Zoe Wickens

Global workplace finance platform Stream has reached an agreement to acquire workplace financial wellbeing provider Salary Finance. The transaction will combine Stream’s digital platform, which offers tools including earnings tracking, budgeting, coaching, savings, flexible pay, pensions and loans, with Salary Finance’s expertise in responsible workplace finance and financial wellbeing. The combined business will employ 375

There is just one week to go until Employee Benefits’ webinar, Making wellbeing personal at scale, in association with Axa Health, will be broadcast live at 11am on Tuesday 15 September 2026. Webinar attendees will be able to hear Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, editor of Employee Benefits, and a panel of experts discuss the evolution of wellbeing

More than 300 workers based at the Tunnock’s factory in Scotland have accepted an improved pay offer, ending the threat of potential strike action. The Tunnock’s plant, which is located in Uddingston, Glasgow, produces teacakes and caramel wafers. The workers are represented by trade union Unite. The pay deal applies for 21 months. It will

More than half (56%) of employed adults have delayed seeking help for a mental or physical health concern because they did not want to take time off work, according to research by health insurance provider Bupa. Its Bupa wellbeing index, which surveyed 8,002 adults, also found a quarter (24%) of respondents said delaying treatment made their

More than half (57%) of parents with a child under the age of 18 have experienced at least one work, childcare or financial issue linked to child illness or injury, according to research by MetLife UK. Its Everyday risk report, which surveyed 2,087 adults, also found that one-fifth (21%) of parent respondents have taken time

Cathrine Osborne, head of HR (pictured above) and Amy Rose, HR and wellbeing advisor at Proper Cornish, will present a session on wellbeing in the real world on the second day of Employee Benefits Live 2026. The presentation is titled ‘Wellbeing in the real world: What it takes to bring support to your people’ and

Employee Benefits Live 2026, held at Excel London, and its multitude of conference sessions, is fast approaching. The dedicated reward and benefits event will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October. The programme will offer valuable insights to address challenges facing organisations’ HR, people, and reward strategies, such as navigating rising costs and

South Western Railway has received White Ribbon accreditation for its commitment to tackling violence against women and girls. As part of the accreditation programme, which is run by White Ribbon UK, South Western Railway will develop and deliver a three-year action plan to prevent and combat gender-based abuse towards its employees and customers on trains,

Nearly half (48%) of Generation X employees feel they have left retirement planning too late, the highest of any generation, according to research by PensionBee. Its survey of 1,000 UK adults found that among the Gen X respondents, who are aged in their late 40s and 50s, who feel they started too late, 40% said

Bakery chain Gail’s has introduced a menopause action plan in order to offer dedicated workplace support to its employees. The plan is part of the employer’s commitment to build a working environment where menopause is understood; maintain confidentiality and treat all disclosures with dignity and respect; and ensure no one is disadvantaged, discriminated against or