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.
In the current economic climate, controversy continues to surround the payment of bonuses, particularly where the general consensus may be...
In 2007, the Equal Opportunities Commission secured a landmark High Court ruling that UK law on pay and benefits during...
Benefits provision is the most important reward issue for the year ahead, research by Personnel Today‘s sister publication Employment Review...
HR professionals have been warned to check the employment contracts of their most senior staff to make sure they do...
Employees at the John Lewis department store and supermarket group are to share a payout of more than £180m –...
Former NHS midwives will be offered “golden hellos” of £3,000 to entice them back into work, health secretary Alan Johnson...
Despite the prevailing economic gloom, almost four in 10 City workers received a higher bonus this year than in 2007,...
Supermarket giant Asda’s 127,000 employees will share a record £21m bonus this month.Employees with more than six months’ service working...
This week’s HR news and analysis programme includes a special guide to new illegal worker legislation.Louisa Peacock interviews Richard Port,...
Cleaners at the Honda Formula 1 motor racing division will receive £1,000 bonuses every time the team wins a race...
More than a quarter of chief executives at some of the UK’s largest companies receive bonuses even if profits rise...
More than half of City of London professionals said they would look for a new job if their year-end bonus...
Mobile phone giant O2 is to pay out £15m to its staff as part of its second annual ‘Thanks a...
One in five UK workers boosts their income through a hobby, research has revealed – with many of them doing...
City workers are still expecting big bonuses this year, despite the impact of the credit crunch and a string of...
