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.
Employers must tread carefully when revising a contract of employment. Joanna Sutton offers tips to avoid unfair dismissal claims or ...
Reports have suggested that RBS, majority-owned by the taxpayer, will shell out some £340 million in staff bonuses this year,...
With employee representation off the agenda, should the Government bring in new corporate governance regulations to make executive pay fairer...
As the bonus season begins, Gerry O’Neill looks at whether the annual “incentive” has become less of a discretionary gratuity...
Women continue to receive fewer promotions and earn less than men, according to the latest National Management Survey from XpertHR...
Despite falling short of performance expectations, nearly a quarter of managers are still taking home extra pay on top of...
League tables showing how well companies are tackling their gender pay gap will be published by the Government in 2018...
Do blue-collar and white-collar workers have to be paid at different intervals? Is it mandatory to pay Mexican employees a...
David Cameron and women and equalities minister Nicky Morgan have announced new measures to eradicate inequality in the workplace and...
As the Queen overtakes Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest reigning monarch, XpertHR research shows that just under two-thirds (63%) of...
With huge changes predicted to how and where we work over the next 10 years, what does this mean for...
Kate Schmit and Nicholas Atkins look at the use of good leaver/bad leaver provisions to incentivise employees, and suggest that...
Companies are routinely giving bonuses to underperforming managers, according to the latest pay data from XpertHR and the Chartered Management...
Four out of 10 employees (37.8%) were paid a bonus in 2014. The value of bonuses paid, both in monetary...
Do employment contracts in Argentina need to be in writing? Are employees entitled to paid sick leave? How should employers...
