Travel expenses and fringe benefits are casualties of budget cuts

Employers plan to reduce travel, fringe benefits and the opportunity to work over time as budgets are cut in recession.

Staff don't talk to their manager when they feel stressed at work

Less than a third (30%) of employees would discuss the stresses of their job with their manager.

Could HR justify its stance on rewards?

Is 'reward for failure' a result of the failure of HR directors?

Financial sector sees massive drop in job vacancies since January last year

There were 64% fewer job vacancies in the financial sector in January 2009 than in January 2008.

Housing association staff pay rises drop by almost a third

The reward expectations for housing association staff has dropped by 30% in the past six months.

No pay rise or bonus for Royal Bank of Scotland staff associated with 2008 losses

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group announced it will not award pay increases or bonuses to staff associated with the 'major losses' of 2008.

Banks' culture of excessive bonuses has got to stop, says Alistair Darling

The chancellor of the Exchequer has said rewarding excessive bonuses in the banking sector has got to stop.

IPD streamlines HR with flexible benefits and online total reward statements

IPD has launched a flexible benefits scheme and online total reward statements to streamline its HR function.

Nominet's wellbeing week aims to improve productivity

Nominet has held a wellbeing week for employees to help increase their health and fitness and increase productivity.

Performance-related pay - don't make it personal

'Does money motivate?' is a question that has been academically researched perhaps more than any other HR-related topic and although it may be a little hazy on exactly how much of an influence...

Inchcape's new bespoke employee benefits platform gives staff access to discounts

Car retailer Inchcape has enhanced its employee benefits offering to its 5,000 staff to increase engagement.

Personal account pension savers will be better off, says DWP

More than 70% of pension savers can expect to get back more than twice they put into a personal account after 2012, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).