Incentives must be aligned with HR strategy

Incentives and bonuses play an 'essential role in levering business performance' - but they have to be aligned to HR strategy, according to HR leaders.

Pensions have lost their perk appeal

The Government has "killed the golden goose" of quality retirement provision, through 20 years of interference, according to HR directors.

Working parents may be forced to give up their jobs if tax relief on childcare vouchers is scrapped

More than 60% of working parents using childcare vouchers may have to consider giving up their jobs if tax relief on the scheme is phased out.

The flaws of the fit note system

Proposals to introduce fit notes in place of the current sick notes system have been the subject of intense debate among HR professionals, the medical world and businesses throughout the UK. Plans...

Nine ex-ministers write to prime minister urging him to rethink plans to scrap childcare vouchers

Today it has emerged nine ministers have written to the prime minister urging him to rethink his controversial plans to scrap tax-exemptions for childcare vouchers.

Employees confused over retirement age

Despite predictions that the number of staff working beyond retirement age will double, research by Croner has found only a third of workers say they envisage working past the age of 65.

Risk from swine flu absence doubles

The likelihood companies will suffer from absences through ill-health has nearly doubled in the past three months, due to infections from swine flu and other colds and viruses, research has found.

Three-quarters of firms are breaking VDU regulations

EXCLUSIVE: Nearly three quarters (73%) of companies do not comply with VDU regulations because they only fund either eye tests or the cost of any glasses required, but not both, as they should.

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FTSE 250 firms bolder over bonuses

Pay freezes among FTSE 250 companies are greater than those of their FTSE 100 counterparts, according to a report by executive remuneration consultancy Hewitt New Bridge Street.

Keeping the workforce healthy may not be an employer's duty, but it's certainly in their own interests

Do employers have a duty of care to employees to ensure they are aware work commitments have an impact on physical inactivity? Many employers would say that the level of physical activity among their...

NICE challenges employers to cut workplace stress

NICE - the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - will today launch new guidance for employers about how to improve mental wellbeing promotion.

New staff reward gift card gives access to a multitude of high-street stores

A new multi-store gift card fromThe Gift Voucher Shop (GVS) makes its appearance in the incentive and motivation market.