McGraw-Hill to pay for emergency childcare for working parents on its staff

McGraw-Hill has launched a back-up childcare service to give its 1,500 employees, based in Canary Wharf, access to emergency childcare in a bid to help staff with their work-life balance.

Royal Bank of Scotland's suggested new bonus regime must properly incentivise staff to avoid a return to the 'bad old days' of excessive risk taking in the finance sector

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) revealed its new bonus plan for senior executives earlier this month, to be approved at the AGM on 28 April. It could allow up to 400% of salary to be awarded in shares...

High Court hearing allows employers to claw back bonuses and payments from departing staff

For some months over the winter, the High Court was hearing the case of Tullett Prebon v BGC Brokers, in which BGC was accused of the organised poaching of a team of brokers from Tullett.

Young jobseekers could bear the cost of a National Minimum Wage hike

The Government has announced increases to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) from October this year - but experts predict this could have a detrimental affect on the job opportunities of younger job...

Mills & Reeve is offering its staff access to a new health screening and wellbeing service.

From April employees at the law firm's Birmingham office will have the opportunity to take a comprehensive set of tests designed to help optimise health and reduce the risk of developing major health...

Cycle-to-work programme provider Cyclescheme become part of Grass Roots Group

Cyclescheme, a business that specialises in the administration of tax-efficient cycle-to- work programmes, has become a part of the Grass Roots Group.

An increase in tax exemptions for childcare vouchers could help employers retain talented staff.

The cost of having kids (an eye-watering 201,000 up to the age of 21, according to LV=) just keeps on rising - and not because Pampers are getting any more expensive; it's because the price of...

The cost of public-sector pensions looks set to be a hot election issue

Public-sector pensions have become a real concern for voters in light of the upcoming election.

Employers are maintaining their expenditure on reward and benefits

Employee benefits spend has experienced only a slight downward trend over the past year, as employers keep reward as a main focus of their budget.

Exclusive Reward Survey: Employers must listen to staff views on pensions and employee benefits

Employers who think staff that survived the recession will be happy just to have a job rather than be bothered about their pay and benefits have not been asking their staff what they want.

Employers withhold information on sickness benefits policies from staff

UK employers have been found to routinely keep important details of their benefits package under wraps from staff, according to new research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the trade organisation...

Working carers have to look after friends and relations as well as children

Male and female workers are just as likely to have caring responsibilities for a partner, relative or friend than they are for children, according to the CIPD.