Marks and Spencer and Kellogg's are among the first seven companies to receive the Pension Quality Mark for commitment to their defined-contribution (DC) schemes.

Employers must be frank and upfront with staff about their employee benefits strategy to get the most out of their schemes during recession, according to Informa's HR director.

Birmingham City Council will hold an awards ceremony to recognise the achievements of its employees in November

The advent in August of a legally sanctioned carbon transition plan for the UK is set to change the way businesses plan for the future.

Business is all about being competitive and successful even when conditions are against us. To best achieve this we need our people to perform - and consistently perform - at a high level and remain...

The Gro Company is offering health screening at its head office to give its employees a sense of their overall health.

Corus staff could be balloted on industrial action over the company's plans to close its final-salary pension scheme for new members.

Controlling costs is the top challenge faced by HR professionals when offering employee benefits - but more than a quarter do not think they are leveraging maximum benefit from their current spend.

Despite the economic downturn employers are increasing their spend on healthcare benefits.

Two-thirds of the private-sector workforce is without a pension because defined- contribution (DC) pension scheme coverage is not good enough to fill the gap left by defined-benefit (DB) pensions,...

Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) are being used to support stressed staff during the recession, according to new figures from health and wellbeing provider FirstAssist Services.

Marketing staff have weathered the economic storm with a quarter continuing to receive bonus pay, new research reveals.