Latest name and shame list of companies paying under National Minimum Wage
Underpaying staff isn’t always a purposeful act; sometimes it can be a genuine mistake, but that doesn’t make it okay.
| Published: 17 December 2021
Employers not meeting upskilling aspirations
The findings of the latest annual UK Skills Report have been released today by Resource Solutions, the leading global expert in HR solutions. As businesses face the ongoing skills shortage, the report revealed that 97% of professionals want to upskill to stay relevant, yet only 5% feel their employers see upskilling as essential.
| Published: 17 December 2021
Cover-up culture is a data breach disaster waiting to happen
As remote working remains the norm during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, research from Veritas Technologies reveals that UK office workers are accidentally deleting vital business information from shared, cloud-based applications such as Office 365 or Google Drive. And many are opting to keep quiet rather than owning up to their mistakes.
| Published: 16 December 2021
Total remote working is bound to cause connectivity issues
Being physically together in the office allows for collaboration, innovation and connection – all harder to achieve at a distance.
| Published: 16 December 2021
Poor performance spikes as employers clamp down
New research from AdviserPlus shows that capability and performance management cases are sharply increasing in the UK. Data from 140,000 employees suggests that notable rises in productivity and poor work quality cases are the reasons behind the surge.
| Published: 15 December 2021
Could hiring ex-offenders improve skills-shortages?
Although recruiting ex-offenders can be daunting, having a recruitment strategy that includes employing people with a criminal record can provide access to a vast and valuable talent pool.
| Published: 15 December 2021
“Better not pout, better not cry”Pleasanteeism hits Christmas
Today, Lime Global have launched new research finding that ‘pleasanteeism’ - the pressure to put on a brave face - continues to plague the UK, with 42% of UK workers worrying about putting on a brave face when socialising with colleagues this Christmas. And pleasanteeism now appears to be spreading into worker’s personal lives as 43% worry about putting on a brave face in front of their friends and family over the festive season this year.
| Published: 14 December 2021
Why salary and pension are less important now
The research reveals that just four in 10 HR professionals (43 per cent) highlight salary as being more important to existing and prospective employees compared to 12 months ago, with pensions even less important
| Published: 14 December 2021
Data reveals ethnically diverse groups have higher emotional intelligence
Untapped AI, the company that combines transformational human relationships with the disruptive power of AI feedback, has found that ethnically diverse groups have the highest emotional intelligence (EQ) among colleagues.
| Published: 14 December 2021
Five worst industries for cybersecurity risk revealed
Research carried out by cyber crime experts FoxTech suggests otherwise and has revealed that among the worst industries at risk of cybersecurity breaches are computer software development companies with an average cyber risk score of 166, followed by publishing (152), research (115), transportation, trucking & railroad (111) and civil engineering (102).
| Published: 13 December 2021