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 […]
‘Youth-driven revolution’ to counter discrimination at work
More than a quarter of British workers say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace, research has revealed. The study found prejudice towards gender, race and age is still commonplace in UK businesses, but a youth-driven revolution could be underway to counter it. Generation Z (under 25s) are twice as likely to believe employers should […]
Bosses have ‘no idea’ what their staff do on a daily basis
Bosses have ‘no idea’ what their staff do on a daily basis, according to a of 2,000 working adults, which found around one in three reckon their managers are totally oblivious about the jobs they do. It also emerged another 41 per cent believe their boss would be unable to complete a day’s work in […]
Females in UK feel less qualified for employment positions abroad than males
33% of people in full-time employment in UK have left a job due to lack of opportunities abroad or other branches, according to new study. The report from Topia titled Mobility in Focus: Identifying the Talent-Mobility Disconnect explores people’s perceptions of taking job opportunities abroad to benefit career development, and how organisations are dealing with […]
Interview processes ‘can impact future consumer sentiment’
First impressions last – More than half of candidates (54%) say candidate experience directly influences whether they choose to buy a company’s products or services, according to ManpowerGroup Solutions’ latest survey of nearly 18,000 candidates in 24 countries. It’s report, Candidates are Consumers, Too – The Impact of Candidate Experience on Buying Behaviors, says candidates […]
REPORT: Resourcing – The Holy Grail of HR
By Rob Field, Advanced People Strategies Our core values of science, innovation and agility drive us to explore emerging trends and challenges facing organisations today, and how these translate into HR/strategic initiatives. We are proud as partners of Corporate Research Forum (CRF) to have sponsored a research report on Resourcing. Of nearly 200 organisations surveys, only […]
Smart online courses can ‘help close the gender gap’
Replacing men with women in online courses – even in background shots – can help female students to engage more with technical subjects, according to research presented at the London Festival of Learning. With massive online courses, or MOOCs, now reaching millions of students across the globe, the researchers hope their work could support the […]
