Ahead of the new year, David Brooks of Broadstone touches upon changes made in the Autumn Budget, or rather the lack of change and what that implies, along with broader political factors and their impact on pensions and what that means for UK CEOs in 2018. Despite a quiet Budget, as far as pensions were […]
There is much discussion about the impact of machine learning and automation on employees. It’s understandable that people and businesses are thinking, “What jobs and skills will be available in the next five or 10 years?” Here Christian Foerg, General Manager EMEA Region, Saba, talks to CEO today about the impact machine learning and automation […]
According to the UK Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), conducted by ONS, the number of employees in the UK increased by 540,000 (1.8%) between 2015-16 – from 29.5 million to 30.0 million. Duly, Turnerlittle.com considered the employee percentage change in key UK industries – with interesting results – to determine which sectors are benefitting […]
New research by Benenden has revealed the extent to which mental health remains a taboo subject in the healthcare sector, with only 8% of employees admitting they would confide in their employer if they suffered with an illness. Although mental health policies are becoming more prevalent in the workplace – 62% of employees claimed to […]
Donald Trump’s dark moods are hitting the headlines on an almost daily basis, with reports of a White House in chaos and employees struggling to cope with a volatile and unpredictable leader. Dr Nadine Page, Ashridge Executive Education at Hult International Business School, here talks to CEO Today about the ‘dark side’ leaders can often […]
As of April 1st 2016, UK employers are legally obliged to pay staff who are over the age of 25 a minimum National Living Wage. The hourly rate was set at £7.50 for all employees aged 25 and over, a 30p increase on the previous £7.20 hourly rate. The National Minimum Wage still applies to […]
An online survey conducted by business energy comparison site Love Energy Savings revealed that 68% of British workers are happy participating in the popular gifting trend, Secret Santa. Data from Google Trends also revealed that searches for ‘Secret Santa’ have increased exponentially since 2012 - demonstrating the increase in popularity of the annual festive gifting […]
A new report ‘Agile Ways of Working: The Great Leadership Disconnect’ from digital consultancy, Red Badger, has found that over nine out of 10 (94%) senior decision makers believe project efficiency would significantly increase if enterprises simply re-arranged their office seating plans to promote cross-departmental collaboration between team members. Despite these views, just under two thirds (64%) of the […]
Daily anxiety is crippling employees across the UK, as new research reveals the drastic lengths many are going to cope with meetings at work. A shocking 48% of employees in Britain claim that the daily stress of work meetings gives them some level of anxiety both during and after the working day. The research, by […]
Whilst productivity slows down in the office as the week goes on, time certainly does not. Whilst it may seem innocent to office employees to detour from work-related material daily, this invisible cost has proven to become particularly expensive. New research by Rebootonline.com has exposed how much time staff really spend procrastinating at their place […]
In the UK, 83% of people claim to have never received feedback after attending a face-to-face interview. 77% of people aged 18-23 would like to see feedback after a face-to-face interview become a legal requirement as they think it would speed up the process by giving them confidence and helping them focus on development areas. […]
The fight to retain top talent is tougher than ever and organisations need to look for alternative ways to differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace, in an era where annual, inflation-only pay rises are becoming the norm. Here Paul Hutchinson, Head of Product at Sparks Grove and Founder of 360 feedback and talent managements start-up Culr, […]
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