Bonus payments are almost back to pre-downturn levels, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

'Big data' presents both a challenge and an opportunity for reward.

The evolution of reward is bringing a new kind of professional to the fore.

CEOs were paid approximately 183 times what the average UK worker earned in 2014, according to research from think tank the High Pay Centre.

What can behavioural science teach us about reward strategy?

HR directors know performance-related pay is not going to actually drive improved performance but regard it as symbolically important

High levels of executive pay are the biggest threat to public trust in business, according to research

Incentive structures to determine executives' bonus pay are unsophisticated in their approach

More 'enlightened' performance-related pay is one way to increase workplace productivity

Frank conversations are needed when addressing gender pay gaps within employers' own businesses, according to PwC head of people Gaenor Bagley

Ruth Bender, reader in corporate financial strategy at Cranfield University School of Management, on developments in executive pay

Media and shareholder scrutiny, coupled with regulatory changes, mean executive pay has become increasingly complex