The recent Eddington report highlighted the UK's clogged up commuter network. What can employers realistically be expected to do to help? Natalie Cooper reports.
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Flexibility is key as organisations consider greener alternatives to employer commute
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherAs many of us struggled into work in the snow last week, we cursed the daily commute into the office....
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The UK’s fraud prevention service CIFAS and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have launched a free guide...
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London’s your Oyster: professional services firm KPMG is offering its 10,300 UK workers an Oyster card to encourage them to...
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KPMG to provide Oyster cards to all staff in bid to reduce CO2 emissions
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryProfessional services firm KPMG has linked up with Transport for London in a new environmental scheme aimed at reducing car...
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An HR manager who overstated the value of board members’ pension holdings by up to £13.4m has become the first...
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Employers’ organisation the CBI has set up a new taskforce to look at tackling climate change.
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TUC to call for ‘social agreement’ to protect migrant workers from exploitation
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMany migrant workers in the UK are over-qualified, work in dangerous conditions and are exploited by employers, the TUC will...
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The Stern Review – the report on the economics of climate change – has provided a great opportunity for HR...
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The idea that corporate social responsibility (CSR) begins at home – with ethical employment policies – is catching on, according...
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British workers are a bunch of environmental Jekyll and Hydes, who conscientiously watch how green they are at home, but...
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More than half of UK construction professionals feel corruption is rife in their own industry, a Chartered Institute of Building survey...
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Environmentally conscious employees are Jekyll and Hyde’s when it comes to the workplace and their home, a survey has shown....
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Almost four out of 10 (38%) workers want their companies to use more Fairtrade products at work, a survey has...
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Going green can make you a more attractive employer, but how can organisations raise environmental awareness without preaching to staff? By Virginia Matthews.