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Bonuses

Many employers operate contractual or discretionary bonus schemes to incentivise their employees.

A major legal issue for employers is to decide whether bonuses under the scheme are intended to be contractual or discretionary, and ensure that this is clearly reflected in the relevant employees’ contracts of employment.


    • Bonuses
    • Constructive dismissal
    • Employment contracts

    Revising a contract of employment: tips to avoid unfair dismissal

    by Joanna Sutton 2 Mar 2017
    by Joanna Sutton 2 Mar 2017

    Employers must tread carefully when revising a contract of employment. Joanna Sutton offers tips to avoid unfair dismissal claims or ...

    • Bonuses
    • Case law
    • Employment law

    Bonus season: five mistakes employers can make

    by Fiona Cuming 14 Feb 2017
    by Fiona Cuming 14 Feb 2017

    Reports have suggested that RBS, majority-owned by the taxpayer, will shell out some £340 million in staff bonuses this year,...

    • Benefits
    • Bonuses
    • Business performance

    Is legislation the answer to fat cat bonuses and poor corporate governance?

    by William Granger 27 Jan 2017
    by William Granger 27 Jan 2017

    With employee representation off the agenda, should the Government bring in new corporate governance regulations to make executive pay fairer...

    • Bonuses
    • Productivity
    • Retention of staff

    Are bonuses becoming more like a service charge than a tip?

    by Gerry O'Neill 10 Jan 2017
    by Gerry O'Neill 10 Jan 2017

    As the bonus season begins, Gerry O’Neill looks at whether the annual “incentive” has become less of a discretionary gratuity...

    • Bonuses
    • Gender
    • Gender pay gap

    Male managers more likely to be promoted than women

    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2016
    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2016

    Women continue to receive fewer promotions and earn less than men, according to the latest National Management Survey from XpertHR...

    • Bonuses
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Line managers

    Bosses still being rewarded for underperformance

    by Claire Scullin 10 May 2016
    by Claire Scullin 10 May 2016

    Despite falling short of performance expectations, nearly a quarter of managers are still taking home extra pay on top of...

    • Bonuses
    • Gender pay gap

    Draft gender pay reporting regulations published

    by Stephen Simpson 12 Feb 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 12 Feb 2016

    League tables showing how well companies are tackling their gender pay gap will be published by the Government in 2018...

    • Mexico
    • Bonuses
    • Employee relations

    Employment law in Mexico: six striking facts

    by Laura Merrylees 18 Jan 2016
    by Laura Merrylees 18 Jan 2016

    Do blue-collar and white-collar workers have to be paid at different intervals? Is it mandatory to pay Mexican employees a...

    • Bonuses
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender

    Gender pay gap reports extended to include bonuses and public sector

    by Rob Moss 26 Oct 2015
    by Rob Moss 26 Oct 2015

    David Cameron and women and equalities minister Nicky Morgan have announced new measures to eradicate inequality in the workplace and...

    • Bonuses
    • Long-service awards

    Long-service awards offered by two-thirds of employers

    by Rob Moss 9 Sep 2015
    by Rob Moss 9 Sep 2015

    As the Queen overtakes Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest reigning monarch, XpertHR research shows that just under two-thirds (63%) of...

    • Benefits
    • Bonuses
    • Pay & benefits

    What could reward look like in 2025?

    by Deborah Rees 27 Aug 2015
    by Deborah Rees 27 Aug 2015

    With huge changes predicted to how and where we work over the next 10 years, what does this mean for...

    • Bonuses
    • Dismissal
    • Incentives

    How to get the most out of good leaver/bad leaver provisions

    by Kate Schmit and Nicholas Atkins 12 Jun 2015
    by Kate Schmit and Nicholas Atkins 12 Jun 2015

    Kate Schmit and Nicholas Atkins look at the use of good leaver/bad leaver provisions to incentivise employees, and suggest that...

    • Bonuses
    • Salary surveys
    • Performance management

    One-third of underperforming managers still receive bonuses

    by Jo Faragher 3 Jun 2015
    by Jo Faragher 3 Jun 2015

    Companies are routinely giving bonuses to underperforming managers, according to the latest pay data from XpertHR and the Chartered Management...

    • Bonuses
    • Pay & benefits

    Bonuses: are you going to get one?

    by Sheila Attwood 1 Apr 2015
    by Sheila Attwood 1 Apr 2015

    Four out of 10 employees (37.8%) were paid a bonus in 2014. The value of bonuses paid, both in monetary...

    • Argentina
    • Bonuses
    • Compensation

    Seven striking facts about employment law in Argentina

    by Melissa Silver 24 Mar 2015
    by Melissa Silver 24 Mar 2015

    Do employment contracts in Argentina need to be in writing? Are employees entitled to paid sick leave? How should employers...

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