Charles Cotton
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Charles Cotton: Should zero-hour contracts include a minimum benefits provision?
With a zero-hour contract, certain minimum employee benefits can already apply. For instance, some contracts are undoubtedly employment contracts and will attract the full protection of employment regulation, including holidays.
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Charles Cotton: Flexible benefits communication
The 2012 research finds employees were less dissatisfied with a pay cut than a pay freeze if their employer explained the rationale behind the decision. However, the same survey reveals that it’s not just the act of communication that is important but also the quality of the communication. I think ...
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Charles Cotton: Take care with Christmas perks
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s Employee outlook: summer 2012 survey, published in May, found that more than half of employees are facing financial struggles, so it is important that employers recognise this when introducing or changing an incentive scheme, especially one that is themed around, or linked to, ...
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Charles Cotton: United approach required
A number of challenges are encouraging HR professionals in larger organisations to examine workplace savings. One is that the average life expectancy of employees is gradually rising due to medical improvements and better lifestyles.
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Charles Cotton CIPD: Rewards bring risks that must be managed
The economy dominates the news at the moment, but how will the economic climate affect bonuses and other rewards?†
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Larger reward functions need better resourcing
Charles Cotton, reward and employment conditions adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD): The Latest CIPD research shows a growth in the workload of most reward functions, but little increase in numbers employed. Instead the void has been filled by reward consultants, and in the vast majority ...