Employee Relations Institute to improve knowledge and competence of managers in workplace relations

Launched yesterday, the Employee Relations Institute (ERI) is a membership organisation that has been set up to improve employee and workplace relations in the UK.

All employees to be given the right to flexible working, says Clegg

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg (pictured) will announce this week the extension of the right to request flexible working hours to all employees.

Salary increases for FTSE 250 companies remain flat, says Deloitte

Almost half of FTSE 100 chief executives and over a third of directors received no pay increase last year, according to the 2012 directors remuneration report in FTSE 250 companies, published today by...

Youth unemployment 2: Where is the evidence that wage incentives work?

The importance of wage incentive schemes is highlighted in the report released today by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee on Youth Unemployment.

Staff could lose £10k pension pot if they wait to be auto-enrolled

Employees could miss out on £10,000 in pensions contributions if they wait to be automatically enrolled, claims an investment company.

Company car and allowance schemes grow in popularity as benefit, says Towers Watson

Cars remain in the driving seat as a company benefit for UK and EMEA businesses, shows a report from professional services firm Towers Watson.

HR reward special 7/7: legal update on employee benefits

Employment law is complex at the best of times, but when tax, benefits, fuel efficiency and parental leave come into play, HR departments can find themselves facing fresh hurdles in their bid to give...

HR reward special 2/7: a good pay and benefits package can be key in retaining and incentivising staff but it has to work for the business

A woolly or paternalistic approach to employee benefits won’t cut the mustard at most businesses today.

HR reward special 1/7: Change is afoot in the reward and benefits market and HR directors need to get involved

No longer thought of as ‘work’s perks’, employee benefits and reward have moved from ‘a nice thing to do’ to becoming a core part of the employment proposition.

Wasabi launches its first UK employee benefits package

Wasabi the sushi retailer has, for the first time, introduced a pension and benefits package to its UK employees.

HR strategy: fast-forward to 2022

It’s 2022. As the HR director of a large corporate you are writing your HR strategy for the next year and you begin by reflecting on the last 10-15 years of change.

Rise of 'global nomads' causes problems for employee benefits strategy, Mercer study shows

While the number of employees on international assignments has remained relatively stable over recent years, the percentage of ‘global nomads’ (employees who move from country to country on multiple...