| Engagement: Stock up on solutions |
For many firms, the cupboard is still too bare to offer increased cash rewards to staff. So maybe it’s time to look again at other ways to tailor reward, writes Jane Simms
Date: 09 December 2010
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| Overview: The big freeze |
The pay freezes endured by workers in the private sector for the past two years are about to send a chill through the public sector. Carly Chynoweth investigates how reward professionals may respond
Date: 09 December 2010
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| Pay differentials: Hanging in the balance |
Pay for those at the top is on the rise again, while most workers continue to feel the squeeze of below-inflation wage increases – or freezes. Will the growing voices of protest prompt the government and employers to take action? Andy Allen finds out
Date: 09 December 2010
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| Feathering the Nest |
Pension reforms in 2012 – including the introduction of Nest schemes – should encourage staff to save more for retirement. Anna Scott looks at how firms can prepare now for the changes
Date: 25 February 2010
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| First among equals |
With the controversial equality bill poised to enter the statute book, HR teams that are unwilling to roll up their sleeves and tackle the gender pay gap will find themselves on the ropes, warns Nic Paton
Date: 25 February 2010
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| How to... link reward and talent management |
Reward and talent management need to reinforce the same message. Hashi Syedain spoke to a panel of experts about how to achieve this
Date: 25 February 2010
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| Reward: the full story |
There’s more to reward than headline-grabbing stories about City bonuses – this year public-sector pay should steal the front pages as the government starts to tackle its deficit. Hashi Syedain gives an overview of the market
Date: 25 February 2010
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| Time to shine |
A rigorous approach to balancing costs and performance will ensure that reward managers thrive in a changing landscape, writes Carly Chynoweth
Date: 25 February 2010
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| Creative accounting |
As the going gets tough, Jane Simms finds that employers are using benefits to keep a lid on salary costs and still motivate staff
Date: 29 January 2009
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| Sensitive incentives |
As the age of the City bonus comes to an end, clever organisations are learning to offer reward schemes that encourage high-performance behaviour across all areas of their business. Julie Griffiths explains
Date: 29 January 2009
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| Ten of the best |
Duncan Brown, director, HR business development at the Institute for Employment Studies, offers his top tips to busy reward managers for making budgets stretch further
Date: 29 January 2009
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| Welcome to the age of segmentation |
Tailoring benefits – be it childcare, healthcare or holidays – to employees’ age or ‘life stage’ looks like an idea whose time has come. Julie Griffiths reports
Date: 29 January 2009
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| Age of confusion |
Legislation designed to give older workers flexibility in the run-up to retirement has, in fact, confused the issue. PM’s panel of industry experts give their own views on how employers should proceed from here
Date: 24 January 2008
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| Go the green mile |
Do your reward policies support the environmental agenda? If not, says Charles Cotton, you’re missing a trick – as a green approach will improve your employer brand and help you to attract and retain talent
Date: 24 January 2008
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| Less is more |
Simplicity is the key in the coming year as firms streamline their benefits packages – and explain clearly to staff what’s on offer, reports Carly Chynoweth
Date: 24 January 2008
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| Perfectly formed |
SMEs may find it hard to compete with the big boys on reward but, as Sara Goodwins explains, being smaller means offerings can be better tailored to the individual
Date: 24 January 2008
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| Systems go-slow |
The technology for e-reward is in place but, as yet, take-up is low. Rebecca Johnson asks whether the problem lies with the packages on offer or the mindset of buyers
Date: 24 January 2008
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| Walk the talk |
Reward strategies are all very well, but poor communication often fells them at the first hurdle. Andy Allen looks at ways to access the furthest reaches of the workforce
Date: 24 January 2008
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| People’s choice |
Allowing employees to pick their own package is a powerful way to keep them on board. So why haven’t more organisations seen the light?
Date: 05 April 2007
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| Tinker and tailor |
This year promises to be hectic for pay and benefits specialists. The CIPD’s latest study of reward practice has found several issues to keep them occupied
Date: 05 April 2007
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| The age wage |
How do the new age laws affect reward practice? Alastair Hatchett, head of pay and HR services at Incomes Data Services, offers a simple guide to what may have to change
Date: 30 March 2007
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| Beyond the fringe |
Money isn’t the be-all and end-all when it comes to designing an effective reward package. Even a simple ‘thank you’ can go a surprisingly long way
Date: 05 March 2007
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