Pay freezes make up a third of settlements, says Incomes Data Services

Although more than a third (37%) of firms are implementing pay freezes, a sixth of these are continuing to pay bonuses to staff.

British Chambers of Commerce to host swine flu interactive web seminar

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is to hold a live, interactive web seminar tomorrow to advise employers how to deal with the swine flu pandemic.

People Strategy Forum - Our invitation to HR professionals

Hear how leading HR directors and specialists are managing the recession and make the most of the networking opportunities at the People Strategy Forum - all FREE of charge.

Voluntary benefits scheme delivers results at TNT

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%.

Childcare funding - Parents' little helper

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 gets thumbs down from trade union

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

Parity Training adds private medical insurance and risk benefits to its employee benefits package

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

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Co-op upgrades its occupational health offering

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

Bonus payment cuts hit senior management and professional staff the hardest

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

B. Braun Medical launches total reward statements

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

MPs' pension scheme should be scrapped in favour of flexible benefits, says CIPD

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.

Barclays staff vote on industrial action over final salary pension closure

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