, isolation, & 'always on' workplaces?

Despite five years of growing rhetoric around flexible working and employee wellbeing, UK employees are now more ‘always on’ than ever.

Work-life boundaries are blurred, burnout is increasing, and social connectivity at work is declining. Indeed, most employees (81%) report that their work-life balance has not improved. So, what can HR do?

Drawing on new research, Chris Ronald, VP of EMEA B2B at BHN Europe, joins the HR Grapevine podcast to explore how the ‘flexibility illusion’ has masked deeper systemic issues.

From inequality in access to benefits, generational divides in expectations, and a widening gap in wellbeing between leaders and junior staff, Ronald shares open, data-backed insights on how organisations can build a benefit culture that doesn’t just look good on paper, but genuinely supports employees’ mental, physical and financial wellbeing.