Productivity
Coronavirus: Four things to consider when encouraging home working
With almost 600 cases of the new coronavirus confirmed in the UK, businesses are increasingly telling staff to work from...
Ill health costs firms 38 days per employee in lost productivity
Employers lost on average 38 working days per worker to physical and mental health-related absence and presenteeism in 2019, costing...
‘Overcommitment’ is greatest HR challenge for 2020
The urge to commit to too many initiatives may be one of the greatest challenges facing HR, according to global...
Four ways to empower teams and unlock potential
Finding the right workplace culture where teams and individuals feel free to experiment and take action doesn’t necessarily come naturally...
One in three employees say their job is ‘low quality’
Research published today shows that 36% of UK employees report having a “low-quality” job.
Analysis of the Household Longitudinal Study...
Dissatisfaction with work culture leads to millions of sick days
Businesses could make productivity gains by improving culture, flexibility and office cleanliness.
Productivity continues to be outpaced by wage growth
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest productivity figures for the UK showing that output per hour rose...
Getting value out of your company values
It wasn’t until around 20 years ago that most companies began to state their values and deploy them as strategic...
Employees’ money worries ‘costing employers billions’
Financial worries are costing employers billions every year in absenteeism, lost productivity and turnover costs – but organisations are doing...
Are employees working too many hours?
The traditional 9am-5pm working day is quickly disappearing, but this is because many employees are regularly working beyond their contracted...
Remote workers ‘should spend at least two days in office’
A study finds that while remote working is linked to positive wellbeing, it has little effect on stress and productivity.
Two-thirds don’t want to talk about money issues at work
Business for the Community research finds a fifth of staff are struggling to make ends meet.
‘Conclusive link’ between happiness and productivity
It has long been suggested that happy workers are more productive, but now research from the University of Oxford has...
CIPD’s Peter Cheese: HR’s role in improving mental health
On World Mental Health Day, HR teams have been reminded of the scale of the mental ill health “epidemic” and...
Productivity puzzle persists with fastest fall in five years
UK productivity in April to June fell at its fastest pace since 2014, when compared to the same quarter last...
