CBI calls for examination of cost of public sector-pensions

The Government must come clean about the spiralling cost of public-sector pensions by launching an independent commission to examine public-sector pension finances, according to the CBI.

Diageo high-performers meet Formula One stars

Diageo has boosted employee morale by allowing 130 high-performing employees to meet Formula One celebrities Lewis Hamilton and Mika Hakkinen.

Asda helps staff stop smoking

Asda has launched a nationwide campaign to encourage staff to quit smoking.

Companies worried about funding pensions

Pension scheme funding is a huge concern for UK companies with 80% of employers worried about their organisations cash funding commitments to their UK pension scheme and 45% worried about inability to...

Christmas benefits come early for Tesco staff

Tesco is to reward staff with over 200 million worth of extra employee benefits over Christmas and the New Year.

New venture for Zurich

Zurich is to enter the group risk market.

Share plans boost loyalty - it's official

More than eight out of 10 employees (82%) in employee share ownership schemes feel loyal to their organisation compared with 70% of non-participants.

Novartis expands its benefits offering

Pharmaceuticals firm Novartis UK has launched a new flexible benefits scheme to give its 4,000-strong workforce a wider variety of perks.

Celerants flex relaunch boosts pensions take-up to 100%

Management consultancy Celerant Consulting has launched a new flexible benefits scheme and pension increasing pension membership to almost 100%.

Call for 6.10 minimum wage

The TUC has called for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) to be increased from 5.73 per hour to 6.10 by October 2009.

Exclusive: Beachcroft relaunches pension

Law firm Beachcroft has relaunched its pension scheme to over 1,400 employees.

Barber: No alternative to personal accounts

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber has affirmed the TUCs stance that personal accounts will form an essential part of the pensions settlement and auto-enrolment cannot take place without them.