Incentives

US technology firm National Semiconductor has celebrated its most successful financial year by giving each of its 8,500 employees a 30GB iPod

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

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

Software piracy watchdog doubles incentive in bid to motivate staff to tell on employers that use illegal software.

The government has been urged to offer employers tax and national insurance breaks while their staff are on full-time training courses to address severe skills shortages in IT

Given the government's success with childcare vouchers, there is a strong argument for allowing similar tax breaks for staff with caring responsibilities (for example, those who have elderly relatives to look after)

When it comes to employees' welfare at work, organisations have a seemingly endless list of boxes to tick to ensure they comply with legislation, from health and safety measures, to keeping an eye on stress levels

The hospitality sector is likely to suffer most as HM Revenue & Customs clamps down on tax-avoiding benefits.

Finding good quality, affordable childcare can be one of the biggest challenges facing parents, but employers could be doing a lot more to lessen the hassle and ease the financial burden on staff, the TUC said today

Royal Mail’s proposal to motivate staff by offering them a company share scheme has been slammed by Labour MPs as being too controversial and lacking coherence

Four to focus on to motivate employees; Communication keeps the wheels turning round; Unrewarding idea fails to inspire non-drinkers; Celebrating success is as valid as highlighting gaffs; Partnership is the key to meeting expectations

A Muslim sales executive who was offered alcohol as a sales incentive is suing his employer for religious discrimination.In the...

The government is coming under increasing pressure to exempt service-related benefits from forthcoming age discrimination legislation.

Doubts surface over value of reward programmes.

Royal Mail’s controversial sickness incentive scheme, which gives workers who do not take time off sick the chance to win...