November 2026 is Succession Planning Month on HR Briefing: Make sure your solutions are part of the story!
Each month on HR Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the human resources sector – and in November we’ll be focussing on Succession Planning. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help HR industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re an Succession Planning […]
Executive Coaching: What HR leaders should compare when choosing solutions
Executive coaching has traditionally been associated with senior leaders, board members and high-potential executives. It can provide valuable opportunities to reflect, challenge established thinking and develop the capabilities needed to lead through increasingly complex situations. But coaching can also become an expensive development benefit with objectives that are difficult to define and outcomes that are […]
Explore the trends shaping employee benefits, reward and wellbeing strategies
Financial wellbeing, flexible benefits, employee engagement and reward technology continue to dominate the agenda for HR and Reward leaders. The Employee Benefits & Rewards Forum brings together senior decision-makers looking to review suppliers, benchmark solutions and discover new ideas. Through a programme of pre-arranged meetings, you can meet providers aligned to your requirements and compare solutions efficiently. […]
Salary Sacrifice Pensions: Employer NI Savings and contribution strategy
For employers reviewing a salary sacrifice pension, often called pension salary exchange, National Insurance (NI) savings are only part of the decision. Employers also need to decide whether that saving is retained, used to increase pension contributions or split between the two. From 2029/30, new rules will limit the amount of salary or bonus that […]
Death in Service Insurance and Group Risk Benefits: Closing the employee awareness gap
Death in service insurance can provide meaningful financial protection for employees’ families. But that value is harder to realise if employees do not know what cover they have, how it works or where to find the details. The same applies to wider group risk benefits such as group income protection and group critical illness insurance. […]
Employee Financial Wellbeing: The business case and how to choose a provider
Employee financial wellbeing can include apps, earned wage access, payroll saving, coaching and broader platforms. But these services address different needs. For HR, Reward and Benefits teams, the starting point is to understand what employees need help with, which type of support is appropriate and what a provider should be able to demonstrate. The business […]
Employee Car Ownership Schemes (ECOS): How they differ from salary sacrifice
For employers reviewing car benefits, an employee car ownership scheme (ECOS) and a salary sacrifice car scheme can look similar. Both can give employees access to a new car through work. But the underlying arrangements are different. Under a qualifying ECOS, the employee acquires the car at the outset within a structured financing arrangement. Under […]
Revealed: What upcoming employment law changes mean for UK manufacturers
With the Employment Rights Act 2025 coming into law on 18 December 2025, employers across the country have been making arrangements to accommodate new provisions related to holiday pay, statutory rights, employee protections against workplace harassment and more. The Act represents the biggest changes to UK employment law in decades and is therefore being rolled […]
Employee Wellbeing Platforms: Category scope and provider evaluation
Employee wellbeing has become an increasingly broad category. Mental health support, physical fitness, financial wellbeing, counselling, sleep, nutrition and lifestyle services can all sit beneath the wellbeing umbrella: sometimes within one platform and sometimes through multiple specialist providers. That creates a challenge for HR and benefits teams evaluating employee wellbeing solutions. What exactly are they buying? […]
Leadership Development: How HR teams can measure behaviour change and impact
Choosing the right leadership development programme is only the beginning. As explored in our earlier Leadership Development Programmes: What HR Teams Should Compare buyer’s guide, effective programmes should start by asking what organisations actually need their leaders to do differently. Once training begins, HR teams need to answer an equally important question: Did anything actually change? […]