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Communication, engagement and trust are all fundamental to a successful reward strategy.

Appreciating employees should be embedded in a company’s culture rather than a one-off marketing calendar event.

Organisations can use rewards to foster innovation and creativity while encouraging employees to contribute fresh ideas and solutions.

Pet ownership among Gen Z and Millennials is no longer a peripheral consideration. It’s often integral to mental health, financial pressures and work-life balance.

Could the rise in NLW present a strategic risk to retention and productivity for reward leaders?

The Employment Rights Act 2025 has recently received Royal Assent, and contains some important changes to how gender pay gap reporting must be carried out from 2027 onwards. 

Willis Towers Watson takes a look at four of the key issues at the top of benefit and reward leaders' agendas for this year from harnessing AI and retaining talent, to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive and managing discussions around total reward.

When managed correctly, transparency offers an opportunity to bolster credibility, culture and competitive advantage.

Competing priorities, administrative tasks and often teams working remotely means that good work can go unnoticed but AI is now in a position to enhance its recognition and reinforce its habit.

Barnett Waddingham’s Melissa Blissett and Jane van Zyl, of Working Families, offer their insight into how the Employment Rights Bill will affect flexible working and the gender pay gap.

How is leadership reward evolving to recognise long-term impact, strategic influence and the broader contributions of today’s senior leaders.