Senior managers buck recessionary trend, reporting increasing salaries since October 2008

Despite the recession, the average salaries for senior executives have risen by 3.35% since October, compared to a national average of 2.7%.

Health and wellbeing: Healthcare provision - Healthy competition

Employers are increasingly using community pharmacists in an effort to keep their workers healthy - spurring other healthcare providers to improve their offerings.

Pensions: Employee benefits - A change of plan

Young employees find it hard to see the value of saving into a pension scheme when they have more pressing demands on their finances. David Woods considers alternative forms of saving.

Exclusive: Carphone Warehouse rewards staff for customer service rather than sales volume

The mobile phone giant's new reward strategy is to pay employees for giving good customer service rather than awarding commission for individual sales.

7,000 British Airways staff opt for pay cuts

Almost 7,000 British Airways staff have volunteered to take unpaid leave, part time working or voluntary pay cuts as part of the company's plans to cut costs.

Proposals to increase MPs pensions contributions frozen in "kneejerk reaction" to expenses scandal

Proposals to increase taxpayers' contributions to MPs' final pensions have been dropped in a "knee jerk reaction on the back of the recent expense scandal" according to pensions actuaries.

Cost, risk and legal developments force 96% of employers to change pension arrangements

More than nine out of 10 employers (96%) are planning to make changes to their pension provision, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Reasons to be cheerful about stress

Employers will doubtless have read numerous articles telling them how bad workplace stress is and how the recession is exacerbating matters - articles that probably cause more stress and leave them...

Aramark's new benefits scheme aims to help staff save money

Aramark has launched a new voluntary benefits scheme targeted at frontline staff.

British Airways shows it doesn't understand its staff by asking them to work without pay

British Airways' (BA) request that its entire staff work voluntarily without pay in July poses a huge dilemma not only for the staff but for the airline itself. It's as close to a public 'outing' of a...

Employee confidence in pensions is low due to lack of knowledge

Six out of 10 employees who choose not to join a company pension are not aware of how much their employer would contribute if they were a member.

Pay Freeze at British Waterways rejected by unions

Union members at British Waterways have voted to reject a pay freeze proposed by the organisation.