Productivity
Development opportunities need manager buy-in to succeed
HR practices that aim to develop employees’ skills for current or future roles will only be successful with the support...
Businesses missing out on potential of ex-military personnel
Employers are missing out on talented and highly-qualified staff due to a lack of understanding of how the skills of...
Poor knowledge sharing costing employers millions
The average large organisation loses $47m (£36m) a year in lost productivity due to poor knowledge sharing and insufficient onboarding...
Rail staff face brunt of public anger over delays
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) is calling on train operators’ management to “come out of...
Manufacturers should invest in wellbeing to boost productivity
Manufacturers could increase their productivity by as much as 10% if they invested greater resources in improving employee wellbeing, a...
Technology to drive gig-style working for Tesco staff
Tesco is implementing new technology that could see its employees working with levels of flexibility more associated with gig economy...
Work hard, rest harder: should employers monitor rest time quality?
Worried about Brexit squeezing UK productivity? One solution could be monitoring the quality of employees’ rest time, writes Paul Dickinson....
Employers need new approaches to boosting productivity
Employers and policy makers should consider new approaches to addressing low pay, the gender pay gap and rewards, which would...
Majority of workers worry inflation will overtake pay growth
Four out of five working people in the UK (80%) worry that inflation will outstrip their future pay, the RSA...
Human capital: How to stop productivity going at a snail’s pace
The ONS reports that UK productivity levels lag behind our international partners. How can employers make the most of their...
How to improve employee attraction, onboarding and retention (webinar)
ON DEMAND | One in four new hires leave in their first year, costing the equivalent of a year’s salary to replace them....
Remote access means staff cannot switch off
One-third of UK workers (32%) say that remote access to work means they cannot switch off in their personal time,...
Should every weekend be a long weekend?
With spring’s four bank holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to get used to the concept of the long weekend. Roisin...
Spring Budget 2017: T-Levels and taxes on self-employed
Philip Hammond used today’s Spring Budget to launch a series of measures aimed at boosting technical skills and productivity and...
Why should we bother about meaningful work?
Much has been researched and written about employees’ desire to find meaning in their work. But enforcing meaning, or misunderstanding...
