A recent Court of Appeal decision has brought into sharp focus the importance for employers of properly defining in their contracts what is payable under a payment in lieu of notice clause (a...
The recession seems to have done little to reduce demand for top talent both in the UK and worldwide and the competition for the best people is as strong as ever. So how does a charity compete, when...
Employers are offering staff too many pension investment options, causing confusion and causing employees to make the wrong choices, research finds.
Most employees in the UK are not inherently dishonest. Many, if asked, would say they do ‘an honest day’s work’.
Employees earning a salary between £16,000 and £50,000 are most at risk should they be unable to work, since state benefits will not maintain their standard of living if they stop earning due to...
TUI Travel has outsourced the management of all its healthcare benefits to simplify the system for employees and reduce spend.
HR professionals were paid a total of 1.5 billion in bonuses in 2010, more than double the amount of the previous year.
Improving risk management is now a priority for many companies. Regulatory intervention across jurisdictional borders, rigorous health and safety priorities, bribery and whistleblowing legislation,...
A pension specialist has disputed claims that making council workers pay more into their pensions would fatally undermine the local government pension scheme.
UK companies face yet more legislation in running their pension schemes and new developments will add to the complexity and cost - and the deadline for their implementation is 6 April.
It was announced on 9 February that, after an 18-month debate, sandwich maker Uniq had finally reached agreement with the Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) on the future of its...
The Government risks being accused of a 'mis-selling scandal' if it does not match pension auto-enrolment reforms with an overhaul of the state pension, the chairman of the UK's leading pension body...
