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Asda, Burger King and Travelodge have joined an employer alliance aimed at supporting employee financial education. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and customer experience firm Foundever have also joined the Employer Alliance for Financial Education, which has been launched…
Refurbishment and fit out firm Collins Construction has transitioned to an employee ownership trust (EOT). The firm’s seven shareholders sold the business to an EOT, securing its long-term independence and creating an ownership structure designed to protect it for future…
A quarter (24%) of employers do not offer any financial education to their employees, according to research by Everywhen. Its survey of 500 UK HR decision makers also found that, among respondents that have resources in place to educate employees about their finances, 34% offer…
Personal resilience can help employees manage pressure, but it’s not a long-term strategy for unrealistic workloads that can lead to mid-career burnout. According to the 2026 ‘Work is Health’ study, conducted by YouGov and the Playlist group, which surveyed 4,000 employees…
Enterprise management incentives (EMI) have long been the reward tool of choice for ambitious smaller organisations. They are tax-efficient, flexible, and genuinely motivating for employees. In his 28 October 2026 Budget, the Chancellor went further still, building on last…
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched two consultations on plans to give defined contribution (DC) savers in the private sector guided retirement options to improve their outcomes. Around 17 million private sector workers saving into a pension will be given the…
Natwest Group has introduced a digital volunteering platform for employees to support volunteering across the UK. The banking group will offer its 40,000 UK employees access to digital volunteering platform GoVo, provided by charity Royal Voluntary Service. Through GoVo for…
A male teacher dismissed by an independent school after seeking flexibility around his working hours to take his children to school has succeeded in his claim for sex discrimination. Frederick Lechmere-Smith served as director of studies at Kensington Park School in West London…
A health screen is a preventive measure that involves conducting a series of medical tests or evaluations to assess a person’s health status. What are health screening benefits? With prevention moving up the corporate agenda, health screening has become a popular employee…
Open Cosmos has appointed Natasha Dillon chief people officer. In the role, Dillon will lead Open Cosmos’ people function, helping to attract, develop and retain the talent needed to deliver on its objectives. She will help create people structures, leadership capability and…
Employee Benefits poll: Just over half (57%) of employers said they do not think the recent real living wage rate increase will help address ongoing cost of living issues. According to a survey of Employee Benefits readers, 36% of respondents said they do think the recent real…
Have your say in our latest readers’ poll. Last week, Employee Benefits reported that the national minimum wage (NMW) and national living wage (NLW) will both increase by 3.9% in April 2027. On 1 April next year, the NMW for 18- to 20-year olds will rise by 3.9% to £11.27 per…
Staff at the East Lancashire Blood Sciences department of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) have begun strike action over holiday pay irregularities. The employees work at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and the Burnley General Teaching Hospital. They are employed…