Less than a month before National Insurance savings reduced on salary-sacrifice schemes

UK businesses have been warned they have less than 35 days to sign up to a Government salary-sacrifice scheme, before changes coming in to force in April will see their NI savings drastically reduced...

Middle earners will suffer most financially if they have to take long term sickness absence

Employees earning a salary between £16,000 and £50,000 are most at risk should they be unable to work, since state benefits will not maintain their standard of living if they stop earning due to...

Workers want employers to help them understand finance

Eight in 10 employers feel responsible for their employees’ financial security while three quarters of employees would value more help from their employer.

E.ON launches healthcare benefits scheme to 20,000 staff

Energy giant E.ON has launched a new employee healthcare scheme, offering private medical cover to 4,000 managers and a healthcare cashplan to the remaining 16,000 staff.

Employee Healthcare: Demonstrating ROI

James Glover, Hilary Bright, Amy LeBlanc and Peter Mills join Peter Crush to debate the challenge of demonstrating the benefits of healthcare spend. In association with Simplyhealth.

Tax breaks on work cycle schemes should stay, says Office of Tax Simplification

The independent Office of Tax Simplification has recommended the cycle to work tax relief should be retained.

TUI travel outsources management of its healthcare employee benefits

TUI Travel has outsourced the management of all its healthcare benefits to simplify the system for employees and reduce spend.

Median pay increases according to IDS

The median pay settlement level has increased from 2.2% to 2.8% in the three months to January 2011, according to the Incomes Data Service.

Family-friendly and flexible working – the new norm?

Recent research into attitudes to working mothers suggests it is time businesses started to embrace flexible working.

Reward is the spur to corporate culture change

Improving risk management is now a priority for many companies. Regulatory intervention across jurisdictional borders, rigorous health and safety priorities, bribery and whistleblowing legislation,...

HR bonuses doubled in 2010

HR professionals were paid a total of 1.5 billion in bonuses in 2010, more than double the amount of the previous year.

Increased employee contributions will not fatally undermine local government pension scheme

A pension specialist has disputed claims that making council workers pay more into their pensions would fatally undermine the local government pension scheme.