Royal Bank of Scotland's suggested new bonus regime must properly incentivise staff to avoid a return to the 'bad old days' of excessive risk taking in the finance sector

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) revealed its new bonus plan for senior executives earlier this month, to be approved at the AGM on 28 April. It could allow up to 400% of salary to be awarded in shares...

High Court hearing allows employers to claw back bonuses and payments from departing staff

For some months over the winter, the High Court was hearing the case of Tullett Prebon v BGC Brokers, in which BGC was accused of the organised poaching of a team of brokers from Tullett.

Young jobseekers could bear the cost of a National Minimum Wage hike

The Government has announced increases to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) from October this year - but experts predict this could have a detrimental affect on the job opportunities of younger job...

Exclusive Reward Survey: Employers must listen to staff views on pensions and employee benefits

Employers who think staff that survived the recession will be happy just to have a job rather than be bothered about their pay and benefits have not been asking their staff what they want.

Pay inconsistency is damaging staff retention

Lack of consistency in employees' pay is having a damaging impact on staff retention, new research reveals.

Bonuses equivalent to eight weeks' pay for John Lewis staff

John Lewis staff are to receive bonuses of 15% of their salaries - equivalent to eight weeks' pay.

Prime minister says there will be no pay increases for senior civil servants over the next year

The prime minister has announced thousands of senior public-sector staff, including doctors and magistrates, are to have their pay frozen over the next year.

Exclusive: Westminster City Council publishes salaries of its chief executive and senior offices on its website

Westminster City Council has published the salaries of 30 members of its strategic board on its website and intranet site as part of a policy of openness.

New bonus scheme for Eversheds takes a holistic view of lawyers' performance

International law firm Eversheds is to launch a new bonus scheme for all lawyers working across its offices.

Regular payroll updates for HR professionals

Since 1985, the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP) has been providing our members with regular updates on developments and changes in legislation and technology specific to payroll.

Commission-free reward strategy has improved staff engagement levels, Carphone Warehouse claims

The Carphone Warehouse has decreased its rewards costs and improved staff engagement levels by 20% by axing its commission scheme.

Gender pay gap narrows for younger accountants but widens for the over-45s

While the pay gap between males and females is narrowing for accountants under 30, the opposite is the case for those over 45.