Thousands of Post Office workers to strike on Monday

Almost 4,000 Post Office workers are set to stage their ninth strike since Easter on Monday, over pay and job security.

Bonus schemes can help employers recruit and maintain motivated employees

Sports Direct has hailed its share bonus scheme as an "absolute game changer" as around 2,000 staff who have stayed with the business since the bonus plan was introduced in 2009 reap large rewards.

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.

UK has three times more millionaire bankers than the rest of EU, European Banking Authority finds

There are three times more millionaire bankers in Britain than the rest of the EU combined, figures published today have found.

Sick leave costs UK employers £29 billion a year, says PwC

Sick days are costing UK employers about £29 billion a year as British workers take up to four times as many days off than rival economies, according to research from accountancy firm PwC.

Cavendish review calls for healthcare assistants to receive formal training

All healthcare assistants (HCAs) should receive the same basic training, based on best practice, a review published today has recommended.

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.

Asda employees to receive record share payout

Asda employees are to receive record payouts as part of parent company Wal-Mart's Sharesave scheme.

A rise in public-private partnerships will force both sectors to work together

According to the Government, public-private partnerships are a means of fuelling economic growth. So it’s timely to ask: what are the enduring barriers to effective working between the two sectors?...

EU Parliament rejects plans to curb fund manager bonuses

The European Parliament yesterday rejected proposals to ban fund managers from receiving bonuses that amounted to more than their annual salary.

UK workers’ unhealthy lifestyles a 'ticking time bomb', research finds

British employees are shortening their lives by more than four years due to unhealthy lifestyle choices, new research by health insurer PruHealth and consultancy Mercer has found.

Employers squeeze salaries as vacancies rise, says Adzuna

More jobs are being advertised in the UK but at a lower average salary than a year ago, according to the latest UK employment market report by jobs search engine Adzuna.