Protecting retention, productivity and wellbeing through smarter, targeted benefits for sandwich carers
Sandwich generation employees are rapidly becoming one of the most pressing challenges for employers, and a critical strategic issue for reward and benefits teams.
These employees are balancing childcare, eldercare and demanding roles amid rising costs and increasingly complex family structures. Their pressures are intensifying, with clear implications for retention, progression and organisational capability.
Confidence in employer support, especially benefits provision, is slipping. For reward leaders, this signals a high‑value talent segment at real risk of burnout, stepping back or leaving, taking skills and leadership potential with them.
This webinar explores the realities of sandwich careers in 2026 and the priorities reward and benefits teams must focus on to protect workforce stability, capability and performance.
Key issues to be explored:
Thank you to our strategic partner Bright Horizons for supporting this REBA webinar
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Strategic Advisor, Bright Horizons Work + Family Solutions
A Certified Principal Business Psychologist, Jennifer has been an influencer in the field of employer best practice for over 20 years, with particular focus on working families, wellbeing, gender inclusion and evidence-based approaches. She is a leadership coach, coaching supervisor and sought-after speaker, writer, conference moderator and consultant.
Jennifer was a pioneer of parent transition coaching in the early 2000s, and as a Director of My Family Care, then Head of Thought Leadership with Bright Horizons, as well as through her own consultancy People in Progress , she has worked for over 20 years with the US and UK’s largest banks and financial institutions, supporting their talent strategies through financial crisis, pandemic, return to office and more. Jennifer is known for translating trends, public policy and research insights into solutions and practical actions.

VP Total Rewards EMEA, Aristocrat
With over 43 years’ in business and over 8yrs in Reward leadership, Tony has a wealth of experience working in a broad range of sectors and functions. This enables him to bring a unique perspective to his reward role. As a business disrupter and innovator, he has driven change in the businesses he has worked for or with. He has worked for some of the most innovative businesses in the UK and been at forefront of some of the most significant changes in the market.
Driving global transformations in companies including ECB (Cricket board) Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group, Carnival plc, Dentsu Group, Cambridge Press & Assessment and Aristocrat, Tony has developed a deep understanding how compensation and benefits impact the big picture and has developed reward strategies for future success. He brings a commercial mindset to drive innovation and transformation, delivering impactful results.

Head of Rewards UKI and Programmes, Experian
Ashton is a passionate Reward professional and currently the Head of UKI Reward and Programmes at Experian. Ashton is dedicated to building strong, engaging Reward propositions that connect seamlessly with broader HR priorities and business needs to drive meaningful impact.
With a focus on clarity, practicality, and employee experience, Ashton is energised by translating complex challenges into Reward solutions that genuinely support and empower people while strengthening organisational outcomes.
Protecting retention, productivity and wellbeing through smarter, targeted benefits for sandwich carers
Wed 11 February | 10.00 - 11.00 am
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