No longer thought of as ‘work’s perks’, employee benefits and reward have moved from ‘a nice thing to do’ to becoming a core part of the employment proposition.

The results of this year's survey show that stress at work remains an incredibly damaging force. But amid all the gloom Alison Clements is able to detect some encouraging signs.

Figures vary on the price tag of staff absence but, based on an average salary of £25,000 a year, UK employers are left with an annual bill of at least £32 billion, although some estimations put it...

With a revival in recruitment still hanging in the balance (one survey finds there has been a 21% fall in the number of public-sector job postings since the General Election), it seems HRDs who have...