News & Articles

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...
Pension Awareness 2023: Helping employees figure out their real financial future
September 6, 2023
Looking at the headline figures, the story of workplace pension saving is one of great success, with many more people saving for their retir...
Loud quitting turns volume up on employee engagement challenge
July 27, 2023
Unless your workplace is a perfect zen paradise, it’s more than likely that you will experience points of friction during your day job. ...
Spring Budget Breakdown for Employers: Worker wellbeing
July 4, 2023
In this series of articles, we reflect on the key changes announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget and assess their impact in relati...
Spring Budget Breakdown for Employers: Changes to childcare
June 13, 2023
In this series of articles, we reflect on key changes announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget and assess their impact in relation t...
Spring Budget Breakdown for Employers: Changes to pensions
May 16, 2023
Although much of the detail within the Spring Budget was expected, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt still left room for some eyebrow-raising surprises...
Helpful contribution: Underlining pension benefits in the face of income squeeze
April 20, 2023
If anyone were seeking evidence of the continued impact of the cost-of-living crisis, they need not look far. The till receipts for weekl...
3 key employee-benefit trends in the post-pandemic landscape
February 7, 2023
It is now more than three years since news of a novel coronavirus hit the headlines, drawing a line of separation between our pre-pandemic â...