Opinion – Page 5
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OpinionMichelle Nash: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
Charitable giving is important to Aldermore’s workforce and it strongly believes in maximising the benefits of payroll giving for staff.
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OpinionSarah Smith: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
At a time when charities are struggling due to several extremely challenging years, payroll giving is essential to helping them to continue their vital work.
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OpinionCharles Cotton: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s Charles Cotton asks: how beneficial and widespread are payroll giving schemes?
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OpinionHelen Watson: Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill: a warning against rushed legislation
New proposed laws have been tabled in Parliament which would entitle domestic abuse victims to paid time off work.
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid’s personality is put to the test
Candid faces psychometric testing.
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OpinionNick Bustin: What does 2025 have in store for employers and employees?
As 2025 starts to unfurl, the challenges faced by employers and employees alike are becoming more apparent.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Could a four-day week become the norm?
As 200 employers permanently adopt a four-day week, could this working model become more commonplace in the next few years?
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OpinionMatt McDonald: Taking legal lessons learned in 2024 into 2025
As 2025 gains momentum, employers should reflect on 2024 to see what lessons can be learned to pave the way for a smoother year ahead.
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OpinionRuari Grant: Employers’ role in workplace pensions has evolved
Employers’ role in workplace pensions has evolved but still as important says Ruari Grant
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OpinionTim Middleton: A pension scheme needs to meet future requirements
Employers have a number of factors to consider when selecting a suitable pension plan.
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OpinionEmma Hammond: Supporting employees through the menopause
Creating effective policies and training to support women and others experiencing the menopause is essential for fostering an inclusive and thriving workplace.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Extending workplace support for miscarriage
Parents who experience a miscarriage should be legally entitled to two weeks’ paid leave. This was the recommendation made this week by the Women and Equalities Committee, a cross-party group of MPs, in its report Equality at Work: Miscarriage and Bereavement Leave.
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OpinionJennifer Roberts: What is your favourite budget-friendly benefit?
Central Co-op’s retail discount scheme has improved savings for staff, as well as employee engagement.
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OpinionAdam Kirton: What is your favourite budget-friendly benefit?
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust supports staff with the cost of living through a range of budget-friendly benefits.
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OpinionStephanie Clarke: Building neurodiverse-friendly workplaces
Neurodiversity is becoming an increasingly important focus for employers, with an estimated 15% of the UK population identifying as neurodivergent.
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid explores menopause support
Candid questions the role of benefits in a menopause support programme.
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OpinionYvonne Gallagher: Employee Rights Bill: still more to be done
There have been key developments in employment law, including the Employment Rights Bill, the Get Britain Working white paper, and the Regulatory Policy Committee’s report on government impact assessments.
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OpinionKeely Rushmore: What does the Bolt judgment mean for the gig economy?
An employment tribunal judgment has seen Bolt join the growing list of employers, including Uber and Addison Lee, to have tried and failed to argue that the people it engages are genuinely self-employed rather than workers.
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OpinionNeil Goodwin: What are your reward and benefits priorities for 2025?
Wickes has continued to be guided by its total reward principles in 2024 to give it some stability in reward.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: How time flies!
As I get older, it seems that every year seems to fly past quicker than the last. Looking back over the past 12 months, it certainly seems like a lot has happened.