Court ruling clarifies legitimacy of caps on redundancy payments to employees nearing retirement age

Most contractual redundancy schemes apply some form of reduction for employees who are approaching retirement age, either through a tapering provision or a cap. There has been some concern that such...

Cost-conscious multinationals are reviewing their company car benefit policies

Multinational employers have been forced to cut back on their company car perks to contain costs.

Employees remain disengaged as pay and conditions fail to improve with move out of recession

Employee engagement has reached an all-time low as the effect of UK's move out of recession has failed to filter down to the workplace.

Employers can provide the tools for employees to plan and keep control of their finances

For 21st-century workforces, a lifetime of ?nancial security is now less of a certainty than ever. But, as more and more employees struggle to plan or keep control of their ?nances, employers can help...

What the 2012 pension changes mean and how manage costs and minimise negative staff reactions

2012 is going to be an important year and it's not all about the Olympics - it will also herald significant changes to pensions within the UK.

Avoidable fleet driver faults caused at least 14,818 working days of downtime in 2009, says RAC

The number of breakdowns caused by fleet driver error is falling, but the severity of avoidable faults is causing longer periods of downtime, according to a new report.

The teething problems of the new expenses system for MPs show the importance of fairness, consistency and communication

The House of Commons has run into problems with its new expenses system run by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). Its chairman, Sir Ian Kennedy, has admitted to 'teething...

Workers who took a pay cut to keep their jobs are still waiting to have it re-instated

As many as 8,680,000 employees who took a pay cut during the recession, in order to avoid redundancy, have still not had their pay re-instated.

BT agrees three-year pay deal for staff with Communication Workers Union

The Communication Workers Union has reached a three-year pay deal with BT worth 9.3%, in a bid to avoid strike action from staff.

Jobseekers in the public sector are unwilling to compromise on pay and pensions

Jobseekers in the public sector are rejecting Government policy to raise the retirement age and restrict public-sector pension rights.

Huge numbers of NHS staff turn up for work while unwell

Two thirds of NHS employees are turning up for work when they don't feel well enough to do their job and almost a quarter suffer harassment or abuse from patients, according to a new survey.

Restructuring of bonuses will mean they will be harder to earn

UK firms are putting more emphasis on bonuses as the economy emerges from the downturn, but bonus structures are changing, meaning staff have to work harder to get them.