Replace NHS with pay as you go, urges IEA head

The NHS needs a “radical” reform, where employees have personal pots into which savings can be made for healthcare and transferred into pensions funding upon retirement, according to Mark Littlewood...

Executive pay and binding shareholder votes: what does this mean for HR and remuneration policy?

The Government has completed a period of consultation on enhanced shareholder voting rights on executive pay. Included among the proposals are fundamental changes to the framework for directors'...

UK HR sector affected by skills shortages, reveals Reed survey

Skills shortages are impacting on the growth of many UK businesses in the HR sector, according to a new report from recruiter Reed UK, which canvassed the views of 1,500 employers and employees.

Childcare-voucher provider plans campaign to support working parents

Childcare-voucher provider Busy Bees Benefits is launching a campaign to encourage the Government to look at increasing support for this employee benefit.

Employers must combat the stigma around chronic disease, urges Dame Carol Black

Dame Carol Black (pictured), author of Health at Work and expert advisor to the Department of Health and Lord Freud, parliamentary undersecretary of state for the Department for Work and Pensions have...

Airline pilots and London tube drivers fit into the same salary bracket, reports recruiter PrivateFly

The most common salary band for pilots is £40,000 to £70,000, the same as a London tube driver.

Incentives and motivation: in this time of austerity, are incentive schemes aligned to business strategy?

It is not often that the shambolic workers in the US version of the hit comedy The Office provide genuine lessons for employers, particularly in the field of motivation.

Office salaries defy double-dip recession, having increased from 2011, finds Office Angels

Advertised UK salaries are holding steady despite the country’s descent into a double dip recession, according to the latest figures from office recruiter Office Angels.

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Is it time for a shared payroll strategy between finance and HR?

Keep your fingers crossed for Dean Shoesmith. As these words hit the page, the head of HR for both Sutton and Merton Borough Councils in South London is preparing to hit the big red button that will...

Small firms behind the curve with employee benefit reviews, finds Legal & General

Two-fifths of firms with between 10 and 100 staff do not plan to review the benefits they offer their staff for the foreseeable future, research conducted on behalf of insurer Legal & General has...

Government launches plans to help lone parents return to work rather than claim income support

From this week, lone parents will start getting the help they need to look for work earlier rather than stay on benefits, the Government has announced.

'Training gap' in healthcare sector puts patients at risk, finds survey of managers

More than over three quarters (78%) of managers surveyed in the healthcare sector believe patient care is at risk due to a lack of proper staff training and development, according to the latest...