With Christmas only three weeks away, Personnel Today and XpertHR present a seasonal feast of employment related questions, case studies and advice on everything from managing the office Christmas party to employing seasonal temps...   More...
02 December 2010 16:56

Setting up a staff motivation scheme that is effective and sustainable is far from straightforward. Andrew Johnson, director general of the UK Gift Card and Voucher Association, offers a nine-step guide. Set goals that are achievable Nothing  More...
26 November 2010 10:00

Gift vouchers or gift cards have grown in popularity recently among employers as an incentive tool. But why are they regarded more favourably than that more traditional motivator – the pay rise? The gift voucher market has grown dramatically rece  More...
26 November 2010 09:42

Employers are being urged to review their salary-sacrifice retail voucher arrangements following a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that VAT must be paid on vouchers handed out to staff. The ECJ has followed the Advocate General's opinion  More...
03 August 2010 14:26

Gift vouchers, it seems, are the flavour of the month as far as benefits are concerned. Why so? Gift vouchers may well be one of the only growth areas in the UK today. They boast an overall market worth £3.2bn a year – 40% of it from the busine  More...
14 September 2009 09:56

Closing final salary pension schemes and offering new starters a different rewards package in a bid to save costs risks causing a divide between new and existing employees who believe the changed deal is more appealing, employers have been warned. O  More...
05 June 2009 10:53