Childcare fees have risen three times faster than wages since 2008, TUC analysis reveals
Working parents with children under five have seen nursery fees rise three times faster than their wages over the past decade, according to new TUC analysis published today (Monday). The analysis shows that childcare costs have rocketed by 52% per week since 2008 for families with a full-time and a part-time working parent. Over the same period their wages have gone up by just 17%. The situation is even worse for lone parents....
World Suicide Prevention Day: Employers need to challenge their perceptions of suicide
World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September shines a light on those who are at risk of taking their own life and those bereaved by suicide. Considering 47 years of our lives are spent at work,* businesses have a significant role to play in supporting those affected in the workplace, and a good place to start is by challenging their own perceptions of suicide. Not just a male issue There has been an acute focus over the past few years...
The Great British Productivity Debate
By Paul Avis, Marketing Director at Canada Life Group In recent years, productivity has been seen by some as the root of all the UK economy’s problems. Chancellor Philip Hammond even dedicated his first Autumn Statement to tackling the productivity gap.[i] This is certainly supported by the numbers. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the UK is falling behind the average of the other six members of the G7 by 15% when it...
Does your organisation communicate in monochrome or colour?
By Matt Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador, TechSmith The methods of communication now at our disposal can sometimes be overwhelming. We receive DMs, voicemails, texts, and emails, and it’s often acceptable to choose to reply by another channel, such as WhatsApp, Messenger or even a Facebook meme. And often we use nothing more than an emoji or two to convey our sentiment. While, many of us communicate this way in our private...
How can a cooking course bring your staff together?
They say that eating together brings people closer and creates strong relationships. After all, who doesn’t like food! This is perhaps why food is at the heart of so many social activities, even in the business world. Whether that’s taking a client out for dinner or organising a sit-down meal for the office Christmas party. And another way food is making its way into the business world is through team building activities. One that is...
Working like a dream: UK’s top 10 ‘dream jobs’ revealed
Dreams really do come true for a lucky few workers, according to new research from the world’s largest job site Indeed – which has identified 10 roles many of us grew up longing to do but have since abandoned in favour of a ‘proper’ job. For most of us, many of the top 10 dream roles won’t even seem like ‘jobs’ in the conventional sense – spending days tasting wine, watching football or walking dogs, for example –...
Stay Cool: UK employers invest in their work space to boost staff morale and productivity
New research from totaljobs has revealed that one in three employers have invested in their work space with the aim of boosting staff morale and enhancing productivity. The research highlights the importance of providing facilities such as showers and bike storage, as well as quirkier features such as bean bags and ‘quiet rooms’ to promote wellbeing and enhance employee efficiency. Retaining and attracting top talent The research...
CIOs: Government, business and education must work together to solve UK tech skills crunch
Over nine in ten (93%) UK CIOs are calling on government, businesses and universities to help solve the country’s tech skills crisis. Research from recruitment specialist Robert Half Technology UK shows 31% of UK CIOs feel that actively promoting IT as an attractive career path to Millennials and Generation Zeros is crucial to address the skills gap. Another 20% believe that an equal mix of measures – including more investment in...
Is all “online time” working time?
By Andrew Secker, Mills & Reeve A study from UWE hit the headlines last week by highlighting the extent to which many of us (myself included) now carry out valuable work during our commute. It concluded there was no good reason that the commute should not be “working time”. Whilst there is no legal decision that confirms this, the travel of direction of the cases on working time in the last five years would suggest this...
Brits are a bunch of fitness amateurs
Britain is a nation of wannabe PT’s, offering out amateur fitness advice to colleagues, friends and family with no professional expertise to base it on, according to new research. The survey of 1,000 UK adults carried out by Focus Training, found that almost two thirds (61%) of UK gym-goers knowingly hand out advice and expertise on exercise and in some cases, nutrition despite having no qualifications in this field. Workplaces...
UK workers more motivated by cash than European counter-parts
Financial rewards trump UK workers’ passion for their job, with 62% claiming payment is their biggest motivator for coming to work This is far higher than other countries, with only 49% of workers from other European countries claiming pay is their biggest motivator UK workers most likely to feel like quitting, with 19% think about it every week or more Employees motivated by non-financial factors are more engaged in company mission...
New ‘happiness’ service launched to combat school mental health crisis
A new wellbeing subscription service is launched this week which aims to tackle the biggest issue facing education today – mental ill health. Dubbed ‘Netflix for wellbeing’, Brilliant Schools is a wellbeing club that enables schools to ‘subscribe to happiness’ by providing tools and resources to help boost the wellbeing of pupils, teachers and parents, all through a simple, not-for-profit subscription. The mental health crisis in our...
The tech sector’s role in fuelling the UK’s future job market
Guest Blog by Rupal Karia, Head of Public and Private Sector at Fujitsu UK & Ireland If you had to pick the one word synonymous with the 21st century, ‘change’ would be it. And it is a change that has been driven significantly by technology. But what’s important to note here is that there’s no sign of this slowing down. As digital transformation continues to gather speed, this pace of change is set to increase within the next...
Managers Should Watch More Football
Guest Blog by Peter Loge, Author of “Soccer Thinking for Management Success: Lessons for organizations from the world’s game” In the face of an ever changing and always moving business environment a lot of firms try to succeed by doing more what they have always done. Staff are asked to work more and in their traditional roles and with traditional responsibilities while managers are asked to achieve more within long established...
Migraine in the workplace – how eye care can help
Migraine is the third most common disease in the world, affecting an estimated one in seven people globally1. Migraine Awareness Week aims to raise awareness of the condition and this year focuses on the impact of migraines in the workplace. The Migraine Trust is asking employers to consider making reasonable adjustments for employees who suffer from migraines. These may include flexible working practices and adapting the physical...
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