Employers urged to redesign bonus schemes

Employers should consider investing bonus pots in base salaries or initiatives that improve employees’ work enjoyment to drive performance, a management expert has suggested.

Seven ways to motivate staff in 2014

Getting staff motivated for the year ahead is a vital task for management in any organisation. With workforces demotivated following several years with minimal or no pay rises, reduced headcounts,...

Majority of mums feel guilty about returning to work

Four out of five mothers feel guilty about returning to work after having a baby, a survey suggests.

Mothers cite childcare costs as greatest barrier to work

Two-thirds of working and non-working mothers say the cost of childcare prevents them from working more, according to research.

Call for banking bosses to address staff welfare??

Workplaces stress among bankers is costing the industry £17 million a year, a charity has warned.??

Female graduates demand smaller salaries than men

Female graduates request lower starting salaries than male graduates when looking for their first job, a vacancy website has found.

Chancellor hints at above-inflation minimum wage rise

The national minimum wage (NMW) could rise above the rate of inflation by 2015, the chancellor has suggested.

2014: The year employers get to grips with financial wellbeing

When we commissioned our annual research into benefits trends at the end of 2013 we fully expected the issue of pensions auto-enrolment to be top of the agenda for employers in the year ahead.

Non-exec pay dips after years of growth, PwC study finds

Pay for non-executive directors (NEDs) has flatlined after five years of steady increases, a PwC study has found.

George Osborne cautions against 'self defeating' minimum wage rise

Chancellor George Osborne has warned against a 'self-defeatist' rise in the National Minimum Wage if it comes at the expense of jobs.

Counter-offers: Why money isn't always the best policy

"Show me the money" was a phrase that worked for Tom Cruise in the film Jerry McGuire but in today's more buoyant jobs market, counter-offers of money alone aren't always the answer to retaining...

FTSE 100 bosses already earned average workers' yearly pay

Britain's top bosses have already earned more money in 2014 than the average UK worker will take home this year, according to the thinktank High Pay Centre.