Companies are splashing out £2.5bn a year on corporate parties, according to latest figures.
Productivity
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Two-thirds of employers do not record staff lateness, costing them hundreds of hours in lost productivity, according to research.
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EU employment costs in richer nations outstrip US Employment costs in Western European countries are 23% higher than in the...
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Holidaymakers are taking their workplace worries with them when they take a break.
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A short film on HR outsourcing has gained a Europe-wide release on the CNBC business network.
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Only a quarter of FTSE and public sector senior executives believe staff think that their ideas are valued, according to a recent survey.
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The Employers Organisation for Local Government (EO) has produced guidance to assist authorities in measuring savings in staffing costs as...
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UK employees believe poor communication between staff and an overload of electronic information is making them less efficient than their counterparts in Europe, according to research.
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Logistics company TDG European Chemicals has reduced its absence rate by 50% over three years and saved £250,000 last year through its progressive HR strategy.
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Thousands of civil servants are destined for remote working if the chancellor of the exchequer's intended cuts to public sector jobs are to be fulfilled. But Nic Paton finds that the idea of packing workers off to set up at home is proving less than popular with government mandarins.
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British Airways is to make an official complaint over proposed changes to London Underground weekend train times.
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A fuel pump manufacturer has introduced fingerprint scanning to monitor the working hours of its employees.
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UK employers place great value on staff loyalty, but do not pay their workers enough money to gain it, according to research.
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Worker protection callThe government should change the law to give more protection to employees who raise health and safety concerns,...
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The time employees spend selling their home is costing UK businesses millions of pounds, according to research from property company National Homebuyers.