?HR professionals in large UK enterprises tend to overestimate employee satisfaction when it comes to rewards and benefits programmes, research by Hawk Incentives has found

Bonuses are a blunt instrument that can unintentionally reward negative behaviour

Eighty per cent of workers experience fluctuating pay packets, with low-paid workers most at risk, according to research from the Resolution Foundation

Some festive rewards can go down like a lump of coal. So when it comes to gifts perhaps its time you read your employees' Christmas lists

Employers should re-evaluate their approach to default design for DC pension schemes, to ensure that they are helping members retire comfortably, according to BlackRock

There is a case for Wage Councils to help address in-work poverty in low-paid sectors

As workforces become more diverse, rewards need to become more and more personalised. So what does this mean for HR? And what should you be doing now to prepare for the future?

Though HR in HE has unique challenges and opportunities, there are some approaches that the public, private and third sectors can learn from

?Competition for available roles has fallen to 0.38 jobseekers per vacancy, according to data from jobsite Adzuna

Report recommends a wider net of companies to publish and for action plans and narrative reports to be made compulsory

As the Monetary Policy Committee announces whether interest rates will rise today, many employers are offering pay rises. But pay growth remains slow

Unrealistic workloads and employers deliberately denying holiday requests are preventing workers taking leave