HR magazine's Global Corporate Challenge: Week 4

We are four weeks into the Global Corporate Challenge, so how are team HR magazine and the rest of Mark Allen Group doing?

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Reward for failure

“Reward for failure” has been in the headlines all too often recently, as George Entwistle, Diamond, Hughes et al all know.

Half of UK employees look to change jobs as they're unhappy with pay and benefits, research finds

Pay and benefits are the cause of most dissatisfaction for the majority of UK workers, with nearly half considering a change of jobs, according to research published by benefits provider Edenred.

Sponsored feature: Flexibility is crucial in ensuring working mothers feel they can balance work and family life

With over 25,000 employees in the UK, Santander has long since been aware that one size does not fit all, and that it is vital to be able to provide flexible opportunities to its employees.

Sponsored feature: Supporting working mothers offers mutual benefit to the business

At Santander UK over 60% of our staff are women, so it is important that we offer a broad range of options designed to appeal to working mums and to help them settle back into their jobs as quickly...

Shrinking wages are hitting living standards, holding back businesses and damaging growth, says TUC

The UK's overall pay packet was £52 billion smaller last year compared with the start of the financial crisis, according to research published by the TUC, marking the launch of its pay rise campaign.

Banking industry wages rise to 'offset bonus cap'

The banking industry is predicting an increase in fixed pay for employees to partially offset the shortfall in employee incentives, following planned EU regulation to cap bonuses, according to...

Burberry CEO becomes first woman to top FTSE100 pay league

Burberry chief executive, Angela Ahrendts, took home a total pay package of £16.9 million last year, making her the UK's highest paid CEO.

Looking after your employees mental wellbeing can add real value to your business

As a counsellor specialising in workplace counselling, I frequently hear from clients who feel undervalued or unappreciated by their employer. It’s a worrying trend and one that has become worse...

MPs urged by charity to make employers aware of the dangers of workplace drinking

MPs must encourage employers to become more aware of the dangers of workplace drinking and also tackle their own unhealthy drinking culture, which exists in the House of Commons, charity Alcohol...

HR magazine's Global Corporate Challenge begins

On May 23rd over a quarter of a million people in 110 countries stood up and got moving. For 16 weeks they’ll be taking part in the Global Corporate Challenge 2013 (GCC), and this year four teams here...

Flexible benefits schemes receiving surprisingly low take-up

Who wouldn’t want something purporting to make life easier? Many employers and staff, it turns out. In theory, flexible benefits schemes should be a popular choice – wouldn’t we all love a bit more...