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

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called on the incoming Government to 'urgently' fix problems leading to the decline in occupational pension investments.

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.

Businesses, charities and public-sector organisations are keen to operate environmentally- friendly fleets but still have a long way to go, according to the Energy Saving Trust.

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.

i-level, the digital communications agency, has revamped its employee reward offering to communicate benefits to staff in line with the innovative nature of the company.

Looking at the benefits budget from an outsider's perspective, it's relatively easy to see a large number and assume it can be trimmed without your employees really caring - or even noticing.

Sage has launched a new online flexible benefits package to its UK employees

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

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.

A new service has been launched to help NHS trusts respond to the Department of Health's new employee Health and Wellbeing agenda - and to benchmark their progress.

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show a continuing decline in the proportion of private-sector employees saving in workplace pensions.