http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/07/02/51263/rbs-chief-executive-defers-pay-award.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/07/02/51263/rbs-chief-executive-defers-pay-award.html RBS chief executive Stephen Hester has decided to defer his pay award by two years to try to defuse a row over his package being too short-term focused. Hester receives a basic salary of £1.2m, a £2m Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/07/02/51260/bq-introduces-12m-bonus-scheme-for-store-staff.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/07/02/51260/bq-introduces-12m-bonus-scheme-for-store-staff.html Retailer BQ has introduced a new monthly bonus scheme to help motivate its 30,000 shop floor workers, just two months after announcing the launThu, 02 Jul 2009 08:58:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/07/01/51249/benefits-cuts-may-be-a-better-solution-than-pay-cuts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/07/01/51249/benefits-cuts-may-be-a-better-solution-than-pay-cuts.htmlEmployers that cut pay must be wary of the impact on benefits.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:28:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/29/51227/public-sector-pensions-cost-1.2trn.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/29/51227/public-sector-pensions-cost-1.2trn.html Public sector pensions cost an estimated £1.2trn – £20,000 for every man, woman and child in the UK. According to the British-North American Committee, made up of academics and business leaders, the Treasury is greatlMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/26/51213/younger-staff-less-likely-to-take-up-flexible-benefits.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/26/51213/younger-staff-less-likely-to-take-up-flexible-benefits.html Employees in their 20s are less likely to use flexible benefits schemes than older workers. According to HR and management consultancy Mercer, the <A href="http://www.vebnet.com/downloads/Vebnet_age_Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/25/51195/former-bbc-hr-chief-claimed-more-than-6500-in-expenses-last-year.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/25/51195/former-bbc-hr-chief-claimed-more-than-6500-in-expenses-last-year.html The former BBC HR chief spent more than £6,500 on expenses last year, with claims ranging from "team drinks and nibbles" to mileage for the Doctor Who Christmas Special. Stephen Kelly, who left his people directorThu, 25 Jun 2009 15:59:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/22/51169/rbs-chief-execs-9.6m-pay-pot-angers-shareholders.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/22/51169/rbs-chief-execs-9.6m-pay-pot-angers-shareholders.html The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is expected to reveal that it has agreed a £9.6m pay deal for its chief exeMon, 22 Jun 2009 15:24:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/19/51158/cipd-warns-public-sector-must-cut-pay-or-cut-jobs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/19/51158/cipd-warns-public-sector-must-cut-pay-or-cut-jobs.html "Belligerent" public sector unions need to be told to choose between higher pay deals or fewer redundancies as the recession sets in across the sector, the CIPD has warned. Following a bleak predictionFri, 19 Jun 2009 16:33:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/19/51154/tesco-staff-in-wales-consider-industrial-action-over-relocation-pay-cuts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/19/51154/tesco-staff-in-wales-consider-industrial-action-over-relocation-pay-cuts.html Hundreds of Tesco staff in Wales are considering industrial action after the company suggested they take a pay cut when their distribution centre is relocated. In January, Tesco revealed plans to closFri, 19 Jun 2009 13:19:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/18/51121/fred-goodwin-bows-to-pressure-to-cut-his-pension-by-200000-a-year.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/18/51121/fred-goodwin-bows-to-pressure-to-cut-his-pension-by-200000-a-year.html Former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) boss Fred Goodwin has bowed to pressure to cut his highly controversial pension by more than £200,000 per year, it has been reported. The voluntary reduction would reduce the value of GooThu, 18 Jun 2009 12:52:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/17/51095/whitehall-bonuses-under-threat-as-total-hits-26m.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/17/51095/whitehall-bonuses-under-threat-as-total-hits-26m.html Thousands of top civil servants have come under pressure to give up their bonuses after it was revealed they totalled £26m last year. In 2008, 2,600 senior civil servants working in Whitehall received <A href="http://www.iWed, 17 Jun 2009 09:23:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/16/51087/apprentice-minimum-wage-will-lead-to-fewer-apprenticeships.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/16/51087/apprentice-minimum-wage-will-lead-to-fewer-apprenticeships.html Government plans to introduce a national minimum wage for apprentices could damage attempts to encourage organisations to offer more apprenticeships, employer groups have warned. <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/artiTue, 16 Jun 2009 09:51:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/16/51086/20-of-staff-work-25-extra-unpaid-hours-a-week.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/16/51086/20-of-staff-work-25-extra-unpaid-hours-a-week.html One in five employees have been working for an extra 25 hours a week unpaid during the recession - equivalent to an extra three days of work, new research has revealed. The 'employee attitudes in the credit crunch' survey oTue, 16 Jun 2009 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/15/51077/overpaid-barclays-worker-can-keep-money-and-higher-wage-tribunal-rules.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/15/51077/overpaid-barclays-worker-can-keep-money-and-higher-wage-tribunal-rules.html AMon, 15 Jun 2009 14:18:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/15/51074/minimum-wage-for-apprentices-welcomed-by-unions.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/15/51074/minimum-wage-for-apprentices-welcomed-by-unions.html Unions have welcomed government plans to set a national minimum wage for apprentices, to protect them from exploitation. <A href="http://www.morethanbusiness.com/Knowledge-Centre/Business-News/2009-06-12/Low-Pay-CommissionMon, 15 Jun 2009 12:48:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/12/51066/holiday-pay-ruling-could-see-long-term-sick-facing-the-axe.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/12/51066/holiday-pay-ruling-could-see-long-term-sick-facing-the-axe.html <IFRAME src="http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid26497838001" frameBorder=0 width=300 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:31:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/12/51042/salford-city-council-hr-official-involved-in-70000-expenses-row.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/12/51042/salford-city-council-hr-official-involved-in-70000-expenses-row.html A senior HR official at Salford City Council has become embroiled in a £70,000 expenses row after he claimed for 80 toy men to use as props in a training exercise. David Horsler, assistant director of HR, spent £163.91 on the Hair-ee Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/12/51039/lge-advocates-council-executive-remuneration-committees.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/12/51039/lge-advocates-council-executive-remuneration-committees.html Councils should set up executive remuneration committees to develop attractive reward policies to lure talented individuals to the public sector, Local Government Employers (LGE) has urged. The organiFri, 12 Jun 2009 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/11/51032/pay-consultants-blamed-for-city-woes.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/11/51032/pay-consultants-blamed-for-city-woes.html City investors have blamed consultants for allowing finance sector pay to spiral out of control. <A href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article64Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:23:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/10/51022/house-of-lords-rules-holiday-pay-can-be-accrued-while-on-sick-leave.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/06/10/51022/house-of-lords-rules-holiday-pay-can-be-accrued-while-on-sick-leave.html <IFRAME src="http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid26497838001" frameBorder=0 width=300 scrWed, 10 Jun 2009 12:44:00 GMT