The next year will be a critical turning point for the pensions industry, if it can rise to the challenge and avoid scandals, pensions minister Steve Webb (pictured) said yesterday.

With the result due today of Unite's ballot on industrial action over British Airways, HR practitioners should ensure that managers are trained to adopt the right behaviour.

It should be liberating, while also a little bit scary, to accept that what your people need isn’t a new initiative but a new you

Employers should consider investing bonus pots in base salaries or initiatives that improve employees’ work enjoyment to drive performance, a management expert has suggested.

More needs to be done to raise the visibility of apprenticeships in the financial services and insurance sectors, insurance firm RSA told HR magazine.