Government urges employers to transform sick pay
Employers are being urged to transform support for disabled people and those on long-term sick leave under new government proposals.
Flexible working vital for employee health and productivity
Flexible working not only makes life more convenient for many Brits, but new research also shows that it can improve both health and productivity.
Michael Saunders announced as second keynote speaker at Agile Business Conf 2019
The second keynote speaker at the Agile Business Conference 2019 has been unveiled as Michael Saunders, Agile and DevOps Leader at Lloyds Banking Group.
Employee disabilities: How can adaptable workplaces improve your job success?
Helen Brady, Business Support Assistant at First Ark Group, discusses how her experience working for a supportive employer in a flexible workplace, whilst managing an impairment, helped with her job success.
Is your workplace ‘woke’ enough for younger workers?
Research carried out by Global Tolerance found that almost half of 2,000 younger workers preferred organisations that have a positive impact on the world.
How to get a career in the electricity industry
The electricity industry is in need of a new generation of engineers with the skills to work on the energy systems of the future as it begins to benefit from a range of new smart and low carbon technologies.
Executive coaching: The hidden benefit
Ross Thompson at Arden University reveals the hidden benefit of executive coaching – which is the potential to unlock talent and capability via the promotion of candour and personal opinion.
Should employees be allowed bereavement leave when a pet dies?
Most businesses wouldn't hesitate to give employees time off to mourn the death of a family member or close friend. But what happens if that loved one is a pet? Can they take bereavement leave? Kate Palmer, Director of Advisory, Peninsula Associates, discusses here.
Long working hours shorten life expectancy by 9 years
Working weeks that exceed 48 hours may shorten life expectancy by up to 9 years, new research shows.
Workplace training is key to your businesses’ success
According to numerous research, there’s one thing that’s frequently listed as a top perk for workers and that’s workplace training. Here, we’ll look at why workplace training is key to your businesses’ success.
UK salaries in renewable energy sector on the rise
In 2013, a survey found that salaries within the renewable energy industry were growing at a faster rate than oil and gas sectors.
Office workers spend 75% of their waking hours sitting down
Research from the British Heart Foundation shows Brits spend around 67 hours a week sitting down– making us inactive for up to three out of seven days.
UK employment rate at joint record high as wages surpass inflation
UK employment rate at joint record high 76.1%, as number in work reaches 32.8 million, and wages surpass inflation for the 17th consecutive month.
Once burned out, twice shy: The unaffordable cost of work-related stress
Chris Parke, CEO and Co-founder, Talking Talent, discusses how workers are being affected by work-related stress and what businesses can do to support their employees.
Smarter working: Improving employees’ performance
Dr Shahnaz Hamid, Programme Leader at Interactive Pro, tells us how smarter working improves employees’ performance.
Redefining success and motivation
Offering flexi-time is not agile working. Individuals need to feel valued – and that demands a fundamentally different approach to employee empowerment and trust, explains Adam Kene, Managing Director at Kene Partners.
What it’s really like to work at LinkedIn’s top 10 businesses
In this article, we explore the reality behind working at some of the top 10 businesses most sought after on LinkedIn.
Neuroscience: Managing change in the workplace
Hilary Scarlett, speaker, author and consultant at Scarlett & Grey, provides an insight into how we can manage change in the workplace and highlighting the importance of belonging, with a specific focus on neuroscience.
Modern workers expect timely, fair, and consistent recognition
A new study by Reward Gateway, which surveyed 500 employees in the UK, revealed that generic and annual recognition or rewards are inadequate as modern workers demand to be recognised in more timely and meaningful ways.
Over 50% of women in the workplace feel empowered
Here, a survey of 1,424 women in the workplace is analysed to find that over half of the respondents feel empowered.