Workers in the UK are tending to adopt a more casual style when they dress for the office, according to a recent study. Figures compiled by the Aziz Corporation have suggested that most employers are now happy to let their workforce carry out their everyday tasks in clothes worn for the sake of comfort rather [...]

An increasing number of women are setting up businesses and the trend is good news for the country as a whole, it has been claimed. A spokesperson for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has maintained that a more equal balance among of men and women within the company-owning community is desirable and beginning to [...]

Over two-thirds (69 per cent) of UK employers either never or only occasionally accept staff requests to work from home, the findings of a new study suggest.According to the latest quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook survey, 19 per cent of firms say they are more likely to accept flexible working requests from managers or professionals.This [...]

Young workers who are hard of hearing may be able to get support from their employer.This is the opinion of Ruth Pollard, audiology information officer for charity RNID, who said that employers could take "reasonable adjustments" to help such employees.Adjustments may include allowing them time off to attend lip-reading classes.Ms Pollard stated: "So the young [...]

Employers in the UK are becoming more flexible when it comes to allowing staff to take extended periods of time off, according to one expert.Vanessa Robinson, a research adviser with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), stated that enabling workers to take gap years for travelling can be of benefit to employers as [...]

The logistics sector in the UK is striving to become more appealing to female workers, according to one expert in the field.Dr Mick Jackson, acting chief executive of Skills for Logistics, stated that, although there is "a long way to go" in terms of encouraging women into the field, changes have been instituted.He went on [...]

Workers must make themselves valuable to the organisation they work for in order to keep their job during the current economic downturn.This is the opinion of careers author and advisor Sarah Berry, who said that employees should take on opportunities for training and development to optimise their chances of remaining in their position.Speaking in association [...]

Allowing flexibility in working practices and promoting environmentally-friendly policies enables companies to attract the best personnel, it has been suggested.Speaking at a recent Work Wise UK summit, Caroline Waters, director of employment policy at BT, extolled the benefits of offering flexible working.According to the industry practitioner, the only reason many managers want staff to be [...]

HR personnel have seen an average movement in earnings of 6.6 per cent this year, compared to 5.6 per cent in 2007, new research suggests.According to figures produced by the Chartered Management Institute and CELRE, junior executives have benefited the most from rises, with such individuals receiving an average increase in basic pay of 6.2 [...]

Managers who have gaps in their skills can end up overloading their colleagues with work, an expert has warned.According to Professor Cary Cooper from the Lancaster University Management School, thanks to poor management, stress-related illnesses are now the leading cause of sickness absence in the UK.He said: "If you think about the negative consequences of [...]