Unnoticed minority shunned by employers due to misconception
Research shows that half of leaders and managers would not employ a neurodivergent person — and a similar proportion might not even know what...
Work-Life Week is here, how should we mark it in 2020?
THIS is National Work-Life Week — and it sure picked its moment to arrive.
With a topsy-turvy world of remote working, overseas escapes, sackings and...
Burnout is coming to get us — WHO has taken note
THE WORLD Health Organisation has officially recognised burnout as a major health risk, and not a moment too soon for some stressed workers.
While furloughed...
Second helping of aid for the UK’s self-employed
SELF-EMPLOYED people whose income has been hit by coronavirus can apply for a second support grant from the UK government.
The first was launched in...
Slackers! Back to work! And switch off that Netflix series!
EIGHT out of 10 Brits are working from home, but it has come to light that not all of them have their noses to...
UK faces ‘productivity collapse’ as remote workers admit they do less
BRITAIN’S economy is on the brink of a productivity collapse, with homebound workers admitting they get away with an average of two hours and...
Employers welcome UK government decision to extend furlough scheme
By Hal Williams
A DECISION to extend the British government’s furlough programme has been met with relief by UK employers.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi...
Blue for thinking, green for chilling: office design 2.0
By GUZMÁN YARZA DE BLACHE
SPENDING the evening scrolling through work emails is something we all do, and it’s a bad habit – a leading...
Hidden costs of recruitment: staff are leaving early, underperforming
BUSINESSES employing up to 250 people are losing 14 percent of their staff each year, only to see 39 percent of their new employees...
Undertrained, underemployed and unprepared: UK squandering potential of workers
A REPORT by the City & Guilds Group shines a worrying light on the UK’s skills and productivity crisis.
As productivity continues to decline, businesses...
