Companies that view health and safety as a burden either lack understanding about the issue or are "not doing it right", an industry body has said.Speaking during the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH’s) recent annual conference, president of the organisation Ray Hurst said that health and safety should not be problematic, adding that [...]

Employers are failing to support their workers’ endeavours to be more environmentally-friendly, it has been suggested. According to research conducted by the Carbon Trust, 70 per cent of employees reported they want to cut their carbon emissions but require greater empowerment and guidance from their managers in order to do so.It was also found that [...]

Working from home reduces the stress experienced by employees but leads to fears concerning career progression, it has been suggested.According to a study conducted by the Durham Business School, while operating from home was found to have a generally positive effect on employees’ work-life balance and lead to reduced "burnout", it was also found to [...]

Employees in the UK are betraying the trust of their employers, with more than three quarters having stolen from the organisations they work for, according to new figures.Research commissioned by salgadoinvestigations.com indicates that 78 per cent of staff have nabbed something from their employer over the course of their career, potentially costing UK firms over [...]

Employers are increasingly looking for job candidates to exhibit environmentally-friendly credentials, according to the findings of a new study.Produced by fish4jobs, the research indicates that a third of recruiters claim they would turn down an applicant if their green credentials were not adequate. Moreover, 11 per cent of employers revealed they ask potential employees about [...]

Eight key factors that are the basis for influencing employee passion have been identified in a recent study. According to an email survey conducted by The Ken Blanchard Companies, meaning, fairness and collaboration are among the key drivers of employee passion. In addition, respondents stated that they need to feel that their work is worthwhile [...]

An increasing number of companies are banning their workers from accessing social networking sites, it has been suggested.According to figures produced by MessageLab, nearly 20 per cent of firms now restrict the use of such sites among employees, partly due to concerns over security. Security analyst with MessageLabs Paul Wood stated that social networking sites [...]

The majority of HR leaders view HR as a strategic asset, according to the findings of a recent study. Conducted by EquaTerra and Human Resource Executive magazine, the survey focused on 450 leaders – primarily based in North America – and found that 58 per cent identified HR as a strategic asset, with just 18 [...]

A number of factors which influence the earning expectations of individuals have been identified. According to a study conducted by Reed.co.uk of more than 850,000 jobseekers who registered on the firm’s website over the past year, age has a significant bearing on the pay expectations of workers, with candidates between the ages of 45 and [...]

A month-long campaign has been launched with the aim of reducing the risk of back pain, repetitive strain injury (RSI) and other musculoskeletal disorders through the promotion of improved posture.Called Ergonomix, the initiative is being run by Fellowes, in partnership with charity BackCare. According to the organisations, 80 per cent of people in the UK [...]