A new survey, conducted by Structural Repairs via PollFish found that 42% of respondents have reported they do not get tested regularly for COVID-19 when working jobs which are on-site.
| Published: 11 May 2021
Prospects survey of more than 3,000 university and sixth form/college students shows that while work experience has been scarce during the pandemic, students undertaking opportunities are more likely to have been unpaid and worked in person.
| Published: 10 May 2021
Increasing pressure from investors, customers and employees are causing CEOs to focus their businesses on purpose, resilience and long-term sustainability. According to a new report from the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) and Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB), board priorities are shifting onto people and businesses’ impact on wider society. The report, People risk – why the need for change is urgent reveals a clear shift in business focus away from short term gains in favour of emphasising long term value creation as one way of managing people risk.
| Published: 10 May 2021
With 800,000 less payrolled employees in March 2021 than the same month last year, as well as the September finish dates for the government's furlough scheme, experts warn that this employment fall may trigger further, long-awaited labour market challenges that could impact workers and businesses.
| Published: 10 May 2021
A new report by the charity retailTRUST has found that UK retail workers are suffering among the lowest mental wellbeing of any employee group, with the pandemic continuing to worsen staff’s mental health.
| Published: 10 May 2021
Recent research from Applaud, the workforce experience layer, has revealed that less than 10% of organisations offer hyper-personalised digital employee experiences. And only 27% of HR services can be consumer grade – this is having a significant impact on employee engagement.
| Published: 8 May 2021
According to new research conducted by Wrike, employee engagement (56%), burnout (53%), and reduced productivity (52%) are top concerns for businesses in 2021 and beyond, as they continue to enable remote workers and plan for new, hybrid workplace environments.
| Published: 8 May 2021
SOARING demand for contract workers is far outweighing any impact of new tax changes, thanks in part to the mass movement towards remote and flexible working. Although the introduction of controversial reforms to off-payroll working rules, known as IR35, were perceived as the “death knell” for contracting, many workers who chose to work in a non-permanent capacity are now finding themselves faced with a goldmine of lucrative opportunities.
| Published: 7 May 2021
Following on from the appointment of Darra Singh as Chair and Sandi Wassmer as Chief Executive Officer in November 2020, the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) Is delighted to announce the appointment of two Directors, in newly created roles to support the charity’s ambitious growth plans. Darren Jalink joins the organisation as Commercial Director on May 4, 2021 and Michelle Davies joins as Service Design & Delivery Director on May 10, 2021.
| Published: 7 May 2021
The risk of business litigation is both financial and reputational plus is highly time consuming for management. Organisations should speak to their insurance broker to check they have insurance cover in place and seek risk management advice to help prevent and defend any potential claims.
| Published: 7 May 2021
