HR News
15/5/2012
The construction firm Skanska is currently encouraging its staff to participate in a diversity week as part of a dedicated effort to foster an atmosphere of equality and respect in the workplace.
More info...11/5/2012
A new study carried out by the Kingston University Business School has found that workers who aren’t able to involve themselves intensely in their work are more likely to develop stress, exhaustion and feelings of being burnt out.
More info...9/5/2012
A study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has claimed that a quarter of line managers in the UK have an inflated opinion of their leadership skills.
More info...4/5/2012
A developing trend across the UK business world is the “anywhere employee”, a phenomenon that could soon overtake the traditional office-based worker, according to a recent study conducted by Siemens Enterprise Communications.
More info...2/5/2012
It is expected that businesses in the UK will find it difficult to cope with staff absences during the Olympics in London this Summer as 21% of employees admit they will take unauthorised leave during the event.
More info...27/4/2012
Commitments to health and fitness programs during the New Year are said to have caused a huge rise in musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and sickness absences according to a recent study carried out by physiotherapy provider Physio Med.
More info...24/4/2012
The employment appeal tribunal has decided that offensive comments made by an employer about an employee’s pregnancy were not inherently discriminatory.
More info...20/4/2012
Acas has just launched a new guide aimed at dealing with one of the last remaining taboos in the business work – mental illness in the workplace.
More info...18/4/2012
A new survey has revealed that six out if every ten employers have not yet informed their staff if any specific leave arrangements will be put in place during the Olympics.
More info...16/4/2012
A recent survey has indicated employees have a far more laidback attitude to issues like password protection and internet security in the workplace compared with the more stringent way they protect information relating to their own personal lives.
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