Performance-related pay
Huge pay rise for Centrica chief executive
The chief executive of Centrica, Iain Conn, gained a 44% rise in his salary last year, taking his pay to £2.42m.
Remuneration committees are key to restraining executive pay
The key to curbing soaring pay among senior executives is to ensure HR is properly represented on remuneration committees.
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Pay: Why companies need to figure out what’s “fair”
The introduction of pay ratio disclosures, further likely regulation on the remit of remuneration committees, and stakeholder voice within the...
Senior leaders score badly in people management
UK employees give their senior leadership low marks on key aspects of people management, such as developing future leaders, gaining...
Is legislation the answer to fat cat bonuses and poor corporate governance?
With employee representation off the agenda, should the Government bring in new corporate governance regulations to make executive pay fairer...
Are bonuses becoming more like a service charge than a tip?
As the bonus season begins, Gerry O’Neill looks at whether the annual “incentive” has become less of a discretionary gratuity...
Top bosses earn more than average UK salary by first week of the year
Some top executives earn more than £1,000 an hour and will have made more money by the first Wednesday of...
Four ways to perfect your performance-related pay scheme
Almost a quarter of pay awards each year are based on a measure of employee performance. Sheila Attwood looks at...
The 2015 HR quiz of the year
All up to date with employment law? Have your finger on the pulse of best HR practice? Then take our...
Employment law in Chile: Seven interesting facts
Chile is host to many multinational businesses, and has one of the highest rates of working hours in the world....
Performance bonuses: who truly deserves them?
As Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins takes his first annual bonus since joining the bank in August 2012, despite a legacy...
Linking pay and performance is top reward priority for 2015
Just over half (50.6%) of organisations have put increasing the link between pay and performance as a priority for their...
Government retreat on bankers’ bonus cap challenge
Chancellor George Osborne has conceded defeat in the UK’s efforts to overturn the EU cap on bankers’ bonuses, following a...
How much could the ECJ judgment on holiday pay cost your organisation?
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a landmark judgment last week when it decided that holiday pay must...
Calculating holiday pay: commission can no longer be discounted
Consultant editor Darren Newman explains the potentially costly implications of a recent ruling on calculating holiday pay where workers receive...
