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Word reached Guru's lughole earlier today that there was a dire shortage of bored women in UK businesses. This came as no surprise, as Yours Truly has witnessed just how stifling the work environment can be for the female of the species. After all, tea is usually supplied by outside caterers, and unless the company happens to be a laundry business...

Another bad day for women in the workplace today, as Yours Truly's prediction about women spending more time at home twiddling their toes was confirmed . Apparently, while the number of unemployed people has actually gone down, the number of women without gainful employment has 'soared'. Not content with earning far less than their male...

David Cameron's visit to China is clearly a move in the right direction. But, apart from drumming up trade, Guru believes Big Soc Dave could learn a thing or two from our oriental cousins. After all, they sell us billions more than we sell them, they make billions more items than we make and... er... they sell them all to us. And they do all this...

Anyone worried about the 'shape' of work in the coming years can rest easy in their armchair of complacency, for David 'just call me Dave' Cameron has just spoken. And the words he spake - while munching on a bagel at the CBI - were that despite slashing nearly half a million jobs in the public sector, the future was one based on 'growth'...

How much time did you spend getting ready for work today? A new survey reveals we make the most effort on Mondays - presumably in attempts to remove all traces of the weekend. Women spend more than an hour getting ready for work on a Monday , but by the time Friday rolls around, this figure has dropped by three-quarters to just 19 minutes. Men in comparison...

A curious report from boffins at the Economic and Social Research Council which basically concludes that if you want to get impregnated then you should work in the public sector. The study, which examined patterns of employment and childbearing decisions for couples over a number of years, found that the decision to have children was intricately bound...

Who would you like to give a lift to work to? Well, according to car leasing firm Alphabet, most people think writer, broadcaster, actor, comedian and uber-tweeter Stephen Fry would make the ideal car companion. Fry (I'm sure he would be pleased to learn) 'easily' beat X-Factor judge and WAG Cheryl Cole and Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson...

Yes, that's the inflammatory headline of a press release by OfficeMetrics, a workforce analytics firm. And before all those ladies out there start sharpening their nails and running headlong in Guru's direction, remember, don't shoot the messenger. Somehow OfficeMetrics has worked out that since the recession has kicked in, statistics show...