CIPD calls for public-sector pay and bonuses to be performance-related

Ministers and senior civil servants should make greater use of performance-related pay and bonuses in the public sector if they want to maximise value for the taxpayer while also driving through...

Buybacks of staff resigning to join a competitor are on the increase in the City

Buybacks have returned to the City with a vengeance as bidding wars for bankers heat up.

Defined-benefit pensions scheme closures have doubled since 2009, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers report

Closures of defined-benefit pension schemes are set to surge, affecting thousands of UK workers, new research reveals.

Company car weathered the recession better than expected, according to Corporate Vehicle Observatory report

The international company car market is well along the road to recovery, recording a sharp increase in business confidence, according to a new report from the Corporate Vehicle Observatory (CVO).

Will the Emergency Budget blight employee share schemes?

The chancellor will announce the much-anticipated Capital Gains Tax (CGT) increase in the Emergency Budget on 22 June.

Reward professionals optimistic about their business's future but still feel under pressure to cut costs

Reward professionals are more confident about the coming year as the economy officially emerges from an 18-month recession, according to a new report.

Three benefits, incentives and motivation providers to merge into new company Edenred

Accor Services, Capital Incentives & Motivation and Motivano are poised to complete a two-year integration, coming together as one company, Edenred, from 1 July 2010.

B&CE Benefit Schemes offers new healthcare plan tailored to the construction industry

B&CE Benefit Schemes is to improve its employee healthcare plan to include invaluable employer services and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for the first time.

Employers plan to increase the level of employee benefits they offer

Over the next 12 months a growing number of companies plan to review the employee benefits they offer staff, with the majority intending to increase the level of benefits they provide.

Lords to debate compulsory enrolment in qualifying workplace pensions schemes

Legislation, which makes it compulsory for employers to enrol workers into a qualifying workplace pension scheme, is set to be debated in the House of Lords tomorrow.

Exclusive: Employee perk preferences vary markedly by region

New research shows stark differences in the preferences employees in different parts of the UK have for employee benefits, with those in the South more concerned with saving for retirement and staff...

Cost of employee benefits such as life, critical illness and income protection insurance looks set to rise

Employers could face higher costs for providing life, critical illness and income insurance cover as benefits to their employees, according to research from Aon Consulting.