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Alcohol Awareness Week | How HR can better support employees with alcohol issues

HR leaders are being urged to look create a work culture that doesn't revolve around drinking...
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Latest in Pay & Benefits

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  • Feature
  • 5 mins

Removing benefits | When does a work perk become a contractual right?

As employers rethink costly workplace perks, legal experts warn that some discretionary benefits may no longer be as easy to remove as organisations assume...
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‘Everyone benefits’ | Why top UK employers are helping deliver 100 million volunteering hours by 2028

The 100 Million Hour Movement aims to mobilise employee volunteering across the UK, with employers urged to sign up...
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  • 7 mins

Matchday management | England's 1am kick off - how HR can tackle a Monday morning World Cup sickie surge

England's 1am World Cup clash with Mexico could leave employers facing a wave of absences and leave requests, but HR experts say proactive planning can...
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  • 4 mins

'Profound impact' | Pregnancy loss is driving women out of work - here's how HR can respond

A new report from Tommy's finds striking inconsistencies in the way firms treat staff following a miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a newborn...
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Insights

Developing a data-driven benefits strategy
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  • 6 mins

Global Benefits | Developing a data-driven benefits strategy

Managing employee benefit plans across multiple countries is a highly complex challenge for benefits and risk management teams.
Generali
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How to offer employees financial support for fertility treatment
  • Insight
  • 4 mins

Employee Experience | How to offer employees financial support for fertility treatment

In today’s talent market, the true cost of employee wellbeing isn't just found on a balance sheet, it’s in retention rates, productivity, and brand reputation.
Fertifa
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Compensation & Bonuses

From Directive to Reality: Navigating EU Pay Transparency Amid Fragmented Implementation
Turning Point HR Solutions
  • 5 mins

Compensation | From Directive to Reality: Navigating EU Pay Transparency Amid Fragmented Implementation

The deadline for implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive passed on 7 June 2026.
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  • 4 mins

'Level the playing field' | Women researchers set for stronger family leave & flexible working under new Government charter

More than 50 organisations have signed a new Government-backed charter aimed at improving family leave, flexible working and career progression for women...
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  • 2 mins

Benefits boost | Asda boosts support for armed forces staff with enhanced leave & new policies

Asda has reinforced its commitment to the Armed Forces community with a series of policy enhancements designed to better support colleagues who serve,...
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Payroll

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  • 5 mins

'Two-track labour market' | AI hiring & wages surge as demand outpace jobs market

Specialist AI job postings surged by 61% in the UK compared to last year...
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  • 9 mins

Co-op & Next | National Coalition for Workplace Savings launches - here's why top UK employers are signing up

The National Coalition for Workplace Savings officially launches, with Burger King and Travelodge among those to sign up to the initiative...
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  • 6 mins

'Understand your position' | The EU pay transparency clock is ticking - what does it mean for UK employers?

Expert warns that businesses waiting for local legislation could find themselves scrambling to comply with new pay transparency rules…
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Reward & Benefits

Building the DNA for Work: Why it should be the Foundation of Every Job Architecture
RoleMapper
  • 4 mins

Workforce Transformation | Why a Job Architecture update should never be tech-first

The uncomfortable truth is that organisations need both agility and structure in how they define and manage work, yet most end up sacrificing one for the...
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  • 3 mins

'Career benefit' | Revolut ends remote-first approach for graduates with three-day office requirement

Revolut will require its 2027 graduate recruits to spend at least three days a week in the office, arguing that in-person collaboration is particularly...
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  • 4 mins

'Very disappointing' | Fintech firm faces staff backlash after cutting paid paternity leave

Wise has sparked internal criticism after reducing its paid paternity leave entitlement...
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Podcast

Keniro Miller, CPO at Ultimate Performance Fitness
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Podcast | CPO, UP Fitness: How we rebuilt our EVP to prepare for global growth

Keniro Miller, CPO at Ultimate Performance Fitness, joins the HR Grapevine Podcast to reveal how an EVP shift has transformed everything from culture to compensation...
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Learning Resources

The future is payroll: 2026 research report

The future is payroll: 2026 research report

82% of payroll professionals say payroll is changing more than ever. A strong payroll team can be the difference between everyone getting paid on time...
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Build a robust & informed Menopause Action Plan

Build a robust & informed Menopause Action Plan

A framework for HR and Benefits leaders to build ERA 2025-ready Menopause Action Plans. Audit your provision, close compliance gaps and publish with confidence. Inside...
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Pay transparency is now a strategic risk: An HR leader’s action plan

Pay transparency is now a strategic risk: An HR leader’s action plan

Preparing for EU-driven scrutiny and rising employee expectations With the transposition deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive arriving in June...
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Defensible Pay: what stands up and what doesn’t

Defensible Pay: what stands up and what doesn’t

The rules on pay have changed, and many organisations haven’t caught up. New legislation, rising employee scrutiny and evolving case law are exposing...
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