Parents ‘penalised’ for working part time, with long hours culture now the norm
The UK’s working parents are penalised for working part-time and suffer from poorly-designed jobs that force them to work extra hours, according to a major new study. The 2019 Modern Families Index, published by Working Families and Bright Horizons, reveals that parents working part time – most of whom are women – have just a 21% […]
UK salary levels hit four-year high
Salaries are at an all-time high across the UK, with employees in South West England among those benefitting most. The data from Adzuna says the only UK region that did not experience an increase was Wales, which saw a salary decrease of 0.5 per cent over the past year. That’s in contrast to South West […]
88% of full-time employees are ‘happy at work’
A new study has found that 88% of full-time employees are happy at work, with 71% of respondents reporting that they were “mostly happy,” and 17% describing themselves as “elated”. The study, by collaborative work management platform Wrike and commissioned by Atomic Research, was carried out in the USA, UK, France and Germany and explored […]
Half of British workers stressed before they arrive at work
A new study has revealed more than half of British workers are stressed before they arrive at the office in the morning. 54% of those polled by CIPHR revealed that they were frequently feeling stressed ahead of arriving at work, with 45% revealing that the daily commute was their number one reason for the feeling. […]
Higher-earning jobs push employment rate to joint record high
There are now 32.48 million people in work in the UK, more than ever before, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The unemployment rate is at a near record 40 year low at 4.1%, while the employment rate at a joint-record of 75.7%. The figures also show real wages are up […]
Failure to adopt digital workplace is stifling 75% of UK SMEs growth
Research has shown that three quarters of UK SMEs may be failing to embrace workplace technologies such as cloud, mobile working and BYOD, stifling their growth, productivity and employee engagement. Despite IT analyst Gartner forecasting that by 2022 cloud will make up almost a third of IT spending, the Missed Middle study commissioned by Crown […]
Gender pay gap figures highlight UK disparities
Research conducted by one of the UK’s largest accountants has revealed that men earn up to 30% more than women in the same roles. Hemel Hempstead-based SJD has analysed salaries of both male and females in a number of different sectors revealing some astonishing gender pay gaps. In the creative industry alone, statistics from the […]
The number one priority of successful businesses? Investment in employees
New research into global perceptions of work across 17 countries reveals that none rank a strong set of leaders as a top trait for business success. Instead of focusing on individual high-performers, the results showed that successful workplaces are those that focus on investment in employees, which was found to be the most important trait […]
Annual commuting time is up 18 hours, says TUC
Getting to and from work now takes 5 minutes longer than a decade ago, according to analysis published by the TUC to mark the annual Commute Smart Week organised by Work Wise UK. Rail commuters face the longest journeys, taking an average of 2 hours and 11 minutes every day – an increase of 4 […]
Global talent pool is shrinking, say business leaders
Nearly 70% of global business leaders believe the existing talent pool is shrinking while the competition for talent is increasing, while 54% say their company has more open positions than ever before. The data comes from Cielo’s Talent Acquisition 360, which found that the competition for talent is causing major shifts in corporate strategy, as well […]
