Almost two thirds of mums are interested in retraining and 58% have considered setting up their own business, according to Workingmum's annual survey. The transition to parenthood brings huge upheaval and the survey of over [...]
According to the ADP Workforce Vitality Report, overall wage growth increased by 1.7 percent year over year across all industries in the third quarter of 2017 and is slower than the 2.6 percent growth in [...]
Over two thirds of UK employees are working unpaid over lunches because of heavy workloads and manager expectations, according to a new survey from office supply specialist Viking. Of the 1,500 office workers surveyed, many [...]
COMPANIES increasingly see it as their role to help employees make better decisions about retirement, according to a major new survey. Fifty-eight per cent of those quizzed said they would assist staff to make more informed [...]
SSE has published its first ‘Valuing Difference’ report and commits to refocusing its human capital strategy to become a truly inclusive organisation. Working with Equal Approach, independent specialists in providing inclusion and diversity solutions, SSE [...]
Technology frustrations are prevalent across Europe. That’s according to the Workforce View in Europe 2017, a study ADP recently conducted with nearly 10,000 respondents in eight European countries. However, we were shocked to discover that [...]
How ‘punk’ brewery BrewDog became a trailblazer for fair pay Last week global drinks giant Diageo became the 900th employer in Scotland to win Living Wage accreditation. As the Living Wage movement accelerates north [...]
The Living Wage in Scotland has won a huge thumbs-up from Scots, who see it as not only boosting a company's status but making its products and services more attractive. Three out of four Scots would [...]
With 65% of employers suggesting that the private sector will work more flexibly in five years’ time, one in five employees are too afraid to ask for flexible working time because they fear it will [...]
Following recent reports which show the UK falling behind in the global drive for flexible working, new research from global recruitment specialist Michael Page has revealed that more than 8 in 10 (84%) office based [...]