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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.


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    Banking HR chiefs warned to prepare for April’s Finance Act

    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2010
    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2010

    Banking sector HR directors should be taking action now to prepare for April’s Finance Act, which includes the controversial one-off...

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    Financial Services Authority tells investment banks to comply with bonus guidelines or risk losing licences to operate in the UK

    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2010
    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2010

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has told investment banks to comply with regulatory guidelines or risk losing their licences to...

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    Marks & Spencer reward package for new CEO totals £8.5m

    by Kat Baker 2 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 2 Feb 2010

    Marks & Spencer has agreed to pay its new boss £8.5m for his first year in the job.

    The high...

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    Reward and benefits research: Suited and rooted

    by Personnel Today 2 Feb 2010
    by Personnel Today 2 Feb 2010

    A survey conducted by IFF Research, seen exclusively by Personnel Today, shows that pay and reward are very important for those working in the private sector, while public sector employees are more concerned with working hours and flexibility. But the ongoing recession mean job security is of paramount importance to all workers.

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    ‘Snow bonus’ for Robert Wiseman Dairies staff

    by Personnel Today 29 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 29 Jan 2010

    Robert Wiseman Dairies is giving a £100 bonus to all its staff for deliveries during the snow.The bonuses – costing...

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    Deloitte ramps up mentoring to boost engagement following bonus cuts

    by Kat Baker 26 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 26 Jan 2010

    Deloitte is to unveil a mentoring programme this week to boost engagement, just months after the firm has been forced...

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    Corus agrees to pay steel-workers’ bonus after union legal challenge

    by Personnel Today 26 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 26 Jan 2010

    Corus steel-workers in Scunthorpe are to receive bumper bonus payments this month, after lawyers for the union launched a case...

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    Goldman Sachs to cap salary and bonuses of top London staff at £1m

    by Personnel Today 25 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 25 Jan 2010

    Goldman Sachs will cap the salary and bonuses of its top London staff at £1m.The investment bank is expected to...

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    Civil servants could lose performance-related bonuses and have pay cut under Budget plans

    by Personnel Today 25 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 25 Jan 2010

    Civil servants could be stripped of their performance-related bonuses and see their basic salaries cut, under plans that could be...

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    2010 pay rises likely to be around 2% as pay freezes decrease

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Jan 2010

    HR professionals have forecast a 2% median pay increase across the UK private sector this year – a marked improvement...

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    City tax and regulation changes could drive business away from UK

    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2010

    City bosses have warned that tax and regulatory changes risk losing the UK’s top talent to firms overseas by 2030,...

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    Goldman Sachs delays bonus announcement as bankers’ bonanza expected

    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2010

    Goldman Sachs bankers will be among the last to learn about their bonuses after rumours that the bank is fully...

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    Goldman Sachs forces top bankers to give some bonus cash to charity

    by Personnel Today 18 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 18 Jan 2010

    Goldman Sachs is said to be considering forcing its top bankers to donate part of their bonuses to charity to...

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    RBS bonuses crucial to retain key staff, chief executive insists

    by Personnel Today 13 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 13 Jan 2010

    RBS boss Stephen Hester has insisted the troubled bank has to pay bonuses to keep staff.The chief executive told the Treasury Select...

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    FSA tightens bankers bonus rules to include all high-earning employees

    by Personnel Today 11 Jan 2010
    by Personnel Today 11 Jan 2010

    Bankers earning more than £1m a year face a new bonus clampdown by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).The City watchdog...

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