Why risk management principles should be applied to death-in-service

While many employers apply risk management techniques to their commercial insurance, far fewer do the same with their death-in-service cover.

Employees largely unaware how much their employers spend on their benefits package

Almost all employees underestimate the true amount their employer spend on their total reward, research reveals.

Pay rises were more common in 2009 than you might think

More than half of employers remained committed to raising pay last year.

Government plans to give parents the right to swap positions in second six months of maternity leave

The Government is expected to announce proposals to make the second six months of maternity leave transferrable between parents.

'Nothing ventured, nothing gained' is never more true than in innovation

'You failed. Congratulations. Here's some bonus money and seed funding for another one of your innovative ideas. Go get 'em next time.'

Exclusive: BBC defends its dominance over HR directors pay

With government wanting to approve all public-sector posts on 150,000-plus, HR magazine reveals that top earning public-sector HRDs come from the Beeb.

HR directors' pay - Paid and displayed

Public-sector HRDs on 150,000 or more will need Treasury approval, said the Government before Christmas.

Growing numbers of staff will opt out of National Employment Savings Trust

Growing numbers of staff are admitting they will opt out of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), formerly known as Personal Accounts, new research reveals.

Benefits Rewarding Former Colleagues: Gone, but not forgotten

Should businesses be offering benefits to staff who no longer work for them? Peter Crush reveals how an increasing number of HRDs are treating ex-staff just as well as existing ones.

Value is ignored in decisions about pay

As the late Princess Diana famously pointed out, having a third person in a marriage is a cause of great distress. In the world of work, the accepted couplet of pay and talent is likewise disturbed by...

Benefits Case Study: 02 - Pensions planning made simple

A slick interactive web tool is giving O2 staff the chance to 'test drive' their pension options.

National average pay rises outstripped those of FTSE 100 executives last year

FTSE executives' pay increases are lower than the average UK pay rises, for the first time in 10 years.