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International assignments increasingly failing due to mental health

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

24 August 2017

23 August 2017

Employers growing concern for future of the economy

Employer confidence in the UK economy has moved into negative territory, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)....

23 August 2017

Zero hours contracts shoot up – calls for action

GMB has called for action after the number of workers on zero hours contracts in the North East shot up 11,000 compared to the same...

22 August 2017

Critical role of support functions in driving business value

Greater integration between finance, HR, IT and property teams in the strategic planning cycle has the potential to drive substantial value for businesses, new research...

22 August 2017

Poor productivity explains lagging pay growth

Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the demand for labour remains strong, which includes a relatively high share of...

21 August 2017

UK heading “towards a productivity crisis”

There's no doubt UK plc is witnessing too much management and not enough leadership, which is taking us towards a productivity crisis. From Mike Taylor,...

21 August 2017

Weekend? More like “Workend”

Research shows 65 percent of UK office workers have to work at the weekend to get the job done. Comment from James Robertson, head of...

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Adios A-level angst – the non-academic route to good careers

Education

20 August 2017

20 August 2017

Half of UK workers don’t use their full holiday allowance

Almost half the British workforce do not use their full holiday allowance because “they don’t have the time”, according to new research commissioned by Monarch...

19 August 2017

Customs duty – businesses should prepare for the worst

Today’s announcement is a very bold step from the UK government, especially given the EU’s public stance on the single market and the clear message...

19 August 2017

Young workers are ignoring health & safety

More than a quarter of young people are failing to follow the health and safety procedures put in place by their employer and are putting...

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Are younger employees being excluded from flexible working?

Flexible & Agile Working

18 August 2017

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