There
is increasing pressure on HR managers to put in place a reward scheme to secure
the bright young stars of tomorrow as well as retain top performers. But
finding and implementing the best scheme for your staff can involve
time-consuming research, especially given the proliferation of online schemes.
E-reward.co.uk
aims to lighten the load by being a one-stop information source on the reward
sector with news, features, expert advice, forums and a handy set of links. It
is run by Paul Thompson, former editor of Pay and Benefits Bulletin and Michael
Armstrong, chief examiner on employee rewards at the IPD.
A
free subscription to the site permits access to all areas (registration takes a
few minutes) and we would recommend signing up for the regular newsletter which
alerts you, via e-mail to new content on the site as well as hot topics on the
reward agenda. The forums look lively, with e-pay being hotly debated when we
looked. Armstrong also offers a free helpline, where he will try to answer
questions e-mailed to him "within one week".