Work/Life Balance

Pass the blackberry, not the cranberry

Almost half of work-obsessed Britain’s will be email watching as double-dip recession and eurozone chaos breeds a nation of Christmas neurotics


Created on: 13/12/2011 09:24

Childcare costs set to soar

Research by the Social Market Foundation shows that, as a result of growing childcare costs and reduced Government support...


Created on: 01/12/2011 09:00

Pyjamas and matching tie

Dubious work ethics revealed as a quarter of home workers wear pyjamas all day, and yet 85 percent of home workers believe that working from home is far more productive than working in an office.


Created on: 19/09/2011 16:00

Things to do before you die… retire?

The Government has revisited the question of increasing the state pension age to 67 is a case of flagging it up now to help take the wind out of the sails of the unions, who will be kicking up rowdy again this week over reforms to the public sector pensions.


Created on: 15/09/2011 09:00

Slap ‘n’ tickle tops workplace sins

Somewhat unsurprisingly, having an affair with a colleague tops the list of seven deadly business sins newly-appointed bosses should avoid at all costs.


Created on: 01/09/2011 09:00

We don’t talk anymore

Lack of communication between senior management and the wider business is responsible for the low motivation in the British workforce according to a recent survey by people development company, European Leaders.


Created on: 09/06/2011 09:00

Flexi reform for parents

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has today welcomed the government’s firm reiteration of its commitment to an early consultation on the extension of the right to request to all workers...


Created on: 23/03/2011 16:45

Trouble at home

Nearly one in three people in the UK have been in a relationship that has suffered because of work pressures...


Created on: 14/02/2011 11:57

The dog ate my homework

Calls for an end to excuses and talking down the economy and more support for employers.


Created on: 14/02/2011 11:35

Living standards are down

This quarter’s Employee Outlook Survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) illustrates the extent to which employees are concerned about their standard of living...


Created on: 09/02/2011 09:32