Debbie Lovewell-Tuck
Debbie Lovewell-Tuck is a business journalist with 20 years’ experience specialising in pay, reward and HR. She joined Employee Benefits as a reporter in 2003, before becoming editor in 2015. Debbie is also responsible for editorial content across Employee’ Benefits events, including Employee Benefits Live and the Employee Benefits Awards, as well as hosting Employee Benefits’ webinars.
Debbie is the recipient of several media awards: Employee Benefits and Pensions Journalist of the Year at the Towers Watson Excellence in HR Journalism Awards 2011 and 2012.
Under her editorship, Employee Benefits has been awarded the Willis Towers Watson Media Award Pensions/Benefits Publication of the Year three times.
Debbie has also written for publications including The Times and Raconteur Media, and has appeared as an expert commentator on BBC and Share Radio.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Shining a light on grief
Next week (2-8 December) marks National Grief Awareness Week in the UK. The theme of this year’s week is ‘Shine a light’, intended to both raise awareness of available support and resources to those currently in need, and to remind others to support people who are known to be grieving.
OpinionLovewell’s logic: What more is needed to close the gender pay gap?
Equal Pay Day 2024 fell on 20 November, marking the point in the year at which, on average, female employees stop being paid compared to male counterparts.
OpinionLovewell’s logic: Budgeting for the festive season
Workplace financial wellbeing support can be crucial in the run up to the festive period.
OpinionLovewell’s logic: Counting the cost of the Budget
In the run up to the Labour government’s first Budget this week, there was much speculation about how this would impact employers.
ArticleNovus Health introduces electric car salary sacrifice arrangement
Independent healthcare provider Novus Health has introduced an electric vehicle salary sacrifice benefit in order to extend its employee benefits package.
ArticleEmployee Benefits Live conference programme 2024 is unveiled
The Employee Benefits Live conference programme is now available.
OpinionAnt Donaldson: How can employers encourage staff to save money?
“May you live in interesting times” may be a clumsy rendering of the Chinese proverb, “It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period”, but it has certainly been relevant in recent years, through the pandemic, soaring inflation, and spikes in ...
OpinionLovewell's logic: The importance of facilitating conversations around suicide
Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide.
OpinionLovewell's logic: The right to switch off from work
How easy do you find it to switch off from work? Although this is not a new issue by any means, since the Covid-19 pandemic, the blurring of boundaries between work and home life has become more pronounced as a greater number of employees spend at least some of their ...
OpinionLovewell's logic: Supporting staff through troubling times
Current unrest across the UK mean this is a worrying and frightening time for many. The violence and ongoing threat of further unrest is extremely unsettling, even for those that have not been identified as potential targets.
OpinionLovewell's logic: Is there a disconnect around health and wellbeing?
Employee wellbeing is a top priority for many employers, but how many can say that their health and wellbeing provision is truly living up to its full potential?
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Essex County Council launches EAP for care sector staff
Essex County Council has launched an employee assistance programme (EAP) for its xx care sector workers.
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Essex County Council launches EAP for care sector staff
Essex County Council has launched an employee assistance programme (EAP) for its xx care sector workers.
OpinionLovewell's logic: Solving the summer holiday childcare conundrum
The school summer holidays: a time that can incite both excitement and dread among working parents. Like so many others, this week I embarked on the juggle that this time of year so frequently involves.
OpinionLovewell's logic: Are employers rethinking DE&I provision?
Has diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) become too ‘woke’? Earlier this week, this was the claim of some commentators after technology giant Microsoft was reported to have laid off some of its DE&I team.
ArticleKing's Speech introduces mandatory ethnicity and disability pay reporting
The government is set to bring in legislation to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for organisations with more than 250 employees.
OpinionLovewell's logic: Watching the Labour government bed in
We are now just over a week on from the Labour party storming to victory in the UK’s general election. The last time the UK moved to a Labour government after a period of Conservative rule, I was still at school and remember teachers trying to explain the significance of ...
OpinionLovewell's logic: Knowing when to throw in the towel
How unwell do you have to feel before you call in sick to work? Presenteeism has always presented something of a conundrum for employers, as it can be tricky to assess which individuals really should not be working when relying solely on their word.
OpinionLovewell's logic: Time to celebrate
Today (Friday 14 June) sees one of my favourite events of the year take place: the Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party.
OpinionLovewell's logic: Engaging employees with sustainability
How engaged are employees with your organisation’s sustainability strategy? What role do they have to play in helping to achieve targets?