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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Can you really make New Yearโ€™s resolutions work?

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It is estimated that 30% of the UK population will make New Yearโ€™s resolutions of some kind. Thatโ€™s approximately 12.4 billion people, and nearly half of those self-promises will relate to health and exercise, the most popular being to lose weight and get fit. Women, more so than men, seem all too familiar with the […]

UK commuters pay up to 6 times more on rail fares than other Europeans

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The commute into work was made even more bitter for UK employees this morning, as many faced an average increase of 2.3% on their rail fares to start off 2017. To add insult to injury, the Action for Rail campaign has revealed that Brits pay up to six times more on tickets than their European […]

End the โ€˜cake cultureโ€™ โ€“ dentists call for cut-back on sugar at work

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Along with the news that kids eat half their daily sugar allowance before they event get to school, dentists are now calling for a cultural change in Britainโ€™s workplaces to address health problems caused by excessive sugar consumption. The Faculty of Dental Surgery has criticised what it calls the โ€˜workplace cake cultureโ€™, saying an overabundance […]

A third of Brits plan to leave their job

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31 January is the day Brits are most likely to hand in their notice and leave their job, new research from Crunch Accounting reveals. The study found that a potential 10.3 million workers are considering moving on professionally (32.5% of the UKโ€™s workforce) โ€“ but most will hang on until after Januaryโ€™s payday before handing […]

Brits reveal the most bizarre tasks theyโ€™ve been asked to do at work

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It would appear PAs arenโ€™t the only ones who get unusual requests. Peeling the pith from satsuma segments, stacking coat hangers and unknotting Christmas lights are among the most bizarre tasks Brits have been asked to do at work, according to new research. A study of 2000 workers across the country has revealed a top […]