Employers to reduce executive bonuses in 2013, says PwC survey

Many FTSE100 executives will see no increase to their annual bonuses this year and some bonuses could even be cut up to a quarter, according to a survey published today by professional services firm...

“Landscape of pay freezes and job insecurity” across homelessness and care sector, warns report

More than 80% of organisations from the homelessness and care sectors are concerned about pay freezes in the coming year, with more than a third from the social housing, homelessness and care sectors...

Board pay stalls and gender pay gap widens across Europe, finds Hay Group

Executive pay restraint exercised across Europe is being reflected in non-executive directors (NED) fees, according to a report published today from global management consultancy, Hay Group.

Management pay will struggle to keep pace with inflation in 2013, reveals report

Managers' and professionals' incomes will struggle to keep pace with inflation, with average pay increases of 2.2% forecast for 2013, reveals a report from HR research organisation Incomes Data...

Goldman Sachs staff share £8.1 billion bonus package

Nearly 6,000 UK employees at US banking firm, Goldman Sachs are set to share bonus packages of £8.1 billion working out at an average bonus payout for each employee of £250,000.

No workplace benefits for nearly nine million workers

Nearly nine million workers do not receive any benefits from their employers at all and with upcoming changes such as auto-enrolment, employers may well have to re-think their no-benefits policies,...

HR can help blunt edge of inevitable rail fare rises, says London Overground HRD

Rail commuters will continue to see ticket prices rise faster than salaries "at least for another couple of years", but employers could help "ease this pressure" on workers by offering initiatives to...

Child Benefit is just the start: how and why employers can step up support for working parents

It has been a long time coming but finally the much-heralded cut in child benefit is coming into effect.

Year ends with low pay growth, XpertHR pay survey reveals

As 2012 comes to an end there is no sign of a sustained increase in the level of pay awards, according to data released today by HR advice firm XpertHR.

Christmas is a rollercoaster season, so start showing the human face of people management

Among employers the issue is usually one of hitting the right balance over celebrations: not wanting to be a Scrooge, but doing their best to avoid unnecessary dips in productivity (all those extended...

Employers must rethink benefits package in unstable times, says HRD

Employees have become ‘increasingly risk-aware’ since the economic crisis hit. They are concerned their financial worries will continue for the long term and believe there is ‘no end in sight’,...

Working Families could lose £279 a year, says Labour

The Labour party has said working families with children on £20,000 could lose £279 a year from next April, due to benefit and tax credit changes announced yesterday by chancellor George Osborne in...