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

Company Christmas parties used to be the biggest shindig of the year but a quarter of employees reveal their work is not putting on a ‘do’ at all this year, according to research commissioned by the...

Motivating staff in the run-up to Christmas is an effective way to meet end-of-year targets. Yule-tide prizes or rewards also hold a lot of emotional clout, both in terms of seasonal goodwill and by...

The UK’s gift card and voucher market has experienced a double-digit increase of 14.3% in year-on-year sales in the second quarter of 2011, according to the latest statistics from The UK Gift Card &...

A desire to ‘increase pay and benefits’ has become the number one reason why employees want to change jobs, overtaking ‘improving job satisfaction’ in the CIPD Employee Outlook survey, as the economic...

Eight in 10 employers feel responsible for their employees’ financial security while three quarters of employees would value more help from their employer.

The independent Office of Tax Simplification has recommended the cycle to work tax relief should be retained.

HR professionals were paid a total of 1.5 billion in bonuses in 2010, more than double the amount of the previous year.

Improving risk management is now a priority for many companies. Regulatory intervention across jurisdictional borders, rigorous health and safety priorities, bribery and whistleblowing legislation,...

How much does your company value human capital? The changing HR landscape over the past 12 months, with a renewed emphasis on employee retention rather than recruitment, has meant that employers are...

The Government is to increase the levy on banks to 2.5bn this year, as it pushes for a deal on limiting bankers' bonuses.

As some companies report an upturn and others only just start to feel the pain, no organisation should neglect the effect of reward on talent.