Employers freeze pay to fund National Living Wage

Employers have frozen or reduced pay to meet requirements, although some have extended the NLW to all staff

Combine three key types of appreciation for best effect

A combination of celebrating service, rewarding results, and encouraging effort is most effective

One-off perks ineffective in boosting morale

Chances to exercise or opportunities for a greater work/life balance might work better

Reward fundamentals: The same but not the same

The three fundamentals of reward are ever-evolving and merit serious attention and thought

One in five reward professionals rank comms 'terrible'

Almost a quarter said they had never measured the effectiveness of their employee benefits communications

Virgin Money reports gender pay gap early

The company has publicly reported on both pay gaps and the number of women it has in senior roles

Wellbeing programmes not aligned with employee needs

Connecting benefits programmes with wider strategies around wellness can be key to promoting engagement

We need to connect CEO pay to total stakeholder value

Executive pay is broken. Can we fix it by linking remuneration to total stakeholder value?

Publish pay ratios and put workers on RemCos, says CIPD

The CIPD and High Pay Centre have made several recommendations to the government around executive pay

Closing the gender pay gap: A prize worth reaching for

Businesses should grasp the opportunity to help close the gap between men and women’s pay

Recognition linked to higher engagement

Those who recognise others for their efforts at work are more engaged and motivated than those who don't

Gender pay reporting will mask age gap

While the pay gap has shrunk for some, there's still an age disparity that pay reporting won't tackle