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Employee engagement remains stubbornly low

Employee Engagement

11 August 2017

11 August 2017

Waterloo travel disruption – should businesses dock pay?

Commuters yesterday faced the first working day of major upgrades to Waterloo, the UK’s busiest station. Journeys into London throughout August are likely to be...

10 August 2017

Pension inertia rife across UK

Half of companies are not personalising pension communication 97 percent of UK companies are currently experiencing significant pension inertia within their workforce, according to a...

10 August 2017

The six FTSE female CEOs earn £2 million less than the men

Following the High Pay Centre’s annual FTSE 100 CEO pay survey released this morning which shows there are only six female FTSE 100 CEOs, earning...

9 August 2017

Apprenticeship levy must upskill too

The Apprenticeship Levy must be used as a means to not only engage with emerging talent, but also upskill existing teams to aid retention. Comment...

9 August 2017

US jobs data shows strong returns

After seven straight record closes, the Dow’s reaction to Friday’s solid US jobs data has been balanced rather than breathless – with much of the...

8 August 2017

AA exec chairman sacked for alleged “Clarkson moment”

It has been reported that the AA has sacked its executive chairman, Bob Mackenzie, for gross misconduct, with immediate effect. Philip Richardson, head of employment...

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FTSE 100 CEO salaries, can they be controlled?

Pay and Reward

8 August 2017

7 August 2017

It’s illegal to require staff to “look attractive”

A London bar has drawn criticism after posting a job advert for bar staff. The ad, by House of Wax, stated that "physical attractiveness is...

7 August 2017

Always on Millennials risk burnout

Millennials/Generation Y employees put in more than 12 hours a day – checking emails first thing in the morning and last thing at night. A...

6 August 2017

Commuters clocking up 230 million hours on the roads

Shocking new figures underline need for transport investment and fair working conditions. New research from GMB, Britain’s general union, shows how average journey times to...

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NZ politician fed up with “children plans” questions

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

6 August 2017

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