REBA opinion

Why has the government put phase 2 of its Pensions Review on hold – and is it really to do with employer concerns, asks REBA editorial consultant Maggie Williams.  

As we enter 2025, REBA’s content director Jo Gallacher details why organisations must examine job design, flexibility and skills to adapt to changing societal health needs. 

In the Benefits Trends for 2025 Research REBA’s director, Debi O’Donovan, outlines why a clear view is key to mastering the three As: agility, adaptability and action.

As the use of AI in the workplace gathers pace, what does that mean for reward and benefits professionals' careers? REBA's content editor, Dawn Lewis, shares her insights.

There's a subtle shift taking place in the private medical insurance world. REBA's director Debi O'Donovan explores why employers are moving to select the services that best meet their organisation's requirements, while also taking a closer look at outcomes.

Writing in the Financial Wellbeing Research 2024, REBA’s director Debi O’Donovan explores how societal shifts are changing the face of financial wellbeing strategies.

Writing in REBA’s second report in its societal health series, produced in partnership with Mercer Marsh Benefits, content director Jo Gallacher outlines how good data on workplace demographics and a forward-thinking approach will help employers keep pace with shifting health needs

REBA’s Maggie Williams considers the future of pensions auto-enrolment and asks, why are we still doing pensions Gangnam style? 

Labour has pledged to introduce new workplace legislation within its first 100 days in power, REBA content editor Dawn Lewis takes a look at the changes that may lay ahead

Writing in REBA’s Employee Wellbeing Research 2024, REBA’s director and co-founder Debi O’Donovan outlines how better use of health and wellbeing data will be a key success factor as employers take on greater responsibility for employee health

Life can be tough, it’s true, but that doesn’t mean employers need to provide the answers to all your woes

Writing in part one of REBA’s trilogy into societal health, REBA’s content director Jo Gallacher, details how healthcare funding and delivery is seeing rapid changes and the fundamental implications for employers

Despite cost pressures, employers are adjusting benefits spend to boost recruitment, retention, engagement and more, as REBA’s director Debi O’Donovan explores in her latest article on the findings from the third edition of REBA’s Benefits Design Research 2024

Two contrasting pictures show the unbreakable link between healthcare benefits and pension saving says Maggie Williams   

Drawing on REBA’s recent Longer working lives research, Debi O’Donovan explores why proactive HR strategies are crucial to tackle challenges posed by an ageing workforce and the essential actions needed for workplace inclusion

Cohesive people strategies to mitigate the risks of the ageing workforce are not yet common, but they are firmly on the radar of chief human resources officers (CHROs), as REBA’s research on the impact of longer working lives demonstrates

With many businesses experiencing ongoing change and volatility in the wider economy, REBA’s editor Dawn Lewis explores how risks linked to people could impact organisations

REBA's Dawn Lewis takes a closer look at our inaugural multinational benefits strategy research to uncover the challenges facing expanding global and multinational organisations

Maggie Williams explores the findings from REBA’s Disability in the Workplace 2023 research, which considers the key benefits strategies, policies and cultures needed to support disabled employees and workers with long-term or chronic illnesses, impairments or conditions

REBA’s research, carried out at our Future of Pensions Summit, shows that pensions must deliver value for businesses and their workforces, as REBA's Maggie Williams explores