MPs urged by charity to make employers aware of the dangers of workplace drinking

MPs must encourage employers to become more aware of the dangers of workplace drinking and also tackle their own unhealthy drinking culture, which exists in the House of Commons, charity Alcohol...

HR magazine's Global Corporate Challenge begins

On May 23rd over a quarter of a million people in 110 countries stood up and got moving. For 16 weeks they’ll be taking part in the Global Corporate Challenge 2013 (GCC), and this year four teams here...

Flexible benefits schemes receiving surprisingly low take-up

Who wouldn’t want something purporting to make life easier? Many employers and staff, it turns out. In theory, flexible benefits schemes should be a popular choice – wouldn’t we all love a bit more...

Workers more 'at risk' of falling into financial difficulty as employee benefits fail to adapt

UK employees are more likely to fall into financial difficulty than they were 30 years ago, because employee benefits have failed to keep up with the modern workforce, according to research published...

Employee health care costs rise across EMEA, Mercer research finds

The cost of providing health-related benefits for companies in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) rose by an average of 3.6% in 2012, according to a survey conducted by Mercer Marsh Benefits.

Salary freezes and lower bonuses predicted for FTSE100 executives, in response to 'shareholder spring'

Remuneration committees of FTSE100 companies are starting to show restraint when setting their executive packages this year, with widespread salary freezes and lower bonus payouts.

Employers expect pay budgets to increase, finds CIPD

More than half of employers (53%) expect their pay budgets to increase by the end of the year, according to a survey of senior reward and benefits professionals, published today by the CIPD.

Stress and presenteeism "sapping UK productivity", says research

A rise in presenteeism is affecting productivity levels at work, as nearly two in three employees have attended work while feeling ill in 2013.

Allowing working parents to share responsibility for childcare will help create more equal and diverse workforces, says CIPD

As the Government's consultation on the administration of shared parental leave draws to a close, the CIPD has reiterated its support for the proposals but has highlighted some technicalities that...

‘Presenteeism’ putting UK workers’ health and productivity at risk

More than two-thirds of UK workers say it's becoming increasingly common for people to attend work while unwell, according to research from Capita Employee Benefits.

Retail professionals value employer brand over pay

Employees in the retail industry put the value of an employer brand over salary when it comes to choosing a job.

SMEs offered cash incentives to employ more military reservists

Small businesses are to be offered cash incentives to encourage them to hire members of the military reserves, defence secretary Phillip Hammond has announced.