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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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    Employers branded bad gift-givers by nearly half of workers

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 14 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 14 Nov 2024

    Employers are labelled bad gift givers by nearly half (46%) of UK staff as the festive season approaches, research finds.  

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    Bankers’ bonuses to be further deregulated

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2024

    Bonuses safeguards set to be cut back as regulators look to boost London's financial sector competitiveness.

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    Microsoft links security to employee performance reviews

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 7 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 7 Aug 2024

    Microsoft has made security a 'core priority' for its workforce, tying it to employee performance reviews and compensation.

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    Bonuses and pay soar at Goldman Sachs

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2024

    Pay and bonuses for bankers at Goldman Sachs have increased by 17% as profits more than doubled.

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    Bonus boon for Games Workshop employees

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    Warhammer figurine maker Games Workshop has handed over £18m in cash payments to its employees after it reported a strong year of sales and profits.

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    Manchester United offers bonus in return for resignations

    by Rob Moss 31 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 31 May 2024

    Staff at FA Cup winners Manchester United have been offered early payment of an annual bonus if they resign by next Wednesday.

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    Driving up engagement a ‘necessity’ for better business performance

    by Jo Faragher 16 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 16 May 2024

    Higher levels of employee engagement correlate with better business performance, but offering cash bonuses will not necessarily drive this, new...

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    Goldman Sachs removes bonus cap for London employees

    by Adam McCulloch 2 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 2 May 2024

    Goldman Sachs is set to remove its bonus cap for London-based staff, allowing some of its workers to once again pick up multimillion pound payouts.

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    Tesco launches £70m bonus scheme after soaring profits

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2024

    Tesco will pay a ‘thank you’ bonus to more than 220,000 workers after soaring profits last year.

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    Non-NHS health workers to receive one-off lump sums

    by Rob Moss 25 Mar 2024
    by Rob Moss 25 Mar 2024

    Around 27,000 staff including community nurses and physios at non-NHS organisations will soon receive lump sums worth at least £1,655.

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    No bonus for John Lewis partners despite return to profit

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Mar 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Mar 2024

    Despite a return to profit, for the second year running the John Lewis Partnership will not pay its staff a bonus.

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    Labour government would not reinstate bankers’ bonus cap

    by Jo Faragher 31 Jan 2024
    by Jo Faragher 31 Jan 2024

    Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves will not reinstate a cap on bankers’ bonuses if a Labour government comes into power.

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    Asset management giant opens door for US-style exec bonus structures

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Dec 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Dec 2023

    The UK's largest asset management organisation has updated its executive pay guidelines to permit US-style bonus structures linked to share price performance.

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    Ikea announces 2024 pay rises

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Dec 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Dec 2023

    Ikea is set to award its salaried employees a 5% pay rise in 2024, as well as adopting the new Living Wage rates for its hourly-paid staff.

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    Pay growth slowing, but still above inflation

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Nov 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Nov 2023

    The November 2023 labour market figures show growth in average earnings continues to outstrip inflation, but at a slower rate.

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