OFT refers private medical insurance industry to Competition Commission

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has proposed to refer the market for privately funded healthcare services in the UK (PH) to the Competition Commission (CC) for a market investigation.

State of flux in eurozone piles pressure on employers' benefits strategy

Although the concept of a single European currency has been kicked about since at least the Second World War, it is hard to believe that 2012 marks 20 years since the establishment of the euro by the...

'Don't ditch the Christmas bash - you'll damage productivity for next year', FPB warns bosses

Employers have been warned do not ditch the “all important” Christmas party the sake of a few pounds.

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Abolishing minimum wage is not the answer to kick-starting the economy

With the gloomy economic forecast the Government is looking for ways to help the nation’s finances recover, but the chancellor George Osbourne’s recent Autumn Statement came under criticism for not...

Hot topic: sign off the sick note?

David Frost, former director general, British Chamber of Commerce and Dame Carol Black, national director for health and work, have presented to the Government their independent review aimed at...

Morgan McKinley: financial staff predict a drop in their bonuses as job availability wanes

A third of financial professionals expect lower bonuses next year, according to Morgan McKinley, as job availability drops by 29% on November 2011.

Remploy launches Government funded service for mental health and work

Remploy’s Employment Services has launched the UK’s first ever Government funded mental health in work support service.

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Employers must put in place stronger links between pay and performance, says CBI

The CBI has called for action to boost the link between executive pay and performance to further strengthen the current system of corporate governance.

Sainsbury’s joins forces with Carers UK to support staff who care

Carers UK and Sainsbury’s have joined forces on national Carers Rights Day 2011 to help support the UK’s 6.4 million people in the UK who care for ill or disabled people.

Transport for London commits to stopping the stigma associated with mental health in the workplace

Transport for London (TfL) has committed to raising awareness about mental illness and to helping stop the stigma associated with it.

Global HR survey suggests more pay increases are on the cards

Employers’ intentions to increase pay at or above the extent of previous years in the UK have increased by 15% since January, according to the global HR Reflections survey from ORC International,...

Autumn Statement: support for nursery places for ‘disadvantaged families’ will be detrimental to working parents

The chancellor George Osborne, yesterday announced more free childcare places for two-year-olds from “disadvantaged families”, but in doing so has failed to address the rising cost of childcare for...