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Investment in workplace culture can improve employee performance, EY claims…

New research from the multinational professional services firm, Ernst & Young (EY) has claimed that employers who decide to invest in improving workplace culture will indefinitely reap the benefits via employee performance. A total of 350 100 FTSE board members were represented in the survey and found that 86 per cent state that workplace culture is fundamental to their businesses and overall status; […]

Guest Blog, Enrique Garcia: Childcare – What employers and employees need to know…

Childcare is a notoriously sensitive area for employers, reflecting the significant changes to lifestyles and legislation in recent decades. Enrique Garcia, lead consultant at HR and employment law consultancy, ELAS, discusses the range of childcare options available to both employers and employees Demographic changes, increased protection for employees – not to mention changing expectations from […]

Industry Spotlight: UK-based European workers feel ‘unsettled’ by Brexit possibility…

The possibility of the UK leaving the EU after a final vote is cast in the referendum on June 23 is leaving European-born workers based in the UK feeling anxious about what could of initially been perceived as a more stable future, according to a new report from recruitment website, totaljobs. The report, which surveyed 1,000 European workers residing in the UK, revealed […]

Voucherbox: Working parents feel pressured about rising costs of school holiday activities…

It’s a notorious struggle for working parents to fit school holidays around their own schedules and to keep children entertained on a financially-friendly budget. But a new survey from Voucherbox has revealed that it will cost an average of £443.14 to pay for activities this present half-term. Despite the majority of the 1,000 respondents continuously searching for free or low-cost activities to keep […]

Nepotism the main reason why public want job interviews banned…

A poll conducted by online recruitment website, CV-Library – which looked at overall discrimination in the workplace – has found that four in 10 people would like the traditional job interview process banned, suggesting that nepotism and unconscious bias generally reigns supreme in an employer’s decision to hire a potential candidate. The poll of 2,300 […]

Low female representation on BBC and ITV news shows…

ITV and the BBC have been publicly shamed by a City University study after it was found that both channels are failing to represent women on news broadcasts. In particular, the BBC was voted the worst performing broadcaster for female representation with newsreaders, equating to a gender imbalance of 3.8 male experts for every one […]