Reward & Benefits
‘Precarious’ | Are employers doing enough to tackle the threat of pension poverty?
A report from Scottish Widows shows 12.2 million adults in the UK face being unable to meet key financial...
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‘Game changer’ | Padel courts & office gyms: Are fitness perks back in vogue?
With searches for 'offices with gym' surging 2,366% in the last year alone, staff are seeking workplaces...
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Boundaries | Working remotely from a cricket ground? Employers face a new trust test
Will working from a live sporting venue boost wellbeing and flexibility, or risk turning into...
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Editor’s Note | Attention HR! Ditch your paperwork & sign up for HRGV Live 2026
It's not too late! On March 26, join hundreds of HR professionals in London & learn from the UK's...
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‘Invigorating’ | Why attending an HR conference could be your team's biggest win of 2026
CHROs are ditching 'paperwork & PowerPoints' in favour of in-person connection - and you should...
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Opinion | Farage's latest attack on WFH ignores six years of reality
Nigel Farage's renewed criticism of working from home has reignited a familiar debate about productivity,...
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The power of prevention | Employers aren't investing enough in 'essential' workplace cancer support
Only 17% of employers plan to focus their 2026 health & wellbeing measures on serious illnesses such...
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Botox & Jeeps | Is this company's reward strategy 'unhinged' - or perfect perks personalisation?
'I want people to feel engaged and excited at work,' says CEO Marcus Willis - 'this is the best way I...
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‘I feel happier’ | Swedish firm trials 'friendship hour' to combat loneliness - UK bosses should take note
CEO Monica Magnusson says her firm's pilot scheme is already showing how 'safeguarding' relationships...
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Pensions & pay | Employers, you've heard the Budget - now pause, reflect, plan, & communicate
As Chancellor Reeves' Budget sets out changes to NMW, pensions, & salary sacrifice, HR teams must avoid...
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'Career catfished' | Are employers duping candidates during hiring processes?
Research shows that 4 in 5 people have felt 'catfished' by an employer over work duties & company...
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'Watershed moment' | Why HR can't afford to wait for parental leave reforms
The UK's parental leave system is falling behind. HR pros can't wait for it to be fixed...
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The silent strugglers | Why HR must build a culture where people can speak up about mental health
This week saw the holding of the annual World Suicide Prevention Day and, as such, there has been a lot...
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'15 million undersaving' | The Pensions Commission is for tomorrow; employers must improve retirement education today
As the UK heads toward a savings crisis, employers must engage staff with the complex and jargon-heavy...
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Prevention, not intervention | It's a good thing workers are using EAPs, but we need to address why they have to
Should we be encouraged by the rise in calls to employee assistance helplines, or concerned?
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Be like BT | It's time to get serious about helping working carers - that starts with paid leave
One in seven people juggle work with caring responsibilities, with absenteeism costing UK businesses...
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‘Stronger workplace culture’ | Volunteering schemes - HR's secret weapon for staff engagement
Employers are turning to volunteering schemes to tackle disengagement, address burnout, and deliver on...
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'Reduced our turnover' | Be like West Ham Utd & IKEA: Why more employers should sign up to voluntary living wage schemes
Although some reading the headlines may wince at the idea of going beyond the National Living Wage, employers...
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Someone like you needs a rest | Adele's 'incredibly long' break - a call for HR to embrace sabbaticals
What the people function can learn from the pop megastar's decision to step away from the...
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'Doom spending' | The new trend among young people explained - is it retail therapy or something more insidious?
Spending money as a way to soothe ourselves isn't necessarily a new phenomenon. 'Retail therapy'...
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