http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbMon, 22 Mar 2010 09:11:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/22/54906/bonuses-paid-out-early-to-beat-50-tax-deadline.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/22/54906/bonuses-paid-out-early-to-beat-50-tax-deadline.html Some of the largest companies in the UK are to pay annual staff bonuses early, to help them avoid the new 50% tax. According to <A href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/companies-to-pay-early-bonuses-to-aMon, 22 Mar 2010 09:11:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/19/53086/friday-podcast-nhs-hr-chief-on-latest-staff-survey-results-hr-salaries-budgets-and-priorities-jedi-faith-and-discrimination-claims.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/19/53086/friday-podcast-nhs-hr-chief-on-latest-staff-survey-results-hr-salaries-budgets-and-priorities-jedi-faith-and-discrimination-claims.html HR news and analysis including: Clare Chapman on the NHS response to its latest staff survey Xpert HR on HR salaries, budgets and priorities The Jedi faith and the rise of discrimination claims. &nbspFri, 19 Mar 2010 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/19/54893/itvs-new-boss-adam-crozier-to-receive-16.8m-by-2015-if-performance-targets-are-hit.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/19/54893/itvs-new-boss-adam-crozier-to-receive-16.8m-by-2015-if-performance-targets-are-hit.html ITV's new boss Adam Crozier will receive £16.8m if he meets performance targets by 2015. The broadcaster's annual report has revealed the new chief executive is guaranteed £3.2m over the next three yeFri, 19 Mar 2010 08:54:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/19/54891/ms-boss-stuart-rose-to-take-25-pay-cut-when-he-steps-down-as-chief-executive.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/19/54891/ms-boss-stuart-rose-to-take-25-pay-cut-when-he-steps-down-as-chief-executive.html Mark and Spencer's boss Stuart Rose will take a 25% pay cut when he steps down as chief executive of the high-street giant in July. The cut follows pressure from investors and means Rose will be paid Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:33:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/19/54890/nhs-must-show-pay-restraint-to-save-jobs-hr-chief-clare-chapman-warns.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/19/54890/nhs-must-show-pay-restraint-to-save-jobs-hr-chief-clare-chapman-warns.html The people chief of the NHS has sent a clear signal to unions that the health service must implement pay restraints to save jobs as it grapples with tighter budgets next year. Workforce director-generFri, 19 Mar 2010 08:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/17/54870/public-sector-leaders-back-calls-for-pay-transparency.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/17/54870/public-sector-leaders-back-calls-for-pay-transparency.html The Local Government Association (LGA) has insisted that the pay of council chief executives is already open to public scrutiny after a report from the Audit Commission called for more transparency in severance packages. ThWed, 17 Mar 2010 14:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/17/54862/nest-retirement-saving-scheme-for-low-paid-staff-could-be-a-disaster.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/17/54862/nest-retirement-saving-scheme-for-low-paid-staff-could-be-a-disaster.html The government scheme aimed at encouraging low-paid employees to save for their retirement could be a "disaster", experts have warned. The call came after the government revealed that all contributions into the National EmpWed, 17 Mar 2010 08:52:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/16/54857/companies-waste-4000-per-employee-due-to-pay-inefficiency.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/16/54857/companies-waste-4000-per-employee-due-to-pay-inefficiency.html UK companies are wasting almost £4,000 per employee – or 8% of their payroll costs – by failing to deliver their pay policies efficiently, research has revealed. Analysis of corporate pay rates, by HR consultancyTue, 16 Mar 2010 16:23:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/16/54850/severence-payouts-for-council-chiefs-attacked-by-government-watchdog.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/16/54850/severence-payouts-for-council-chiefs-attacked-by-government-watchdog.html Council chiefs found to be 'under-performing' are receiving huge payoffs, before moving to other councils, the local government watchdog has found. But the commission said the main reason for the deals - which affected alTue, 16 Mar 2010 09:12:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54833/sainsburys-staff-bonuses-to-be-paid-before-50-tax-rate-bites.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54833/sainsburys-staff-bonuses-to-be-paid-before-50-tax-rate-bites.html Sainsbury's is to bring forward the payment of bonuses for all its staff. The move means that employees receiving more than £150,000 will avoid paying the 50% tax rate when it comes in on April 6, the <A href="http://busiMon, 15 Mar 2010 08:59:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54831/unpaid-work-experience-interns-exploited-warns-tuc.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54831/unpaid-work-experience-interns-exploited-warns-tuc.html Employers are exploiting thousands of young interns by getting them to work for free, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. With about one-fifth of 16- to 24-year-olds unemployed, increasing numbers of graduates are tMon, 15 Mar 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/54825/pension-payouts-in-public-sector-could-more-than-triple-over-next-50-years.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/54825/pension-payouts-in-public-sector-could-more-than-triple-over-next-50-years.html Public sector pension payouts could more than triple over the next 50 years, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. In a report on unfunded public sector schemes, the NAO found they will pay out £79bn by 2060, comparFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/54824/cable-wireless-faces-shareholder-revolt-over-executive-pay-plans.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/54824/cable-wireless-faces-shareholder-revolt-over-executive-pay-plans.html Cable Wireless faces a shareholder revolt over plans to pay its senior executive £11m. Chairman John Pluthero has already been paid £8m under the cash part of Cable Wireless' long-term incentive plan, but will Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:57:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/54822/john-lewis-to-pay-staff-bonuses-worth-15-of-their-salaries.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/54822/john-lewis-to-pay-staff-bonuses-worth-15-of-their-salaries.html John Lewis staff will receive a bonus worth 15% of their salaries – which is up 2% on the previous year. At the employee-owned businesses, all the 70,000 staff will share in the £151.3m bonus pot, with payments amountFri, 12 Mar 2010 08:39:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/11/54817/holiday-pay-owed-to-employee-on-sick-leave-for-year-tribunal-rules.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/11/54817/holiday-pay-owed-to-employee-on-sick-leave-for-year-tribunal-rules.html Employers must pay staff their full holiday entitlements if they are off sick</AThu, 11 Mar 2010 15:22:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/11/54810/northern-rock-bonus-payouts-welcomed-by-unite.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/11/54810/northern-rock-bonus-payouts-welcomed-by-unite.html Unite has welcomed Northern Rock's decision to pay out staff bonuses despite the fact that the mortgage lender failed to make a profit last year. The bank's chief executive Gary Hoffman defended paying out rewards to 32 stThu, 11 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/10/54806/pay-freeze-for-senior-civil-servants-and-public-sector-staff-until-2012.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/10/54806/pay-freeze-for-senior-civil-servants-and-public-sector-staff-until-2012.html Senior civil servants and public sector workers will have their pay frozen for the next financial year, the government has announced. Prime minister Gordon Brown said today senior civil servants, seniWed, 10 Mar 2010 14:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/10/54590/pensions-most-popular-employee-benefit-but-workers-worried-funds-wont-be-enough.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/10/54590/pensions-most-popular-employee-benefit-but-workers-worried-funds-wont-be-enough.html Pensions remain the most important employee benefit on top of salary that an employer can offer, a study has found. This is despite more than one-third of workers (38%) worrying their own pension funds would be inadequate Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:11:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54573/royal-mail-peace-deal-agreed-with-postal-unions.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54573/royal-mail-peace-deal-agreed-with-postal-unions.html Royal Mail has reached an agreement with the postal union, ending the threat of further strikes. The postal service and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) reached the deal in the long-running row about pay and working pTue, 09 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54554/napf-pension-quality-standard-protects-100000-employees.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54554/napf-pension-quality-standard-protects-100000-employees.html More than 100,000 people are now members of workplace pension schemes that meet the NAPF's new Pension Quality Mark. The mark, overseen by the National Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:31:00 GMT