A recent report by Vodafone suggests that three-quarters of companies globally have now introduced some form of flexible working policy, and from those that have implemented the scheme, a huge majority (83 percent) have seen an increase in productivity as a direct result.
| Published: 27 July 2016
Responding to the latest ONS Labour Market statistics, Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments:
| Published: 26 July 2016
If there is one thing I have learned following Brexit, it is the meaningless value of “facts”. They provide an illusion of credibility that rarely exists in reality. Brexit was a brilliant illustration, a wealth of facts and a poverty of reason.
| Published: 25 July 2016
If the referendum was a protest vote against the politicians it also demonstrated a disenchantment with the leaders of business. By Gerry Brown, author of The Independent Director: The Non-Executive Director's Guide to Effective Board Presence
| Published: 22 July 2016
Although Ofcom has clamped down on some telecoms operators for miss-selling and misleading marketing some of the less scrupulous ones have created a few new tricks or revised old ones to catch out unwary businesses.
| Published: 22 July 2016
Office for National Statistics figures released reveal that in 2014, the UK government spent £11.0 billion on science, engineering and technology (SET), an increase of 0.4 per cent in current prices compared with 2013. This emphasises the importance of technology to boost growth in the UK economy.
| Published: 21 July 2016
With one company threatening dismissal if the game is played in work and Boeing finding it had been downloaded 100 times on company mobiles, Law at Work’s legal adviser Paman Singh reflects on whether employers should be considering a Pokémon policy.
| Published: 21 July 2016
It is well documented that the highest performing organisations foster a corporate culture based on trust and empowerment, enabling staff to get the job done in the best way possible.
| Published: 20 July 2016
The financial crisis of 2009 triggered a spotlight that has been shinning on organisations’ risk, internal control, compliance and governance ever since.
| Published: 19 July 2016
Salary sacrifice car schemes are an employee benefit that should not be overlooked for those businesses competing for talent and wishing to both attract and retain a high calibre of employee.
| Published: 18 July 2016
