BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:484@careengland.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260414T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260414T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T083459Z URL:https://www.careengland.org.uk/events/the-care-talent-securing-the-wor kforce-via-skills-wellbeing-and-smart-benefit/ SUMMARY:The Care Talent - Securing the workforce via skills\, wellbeing\, a nd smart benefit DESCRIPTION:A recording of the webinar can reviewed below\, and a copy of t he slides can be found HERE.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/dtLswVDUCBo\n\n \;\n\ nSalary is no longer enough. Despite advertised median pay climbing 7.5% t o £33\,526 in 2025\, more than half of UK workers are still cutting back on everyday spending\, and the top career goal for 2026 isn't a pay rise. It's a better work-life balance.\nThis webinar drew on 21.6 million UK job ads and surveys of 3\,000 workers and 1\,000 recruiters to reveal the gro wing gap between what candidates truly wanted from an employer and what mo st organisations were actually advertising. The findings were striking: fl exible working hours were the single most desired benefit\, yet only 4% of employers mentioned them in job ads. Enhanced sick pay was wanted by 28% of workers but advertised by just 1%.\nIn this session\, we showed how to close that gap\, practically and quickly. Attendees learned how to audit t heir current benefits package against real market benchmarks\, which low-c ost benefits delivered the highest return on retention\, and how to commun icate their culture more compellingly across every job posting and employe r brand touchpoint.\nWhether they were recruiters\, HR leaders\, or hiring managers\, they left with a clear\, evidence-based framework to make thei r benefits package a genuine competitive advantage in 2026.\nWhat They Lea rned\n\n\n The benefits gap - what workers wanted vs. what employers adve rtised\, across 22 industries\n High-impact\, low-cost wins - the benefit s that drove the biggest uplift in applications and retention\n How to se gment by audience - tailoring the benefits narrative for different roles a nd industries\n Transparent job ad copy - practical language and structur e to showcase culture and convert more applicants\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \ ;\nShould you wish to discuss any of the points raised or have further que stions\, please contact:\nAndrew Mcintosh - UK Manager\, Care Specialist T eam\, Total Jobs: andrew.mcintosh@totaljobs.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.careengland.org.uk/wp-content/upload s/2026/02/Official-Care-England-Webinar-Templates-58.png CATEGORIES:Care England,Care England Members,Non members END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR