New survey reveals what Brits want from their working environment, with natural light and better break areas coming out on top. Employees across the UK want to redecorate their office space in a bid to create a better place to work. Personalised workspaces, office amenities and ergonomic furniture also make Britain’s workplace wish-list. From Peldon Rose.
| Published: 29 May 2017
Pensioner incomes have been largely protected from the impact of the 2008 banking crisis and subsequent recession. Over the past ten years, the state pension has been restored from around 16 percent of average full-time earnings to somewhere near its historical peak of 25 percent, last seen in the late 1970s.” From Tom McPhail, Head of Policy - Hargreaves Lansdown.
| Published: 29 May 2017
With the general election less than three weeks away, the UK's 3.2 million managers make their priorities for a new government clear. Brexit is at the forefront of their minds, with just one in five (19 percent) UK managers favoured a so-called ‘hard Brexit’. Comment Ann Francke, CEO of the Chartered Management Institute.
| Published: 28 May 2017
CISO role turns into a boardroom position as cyber-security jumps up the agenda. Salaries for CISOs top €1m as threat of data breaches grows.
| Published: 27 May 2017
The number of employees who usually work from home increased by 152,000 last year, according to new analysis published by the TUC to mark National Work From Home Day.
| Published: 27 May 2017
Almost half of workers are borrowing to meet day-to-day financial needs. A quarter of workers have a monthly income fluctuation of more than 10 percent. 39 percent of employers think employees would approach them for financial assistance/only 3 percent* of employees would turn to them for help.
| Published: 26 May 2017
Organisations must implement strategic workforce planning strategies to reflect this shift. That is the advice from global talent acquisition and management specialist, Alexander Mann Solutions.
| Published: 26 May 2017
Boredom can affect even the most studious of workers, and worrying new statistics from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, reveal that boredom afflicts nearly half of UK workers (44.9 percent), with 54 percent admitting that they have looked for a new job as a result of a dull work life. Comment from Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library.
| Published: 25 May 2017
One in six drop out of graduate programmes. Retaining graduates is becoming increasingly difficult with employers typically losing 16 percent of their intake in the first two years, which is an increase on the 9 percent reported last year. Comment from Stephen Isherwood, Chief Executive of the AGR.
| Published: 25 May 2017
Increasingly socially-conscious consumers are abandoning brands they do not feel have positive values or behaviours, a study has shown.
| Published: 24 May 2017
