Two thirds of employers do not expect mothers to return to work at all following a period of maternity leave.

Nottingham City Council plans to save £154,000 each year by giving employees the option to sacrifice part of their monthly salary in order to gain more holidays, spreading the cost over 12 months.

Cuts in public finance necessitate a ‘tailoring’ approach to benefits to enable companies to trim costs and “give themselves an advantage in the war for talent”, says international consultancy...

A recent report suggests that the financial crisis has almost certainly led to an increase in suicides across Europe, says Richard Chandler.

Policies to limit demand, increase productivity or up the use of private money in healthcare should be seriously considered while there is still time, according to a new report by the Institute of...

There have been numerous high-level reports on work and wellbeing, and in all of them the issue of the line manager comes up as a key aspect to employee health and wellbeing, says the Health and...

More than a fifth of employers did not have a system in place for recording sickness absence, according to findings from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).

Babel Media, the international games industry outsource company, has launched a reinvigorated employee benefits programme for its UK staff.

The average annual real take home pay is £1,212 lower than it was two and a half years ago, according to a report published this morning by payments provider Vocalink.

Healthcare provider Simplyhealth has reached agreement to purchase the UK healthcare business of Groupama Insurances, subject to the required regulatory approvals.

Pay packets are being hit hard with most employees suffering no pay rise in last six months, according to the CIPD.

The UK’s gift card and voucher market has experienced a double-digit increase of 14.3% in year-on-year sales in the second quarter of 2011, according to the latest statistics from The UK Gift Card &...