Skills envoy Sir Digby Jones has warned UK businesses that unless they rise to the challenge of the new global...
Productivity
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Eight out of 10 employers claim they are actively tackling pay gaps between men and women, research has found. A...
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News that not a single employer has, so far, signed up to the skills pledge, as recommended by the Leitch...
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Call centre workers are attracted to the job because of site location, career opportunity and pay, a report has revealed....
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Chris Tarrant has been responsible for many things – including a few rich pub quiz bores and a boot-shaped hole...
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Almost nine out of 10 employers now provide staff with flexible working, according to a report by the British Chambers...
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Equal Opportunities Commission signs up to Work Wise’s smarter working agreement
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has signed the Work Wise UK agreement supporting the adoption of new smarter working across the UK.
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The staggering cost of absenteeism to UK organisations made the headlines last week. Employers body the CBI’s annual report on...
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Managers suspect that 12% of absences last year involved staff ‘pulling a sickie’, which translated into a loss of 21...
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Lewisham Primary Care Trust has hit back at claims by the GMB union of a possible shortfall in nursing cover...
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Staffordshire Police Federation has warned against money-saving plans being touted by the force that suggest disabled officers be downgraded to...
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Mention bullying or harassment in the workplace and thoughts automatically turn to disability, sexual or racial harassment cases. However the...
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TVÂ shopping channel QVCÂ has launched an employee wellbeing programme, Wellbeing@Work, to provide staff with information on improving their personal...
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Improving the productivity of healthcare workers is akin to tackling climate change, according to NHSÂ Employers director Steve Barnett.With both...
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A greased-lightning Edinburgh employer this month bagged a world productivity record when he wrapped 10 portions of chips in 60...