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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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    Court of Appeal ruling fails to deter millionaire City worker fighting for bigger bonus payout

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2006
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2006

    City workers paid millions in bonuses will continue to fight through the courts for more money despite the Court of...

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    City firms offer to buy out executive bonuses to attract high-fliers

    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2006
    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2006

    City firms are offering to buy out the annual bonuses of top executives in a bid to attract more high-fliers,...

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    by Personnel Today 17 Oct 2006

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    Regulations on age discrimination in occupational pension arrangements have been reissued by the government. Employers and pension experts...

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    Modernisation deal at Edinburgh City Council means pay cuts for thouands of staff

    by Georgina Fuller 4 Oct 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 4 Oct 2006

    Some 3,000 Edinburgh City Council workers are facing pay cuts after ongoing equal pay disputes, unions warned yesterday.The council is...

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    Pay rises for women outstrip men for 10th year running

    by Michael Millar 6 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 6 Sep 2006

    Women have received higher salary increases than men for the 10th successive year and are more likely to be given...

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    Bonuses for UK high-fliers rise to a record-breaking £19bn

    by Michael Millar 17 Aug 2006
    by Michael Millar 17 Aug 2006

    Bonuses for high-flying staff in the UK have leapt 16% to a record total of £19bn, according to latest figures

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    Windfall for HBOS staff as bank’s half-year profits hit £2.7bn

    by Mike Berry 2 Aug 2006
    by Mike Berry 2 Aug 2006

    HBOS claims £67m share bonanza is UK's biggest ever handout to staff..

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    Employers and workers join call to include benefits packages in job advertisements

    by Mike Berry 19 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 19 Jul 2006

    Full benefits package would differentiate firms from competitors.

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    UK first as British Gas launches pre-paid card benefit scheme

    by dan thomas 11 Jul 2006
    by dan thomas 11 Jul 2006

    Pre-paid cards issued to 2,000 British Gas employees.

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    IT market stable as average earnings rising by more than 4% despite skills shortages

    by Personnel Today 27 Jun 2006
    by Personnel Today 27 Jun 2006

    IT skills shortages fail to dent stability as wages continue to rise and resignations remain static.

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    Sexist underwear ban is pile of pants

    by Personnel Today 30 May 2006
    by Personnel Today 30 May 2006

    Guru loves nuclear power. There's no real reason for this except that people are always ranting about how awful it is and he likes to be a bit different.

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    Royal Mail uses teams up with Landround to reward staff with travel vouchers for good attendance

    by Mike Berry 19 May 2006
    by Mike Berry 19 May 2006

    After success in 2005, Royal Mail is again using vouchers to reward staff for regular attendance.

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    Record numbers of staff to benefit from Tesco’s £78m free shares bonanza

    by dan thomas 18 May 2006
    by dan thomas 18 May 2006

    Tesco tops other retail staff scheme by giving free shares to 180,000 staff.

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    Argos employees to share £13m bonus as share scheme matures

    by Mike Berry 18 May 2006
    by Mike Berry 18 May 2006

    More than 900 Argos staff to benefit from share payout.

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    Communication Workers Union determined to oppose ‘outrageous’ fortunes on offer to Cable & Wireless directors after redundancy announcement

    by dan thomas 16 May 2006
    by dan thomas 16 May 2006

    Union angered by proposed directors bonuses that come weeks after redundancy announcements

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