GDPR & Overtime – May’s Top 10 HR FAQs
Download a FREE summary to view the most popular FAQs on XpertHR in May, including questions on processing special categories of personal data under the GDPR, re-employing employees who have been dismissed for redundancy and including overtime in holiday pay. Click here to download. See how XpertHR can help your organisation save valuable time and stay […]
Five-point plan seeks to address gender imbalance at work
A report from Timewise and Deloitte has highlighted the practical solutions needed to transform working practices perceived to exacerbate gender imbalance across the UK. The five-point action plan, A Manifesto for Change: A Modern Workplace for a Flexible Workforce, aims to enable UK businesses to bring about the change needed to address outdated working practices, and sets […]
UK workers ‘masking stress as a physical illness’
Stress (21%), anxiety (18%) and/or depression (20%) are among the real reason that UK employees call in sick – despite claiming to have a physical health problem – according to research from wellbeing provider BHSF to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (May 14th-20th). In total 42% of employees (from 1,001 full time workers surveyed) have called in sick […]
WHITEPAPER: Download PayDashboard’s GDPR Guide
Are you sick of hearing about the GDPR and how you have to completely overhaul all of your business processes to be GDPR compliant – or face crippling fines? PayDashboard spoke to GDPR Practitioners at Nicholls Law and together they put together an honest guide on how GDPR really impacts on delivery of employee payslips as […]
60% of Brits spend the work-at-home day in their pyjamas
A new survey has found that nearly half of Brits (40%) spend their remote working hours doing personal tasks. And when they are doing the job in hand, 60% do so in their pyjamas. A recent study finds that the number of people working from home has increased by a fifth in 10 years1 and home […]
INFOGRAPHIC: The UK’s most sought-after job industries
Analysis of UK job application data by jobs board CV-Library shows administration, construction and engineering sectors at the top of the pile in terms of vacancy demand. In addition, the research also looked at the industries that have become increasingly applied for in the first six months of 2017, across 17 UK cities, comparing application data […]
Air-con wars raise the temperature in offices
Nearly half of workers claim that the office temperature is what causes the most frustration and differences of opinion in the workplace. A survey of over 1,300 employees by Elmo Oil has found that 57 per cent consider their office too hot, while 43 per cent say that the office temperature is too cold for […]
‘Invisible’ UK Boards must do more to engage with employees
Research has revealed that four in 10 employees cannot name a single member of their Board, as seven in 10 call for Board-level worker representation. The research, conducted by TLF Research for technology firm eShare, details a widespread lack of visibility and awareness of UK Boards amongst employees, with 39% of respondents unable to name […]
Mothers paid 3% less at work per child, according to French study
Research from the Université Paris-Saclay has revealed that mothers are paid 3 per cent less for every child that they have compared to female colleagues who do not have children, while fathers suffer no difference in pay at all. Sixteen years of data from organisations in the French private sector between 1995 and 2011 was analysed […]
Middle children ‘more likely to make management’ – Study
A new study has indicated that birth order significantly impacts whether a child is destined to be a CEO, artist or musician. The research, commissioned by Disney, shows firstborns are statistically more likely to become scientists, astronauts, rock musicians and reality TV stars. Middle children are more likely to succeed as politicians, CEOs, athletes or authors, and were […]
