23 Mar 2020

Inside Track podcast: REBA's COVID-19 reactions

In this Inside Track podcast Debi O’Donovan, Dawn Lewis and Maggie Williams explore some of the key issues emerging from our industry and within the REBA community. We share practical insights and tips on how reward and benefits professionals are responding and supporting their staff.

Find insight on the following topics at the following times within the podcast:

Pay, bonuses and holiday policies: ways that businesses are responding to a sudden drop in income (32 seconds into the podcast)
Sick pay arrangements: how to manage statutory sick pay, contractual sick pay and the longer-term effects these could have on employees’ financial wellbeing (3 minutes 40 seconds into the podcast)
Benefits strategy: ways to make sure you’re making the most of your insurance provider’s offering and maximising other benefits (6 minutes into the podcast)
Financial wellbeing: short-term financial resilience and longer-term considerations such as pensions investment for those approaching retirement (9 minutes 18 seconds into the podcast)
Mental and social wellbeing: the bigger picture of employees’ health (13 minutes 12 seconds into the podcast).

Remember that you can also share knowledge and discuss the points raised in the podcast with reward and benefits professionals in our peer-to-peer rebaLINK network and through the running blog on our website.

Much of the detail and insight shared in this podcast came from the findings of REBA's snapshot survey into employers' response to COVID-19. Read the full survey findings here.

Please note that this podcast was recorded before the government made its announcement that it would support employers by paying 80% of employees’ wages up to £2,500 a month. Read further details about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.