Why do so many UK employees want to leave their jobs after the summer holidays?
Almost half of UK plan to leave their job after summer holidays
Tags: flexibility
Dr Ricardo Twumasi: Recent changes to workplace regulation could see an end to the old boys’ club
Then modern workplace is changing with social norms shifting.
Gary Young: Let your staff enjoy the summer
Considering we recently had the highest ever temperature, make sure your staff enjoy the summer.
Third of UK workers not given the flexibility and support required to do their job
A third of UK workers believe they are not given the flexibility and support they need to do their job properly, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by MHR.
Christmas party a positive for workplace parents who need some festive flexibility
82 per cent managers see team bonding as biggest benefit to having a Christmas party
C-Suite does not appreciate the impact the office has on more junior employees
Office spaces impact on personal relationships and matter more for junior employees, finds survey.
Emoke Starr: Protecting employees and business through flexible working policies
Prezi’s Emoke Starr benefits from their bring-your-children-to-work policy.
Only a third of UK families claim to have a healthy ‘work family balance’
According to a new report from the Centre for the Modern Family, nearly half of UK workers say their ‘work family balance’ is skewed towards work, with the majority of UK workers spend almost three times longer in work-related activities than with family.
Flourishing small businesses helping to turn productivity tide
Two-thirds of UK small businesses have taken steps to improve productivity over the past year and exactly half now expect their output to grow over the next two years. The news follows years of falling British productivity in comparison to the United States and Europe. The new figures came to light in a new report launched by Albion Ventures, one of the largest independent venture capital investors in the UK.
Employees being denied flexible working despite entry into law
Despite a full year having elapsed since the Coalition Government gave employees the right to ask for flexible working hours, employees are still being denied the opportunity. Figures from workingmums.co.uk make plain that over a fifth of working mothers have been forced to vacate their jobs because flexible working was not available when asked for. …