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)
Pay & benefits
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Also known as… Equality and diversity officer, manager or team leader, inclusivity officer or manager, equalities strategy officer or equalities...
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..yet doing well is key to pay deals
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Applications to the Pension Protection Fund – the government's pensions safety net for struggling pensions funds – have leapt by more than 50% in the first quarter of 2006, as the turbulent trading environment continues to bite.
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Union chiefs are warning that tomorrow’s local government strike over pensions is just the beginning of a long campaign of...
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The TUC is revealing pay differences via an online database that allows workers to compare their salaries with those of their chief executives.
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Work and pensions secretary John Hutton has pledged to ease the burden on small firms if, in future, they are compelled to contribute to staff pensions
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Scottish local government politicians could receive a £20,000 pay-off if they step down at the next local government elections to let more young blood in.
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Sales staff at retailer PC World will no longer be paid commission on top of their basic salary to encourage them to give good advice, rather than chase sales
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British Airways has proposed to raise the retirement age for some of its workers in a bid to close a £1bn black hole in its pension scheme.
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UK staff at National Australia Bank (NAB) have agreed to changes to their pensions schemes to try to close the £160m hole in the pension fund
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The government's main argument for scrapping the right of local government workers to claim full pension benefits at 60 has been called into question by legal experts
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The closure of final salary pension schemes has led many organisations to reconsider their overall reward strategy, reports Julie Hill
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Nearly seven in 10 UK employees are considering working after their official retirement for financial reasons or for their own personal interest.
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Historically, people moved south in search of higher wages and a better quality of life. But is the grass still greener in the South?