How can you retain and engage your employees to keep them with your organisation?

Keeping employees happy when the opportunities for internal promotion are limited by the economic situation is tricky for HR directors.

Investors in People has introduced a new kite mark to recognise best practice in health and wellbeing

Ever since 2007, when it launched the 'Business Action on Health' campaign, Business in the Community (BITC) has campaigned hard to get health and wellbeing initiatives translated into balance...

Performance-related pay and the importance of recognition

I never took kindly to the idea of respecting my elders and betters. There is a fallacy in that smug paternalistic expression - because your elders aren't necessarily your betters. As it happens, I...

Sainsbury's to increase payments to its defined-benefit pension scheme

Sainsbury's is to increase the annual payments into its defined-benefit pension by 11 million per year for the next 10 years.

The Metropolitan police commissioner believes bonus payments in policing is "divisive"

Bonus payments for all police officers should be scrapped, according to the Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson.

London Bankers earn more than Swiss counterparts even after 50p tax rate

Senior bankers still earn twice as much after tax in London than rival financial centres in Geneva and Zurich despite the new 50% tax rate for workers earning more than 150,000 per annum which came...

David Cameron to cut the pay of NHS and Civil Service staff

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced bonuses for the senior civil service (SCS) and senior NHS managers will be cut.

Dragon's Den's Duncan Bannatyne launches campaign to address mental health at work

Dragon's Den entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne has joined forces with the mental health charity Mind to launch a viral film bout the cost of putting on a brave face at work.

Election week decimates the retirement income of older employees

People who retired during the 'week of indecision' could be nearly 800 poorer than people retiring the week before or after the election, according to data from Aon Consulting.

Chris Grayling is the new pensions minister

Chris Grayling has been appointed pensions minister in the coalition Government.

David Cameron announces pay cuts for ministerial jobs

The prime minister, David Cameron, has implemented pay cuts and a pay freeze for government ministers.

Capital Incentives & Motivation offers ethical employee benefits option to encourage greener behaviour

Capital Incentives & Motivation, a division of Accor Services, has launched an ethical employee benefits solution.