Royal Bank of Scotland proposes pension cuts to curtail risk and running costs

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is planning to cut the pensions benefits of 60,000 staff.

Salary-sacrifice pension arrangements look set to take off in the next year

More than half of employers plan to implement salary-sacrifice arrangements for their pension schemes within the next 12 months,

Guide to Corporate Christmas gifts

With budgets tight, rewarding staff with a gift or incentive may require a little more thought than in previous years. But there are plenty of imaginative ideas out there.

A question of personal judgment over staff expenses

Leaders must set a tone of acting responsibly with other people's money - that includes expenses.

How employers can help employees make informed decisions about their pensions

At a time of economic and financial uncertainty, and with changes ahead for UK employers, the time is right to think about the pensions employers provide to employees. Often unsure of the options and...

NHS staff sickness absence: a special case for treatment

Yesterday an independent review advised the NHS to focus on the critical issue of the health of its workforce.

Staff stress problems largely ignored by managers

Workplace stress is slipping under the management radar in the UK, with 71% of employees unable to raise their concerns with line management, new research reveals.

Defined-contribution pension assets are back where they were a year ago

The value of the UK's defined-contribution pension assets has returned to the levels of September 2008, reaching 451 billion.

Simplyhealth's fleet of company cars is to go green

Simplyhealth is to replace 90% its fleet of company cars with greener vehicles by the end of the year.

Report calls on NHS to act now to address critical problem of its workforce's health

A sea change is needed if NHS employers are to reap the benefits of return on investment in health and wellbeing, according to an independent review of the health of NHS staff.

Overall bonuses of FTSE 100 directors still not linked to company performance

Freezing salaries and slimming bonuses for FTSE 100 directors shows reaction to the changing economic environment, but there is still room for improvement, new research shows.

More than half of defined-benefit pension schemes will be closed by 2012

More than a million employees in defined-benefit (DB) pensions will have to move into defined-contribution (DC) schemes by 2012, new research reveals.