Sage UK and Mercer join forces to launch employee benefits service for SMEs

Business software and services provider Sage UK and employee benefits consultancy, Mercer have joined forces to launch Sage Employee Benefits, a service designed to make it easier and more affordable...

CIPD: communication tops the list of reward issues facing HR professionals

More than three quarters (78%) of reward professionals continue to be concerned about the ability of their organisations to manage reward risks, according to the annual Reward Risks Survey by CIPD.

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Incentives and motivation: HR magazine's guide to Christmas perks

Motivating staff in the run-up to Christmas is an effective way to meet end-of-year targets. Yule-tide prizes or rewards also hold a lot of emotional clout, both in terms of seasonal goodwill and by...

Incentives and motivation: peer-to-peer reviews grow in popularity

The film awards season may be well behind us for another year, but who could fail to love the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards?

Childcare support for working parents to be provided to 80,000 more households, Government promises

Childcare support will be paid to around 80,000 more households, the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg and welfare secretary Iain Duncan Smith have announced.

Strategic Benefits: Employers have to keep constant watch to make sure staff are engaged with benefits

Job satisfaction is being sacrificed on the altar of pay and benefits, as the economic downturn forces workers to prioritise financial rewards and perks when deciding to change jobs.

Strategic Benefits: Taxing EAPs could blow a hole in employers' duty of care policies

A resource that promotes employee resilience and helps organisations prevent and manage sickness absence hardly sounds like an employee benefit. But, earlier this year, that is how the...

Strategic Benefits: top gear - the company car is as relevant and desirable as ever

Wrecked and heading for the scrapyard, or cruising along smoothly in top gear? Of late, it has been hard to get a handle on the general health or otherwise of company car schemes, but despite some...

Strategic Benefits: Business shun the bonus arrangement in favour of share schemes

Employees ranging from top financial executives to supermarket checkout staff are reaping the benefits of share schemes as they grow in popularity. And the bonus arrangement looks under threat, as...

Money problems prevent a tenth of employees from coming to work

Financial anxiety is taking its toll on the British workforce as almost one in 10 adults admits worrying about money has caused them to take a sick day, according to YouGov and Money in Mind.

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Strategic Benefits: strengthening the employer-employee relationship

Richard Branson once said: “We developed our business ideas in the belief our first priority should be the people who work for the companies. If staff are motivated, then customers will be happy and...

HR Reward Survey 2011: Business is failing to communicate the value of employee benefits

The results this year’s HR Reward Survey are marked by ennui and inertia. Business is not communicating the benefits message to employees. It needs to get its act together.