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.
A former NatWest employee has won a £150,000 pay out after it emerged she was earning thousands of pounds less than a male colleague.
There may not have been a dramatic change in the gender pay gap, but HR, analytics and reward specialists are far from gloomy about what the latest crop of reports reveals
A slump in profits has seen the John Lewis Partnership cut its staff bonus to the lowest level in 66 years, the retailer has announced.
Packaging, environmental and waste management compliance business Comply Direct landed the Employee Benefits Award at the Personnel Today Awards 2018...
The chief executive of one of the UK’s largest housebuilders, has left his role because the controversy over his £75m...
With statistics suggesting autumn is the most popular season to give birth, Beverley Sunderland clarifies some lesser known maternity rights...
Six in 10 organisations have offered EU workers extra incentives – including medical insurance, bonuses and higher salaries – in...
New legislation will require UK quoted companies with more than 250 employees to publish the pay ratio between their CEO...
A new corporate governance code, which aims to improve public trust in business, has urged employers to establish a culture...
The new owners of sandwich chain Pret A Manger have promised a £1,000 bonus to all employees who are on...
This year’s annual general meeting season has been marked by several significant rebellions by shareholders over senior employees’ pay and...
Employers need to work together to tackle broader industry-wide challenges in order to close the gender pay gap, PwC has...
Carlsberg paid women on average 3.3% more than men in 2017, despite there being an under-representation of women in its...
Britons overwhelmingly back keeping – often strengthening – workers’ rights derived from the EU post Brexit, according to research published...
Prime minister Theresa May has vowed to fine company bosses who award themselves excessive bonuses while failing to protect workers’...
