Productivity

MPs have strongly criticised the government’s apprenticeship programme, in particular its focus on higher level placements and failure to meet the needs of smaller employers.

New technology is often hailed as the UK’s economic saviour. But have we appreciated AI’s potential for radically altering workplace...

UK employees work on average two-and-a-half weeks longer than their EU counterparts over the course of a year, new analysis...

LED (or light-emitting diode) lighting is transforming how we light our homes, workplaces and urban spaces. There is excitement it...

UK employees work an average of 6.3 hours per week without pay, a new report has found, just as employers must start adding more information about time worked to payslips.

Will HR tech help transform HR processes for the future workforce? Only if they are implemented in the right way,...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is set to have a significant impact on pay, working conditions and productivity. Ashleigh Webber reports...

Around half of the UK workforce could be in the wrong job based on their skills level, according to the...

Northern rail has today reinstated 75% of the routes it had scrapped in the wake of botched timetable changes as,...

HR practices that aim to develop employees’ skills for current or future roles will only be successful with the support...

Employers are missing out on talented and highly-qualified staff due to a lack of understanding of how the skills of...

The average large organisation loses $47m (£36m) a year in lost productivity due to poor knowledge sharing and insufficient onboarding...

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) is calling on train operators’ management to “come out of...

Manufacturers could increase their productivity by as much as 10% if they invested greater resources in improving employee wellbeing, a...

Tesco is implementing new technology that could see its employees working with levels of flexibility more associated with gig economy...