Email Mortgages launches mortgage advice service to add to employee benefits package

A new service has been launched to allow firms to provide their staff with mortgage advice.

Glasgow City Council launches Living Wage scheme for its lowest paid staff

Council employees in Glasgow are to be paid at least 7 an hour, giving the lowest paid staff an extra 1,100 a year, as part of a new Living Wage scheme for the city.

Court case reminds employers they could end up in the dock if their staff use mobiles when driving

The case of Labour peer Lord Ahmet, who was sentenced to a 12-week jail term for killing another driver in a road accident after sending a text message, has put more pressure on employers to make it...

Department of Work and Pensions is paying millions of pounds to dead people

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) last year paid 73 million in benefits to dead people - mostly in pension payments.

KPMG tops the Best Big Companies to Work For list for the third time in four years

KPMG won the coveted top spot on The Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For list, Beaverbrooks the Jewellers topped the Best Mid Companies to Work For ranking and national debt counselling...

Trowers and Hamlins puts benefits offering online to improve awareness and take-up

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has moved its flexible benefits programme online and launched total reward statements to boost employee engagement with the scheme.

Recession creates impossible pension decisions for employers, says PricewaterhouseCoopers

Nine out of ten organisations are concerned about the risks their pension scheme creates for their business.

Employers plan to increase salaries but cut back on training budgets

Three quarters of employers are still planning to carry out salary reviews this year - and 40% intend to raise pay between 2% and 3% despite the recession.

TUC and FSB call on Government to fund short-term wage subsidies

The Government must set up a fund for companies moving to short-term wages and temporary lay-offs in order to support 600,000 workers a year, according to the TUC and the Federation of Small...

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Benefits take on greater importance for employees in uncertain economic times

Almost two fifths of employees (39%) think benefits have become more important to them in the current economic instability.

Single care voucher could be raised in Parliamentary debate on best support for carers

Parliament will today debate the best ways to value and support carers and employers have urged an immediate re-examination in support of a single care voucher offering tax and national insurance...

Tesco graduate recruits can earn six figures by age 25

Graduates at Tesco have the potential to earn a total of £140,000 after only four years service.