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Distribution giant TNT's new voluntary benefits scheme ticks both money-saving and carbon-cutting boxes for staff. Pay and benefits satisfaction levels have risen by 13%.

As childcare vouchers celebrate their 20th birthday, David Woods finds out what HR professionals and industry experts think of the perk and how it will develop in the future.

Network Rail bonuses have been greeted with criticism by the Transport Salary Staff Association (TSSA).

Parity Training has enhanced its employee benefits package to add private medical insurance and a raft of risk benefits.

The Co-operative Group and the Co-operative Financial Services are to upgrade their occupational health provision.

Bonus payments for UK managers have dropped since 2008, but board members still receive awards averaging 30% of salary.

B. Braun Medical has launched total reward statements to communicate to employees the total value of their reward package.

Aviva is launching a new reward and peer recognition scheme so staff can nominate colleagues for additional perks to thank them for their efforts.

MPs' final salary pension scheme must be removed because it is ineffective in recruiting and retaining talented staff and takes unnecessary risk with taxpayers' money, according to the CIPD.

Staff at Barclays are to be balloted on strike action over the bank's decision to close its final salary pension scheme.

American Express has 'temporarily halted' its pension contributions for 18 months.