Economic recovery leads to higher attrition, study finds

If the economy does recover, as predicted, HR departments could face a battle to keep hold of top performers as they start to look elsewhere for opportunities.

Warning over calls to scrap workplace childcare vouchers

The Government must ensure working parents will be better off if it replaces childcare vouchers with free childcare services, a benefits expert has warned.

2014: The year employers get to grips with financial wellbeing

When we commissioned our annual research into benefits trends at the end of 2013 we fully expected the issue of pensions auto-enrolment to be top of the agenda for employers in the year ahead.

Employers urged to offer better bereavement support

British workers who have suffered a bereavement are not being offered enough support at work, a report by the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) has found.

UK workers: Managers don’t know how to motivate us

UK workers don’t think their managers know how to get the best out of their teams, according to research by benefits provider Edenred.

Prioritising health and wellbeing is important for the individual and the economy

The ‘people’ or human capital contribution to the fragile economic recovery will rely on three key assets. They are: the skills base of the workforce and employers’ capacity to make good use of it;...

Should long service awards be renamed 'lethargy of service' awards?

Are rewards for length of service actually valued by those who receive the reward or are they seen as a reward for those who are a just filling a seat, and who should be moving on to allow for new...

Traineeship scheme receives £20million funding boost

The Government has pledged an extra £20 million to its traineeship programme to help more young people into apprenticeships.

Gen Y workers want financial advice in benefits packages, Barclays research finds

Almost two-thirds of Gen Y workers want their employer to offer financial education and guidance as part of their benefits package, according to a report by Barclays.

Care workers paid below minimum wage, says thinktank

Care workers are being paid as little as £5 an hour, well below the legal minimum wage, according to a report by thinktank Resolution Foundation.

Sports Direct employees to receive record share windfall

Thousands of employees at retailer Sports Direct are in line for bonuses worth an average of £75,000 each.

Poor communication on employee benefits costs UK businesses £2.7 billion a year, says Cass Business School

Failing to tell staff about benefits is costing UK employers £2.7 billion every year, through increased staff turnover and sickness absence, according to research published by Cass Business School.