Stephen Bevan: financial rewards don't motivate workers

As top pay comes under scrutiny in annual meetings, it becomes clear that financial incentives aren't the best motivators.

Are RemCos out of touch?

Two experts debate how RemCos can help companies set more realistic levels of executive pay

Female executives earn 22% less than male colleagues in some European countries

Data from Mercer shows the extent to which female executives across Europe are paid less than their male counterparts

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Bonus plans play a valuable role in performance

Despite their negative reputation, bonus plans are a valuable way of communicating priorities and targets

HR directors blame high flying male executives for unequal pay

HR directors and managers by Manchester law firm Pannone, found 84% claim unequal pay was a problem in the private sector, with around one quarter of those citing it as 'endemic'

FSA adjusts Remuneration Code governing the pay and bonuses for 2,500 financial organisations

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has outlined proposed revisions to its Remuneration Code affecting pay in the financial sector.

Where was HR during the bonus fiasco?

The bankers' risk-taking and greedy bonus culture has been soundly condemned by the media. But how far was HR to blame? David Woods investigates what part they played.

How do you decide what to pay your board of directors?

Given the medias obsession with fat-cat salaries, its hardly surprising to find that the general public believe board directors are overpaid. Stefan Stern asks what HR can do to make sure that the...

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Golden goose retention

What keeps high-flying high-earners from walking out the door at the merest whiff of boredom? Carol Lewis reports

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