Employee Rewards and Benefits News
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Legal
New childcare voucher restrictions to come into force
March 11th 2010Full ArticleBusinesses are being urged to respond to changes to rules on childcare vouchers.
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Pay and Reward
Cost of redundancy in the UK is "staggering"
March 11th 2010Full ArticleBusinesses in the UK are being faced with huge costs for redundancy settlements, it has been revealed.
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Americas
Canadian survey highlights need for motivation over pay
March 10th 2010Full ArticlePay is not as much of a motivator as many people believe, according to a new study from Canada.
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Research
Skills boost given to 1m workers through Train to Gain scheme
March 10th 2010Full ArticleOne million people have been given employee benefits through a national scheme, it has been revealed.
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Pensions
Annuity rates and longevity 'proving to be tough' for pension provisions
March 9th 2010Full ArticleA number of people with pensions are struggling in recent times, while others ride high on final salary schemes, it is said.
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Pensions
Women 'less likely to save into pensions than men' for number of reasons
March 9th 2010Full ArticleFewer women are saving into pension schemes than should be, according to a new study.
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Pensions
Pension tax changes are 'severely flawed'
March 8th 2010Full ArticleThe government must withdraw its pension tax changes, according to a leading body.
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Pay and Reward
Gender pay gap to be targeted by European Commission
March 8th 2010Full ArticleThe European Commission is looking to address the gender pay gap after worries were raised over its growing nature.
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Research
Health and wellbeing challenged by new TUC initiative
March 5th 2010Full ArticleThe TUC is highlighting the importance of health and wellbeing at work.
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Pay and Reward
MPs awarded 1.5% pay rise
March 5th 2010Full ArticleMPs have been awarded a 1.5 per cent pay rise this week.
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Pensions
Employer pensions 'may become more flexible'
March 4th 2010Full ArticleAn expert believes that pension offerings will become more flexible in the coming months and years.
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Pensions
Women 'financially at risk' over pension knowledge and uptake
March 4th 2010Full ArticleWomen must do more for their long-term finances, it is believed.
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Pensions
NAPF: Pension Quality Mark covers 100,000 workers
March 4th 2010Full ArticleA scheme pioneered by the NAPF continues to grow, it has been announced.
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Research
Health and wellbeing becomes major focus of Unilever campaign
March 3rd 2010Full ArticleWorkers at Unilever are being subjected to a scheme to improve health and wellbeing.
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Pensions
Reader's Digest situation 'illustrates need for government help'
March 3rd 2010Full ArticleThe collapse of Readers' Digest UK due to pension problems shows that the government ought to do more to help its workers.
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Pay and Reward
Unions are 'wise to pay freezes and cuts'
March 3rd 2010Full ArticleThe TUC has warned companies to watch out, should they look to reduce outgoings by cutting wages.
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Pay and Reward
Workers "less happy with employee benefits" year-on-year
March 2nd 2010Full ArticleA recent survey has discovered that workers are less happy with the employee benefits they receive year-on-year.
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Pensions
IFS criticises government pension tax plans
March 2nd 2010Full ArticleThe Institute for Fiscal Studies has lambasted plans from the government to introduce tax for pension contributions.
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Pay and Reward
Inflation-busting pay rises registered among UK non-execs
March 2nd 2010Full ArticleNon-executive directors are getting much better pay in the current climate, according to new research.
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Pay and Reward
Extreme unpaid overtime fought against by TUC
March 1st 2010Full ArticleThe TUC is fighting on behalf of workers who feel pressured into taking "extreme" unpaid overtime.
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Pay and Reward
RBS employee bonuses targeted in new speech
March 1st 2010Full ArticleThe announcement from RBS that it is to pay out £1.3 billion in bonuses has been lambasted by a leading employment organisation.
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Pensions
Pension scheme decline has 'huge economic ramifications'
March 1st 2010Full ArticleThe lack of uptake of pension schemes by employees is hitting the economy hard, it is believed.
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Pensions
PwC: State pension age should be 70
February 26th 2010Full ArticlePwC has asserted that state pension age should be raised to 70 by 2046.
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Pensions
Default Retirement Age 'forces massive amounts to collect pension'
February 26th 2010Full ArticleA recent study by a charity has discovered just how many people have been forced to retire and collect their pension due to employers working with the Default Retirement Age legislation.
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Asia Pacific
NZ minimum wage decision will 'mitigate high rates of youth unemployment'
February 25th 2010Full ArticleA minimum wage decision in New Zealand could see proper employee reward being given to younger generations of workers.
