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3 in 4 UK Employees Handle Personal Tasks During Working Hours. Most Say It Makes Them More Productive More than 3 in 4 employees surveyed across the UK (76%) say they handle personal tasks during [...]
One in three employers see caring responsibilities impacting productivity and absence Employees’ caring responsibilities are already having a measurable impact on UK workplaces, with almost a third (32%) of employers reporting a link with productivity [...]
Employees recognise the need to re-skill, but managers need stronger tools and organisational support to help people keep pace Employers face a growing workforce risk as employees struggle to understand which skills they need and [...]
Devolved nations facing ‘soft skills’ employment crisis as job applicants lack workplace basics Three quarters of employers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland struggle to hire candidates with everyday workplace abilities, according to a new [...]
New campaign addresses ineffective support for dyslexia in work Dyslexia Scotland has unveiled a new national campaign to help ensure Scots with dyslexia can access the support, resources and reasonable adjustments that help them work [...]
Asda creates 210 new supported internships for young people with special educational needs Asda has become the country’s largest supported internship provider after creating 210 new placement opportunities for young people with special educational needs [...]
OUT TODAY - READ THE LATEST ISSUE OF: Hr NETWORK Magazine September 2026 Small Business In A Sea of Big People Issues How can smaller businesses adopt broader HR functions to add value to their [...]
AI can’t fix productivity if the workplace is broken! Businesses have spent billions adopting AI tools, new software, new platforms and new ways of automating work, yet most offices today look almost identical to what [...]
Women build tighter workplace friendships than men, according to new research The researchers found women were more likely to befriend a friend of a friend, creating larger workplace cliques and friendship groups. These ‘friend of [...]
Why employers are struggling to offer the apprenticeships young people are asking for Apprenticeships have never had a better reputation. As university costs continue to rise and employers place greater value on practical skills, more [...]