A quarter of blue-chip employers plan to offer back-up care such as emergency childcare or eldercare by 2010.

Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has launched a new website with the aim of making the purchase of eyecare easier for HR staff.

The prime minister, Gordon Brown, has said he would be "willing to take a pay cut" - but only if other ministers would do likewise.

Center Parcs has launched a charity-giving scheme to allow staff to donate money to charities of their choice from gross pay.

Employees in small companies are more likely to make sacrifices in order to aid their company's success than those working for large organisations.

Widespread dissatisfaction over pay in the armed forces has had a "dreadful impact" on morale and retention, according to the Liberal Democrats.

Employees in the public sector receive as much as 35.5% contributions toward their pensions, compared with an average of 6% in the private sector.

The prime minister, Gordon Brown, has pledged "tough action" on excessive bankers' remuneration.

There has been some commentary in the media recently suggesting stakeholder pensions are of reaching the end of their shelf life.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a tribunal decision concerning a woman claiming unfair dismissal compensation for the loss of her defined-benefit pension.

Costain, the building firm, is to close its final-salary pension scheme to new members to minimise cost and risk to the business.

The economy will suffer unless employers pay the best they can afford, according to the TUC.