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Flexible working: How better balance can bring benefits to all
July 23, 2024
The concept of working from home has undergone significant transformation in recent years.
Pre-pandemic, taking the opportunity to escape...
When less can mean more: The benefits of salary sacrifice
June 11, 2024
Don’t be put off by the name. Although salary sacrifice does technically require a ‘sacrifice’, these schemes are very much designed w...
Pension pot for life: An overview of the lifetime provider model
May 15, 2024
As children are reminded on a regular basis, actions often have consequences. And, as many end up learning, it’s not always obvious what t...
Strategies and tactics for tackling employee engagement
April 18, 2024
According to the headlines, UK PLC is in the middle of an employee engagement crisis.
This is certainly the picture painted by the State ...
Employee benefit trends for 2024 and beyond
March 7, 2024
After a number of turbulent years full of unexpected events and unforeseen situations, the idea of making predictions about the future can s...
Psychological barrier: How your ‘money mindset’ can impact on pension saving
January 25, 2024
From the joy of a windfall to the anguish of buyer’s remorse, there is no doubting money’s potential to influence our mood in positive a...
A time for giving? The changing face of workplace rewards at Christmas
December 12, 2023
After weeks of exposure to festive adverts and daily reminders from advent calendars, there’s no escaping the fact that Christmas is upon ...
Autumn statement: Key points from a people-management perspective
November 29, 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt issued an ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ on 22 November, with a blizzard of more than 100 measures designed to “...
Cost-of-living crisis: Financial wellbeing as an antidote to economic anxiety
November 9, 2023
The term ‘cost-of-living crisis’ was reportedly first coined a decade ago by Ed Miliband, the then Labour Party leader, in reference to ...
Collaborative force: Why it pays to keep workers connected
October 5, 2023
There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of today’s digital workplace: despite technology enabling us to be more connected than w...