Productivity

Call centre workers are attracted to the job because of site location, career opportunity and pay, a report has revealed....

Chris Tarrant has been responsible for many things – including a few rich pub quiz bores and a boot-shaped hole...

Almost nine out of 10 employers now provide staff with flexible working, according to a report by the British Chambers...

The 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...

Managers suspect that 12% of absences last year involved staff ‘pulling a sickie’, which translated into a loss of 21...

Lewisham Primary Care Trust has hit back at claims by the GMB union of a possible shortfall in nursing cover...

Staffordshire Police Federation has warned against money-saving plans being touted by the force that suggest disabled officers be downgraded to...

Mention bullying or harassment in the workplace and thoughts automatically turn to disability, sexual or racial harassment cases. However the...

TV shopping channel QVC has launched an employee wellbeing programme, Wellbeing@Work, to provide staff with information on improving their personal...

Improving the productivity of healthcare workers is akin to tackling climate change, according to NHS Employers director Steve Barnett.With both...

A greased-lightning Edinburgh employer this month bagged a world productivity record when he wrapped 10 portions of chips in 60...

Cabinet secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell has announced a further three departments are to undergo capability reviews.  The Crown Prosecution Service,...

An integrated IT system frees up more time for HR professionals to focus on strategic business issues and show the...

Half of the UK’s IT workers feel that adapting to Microsoft’s latest operating system, Vista, will distract them from more...