Flexible working is good for both employee and employer. Director.co.uk’s David Langhorn believes businesses need to do more. The value of flexible working to businesses and employees alike has been widely known for some years and was well documented prior to the flexible working legislation coming into effect in 2014. In fact, research conducted by RSA and […]

Professional women haven’t been at a loss for advice in recent years – there are countless articles about the ways women can advance their careers. And while it’s undoubtedly important to show women how to be better self-advocates, that’s only half the solution. When women do assert themselves, many often feel that no one hears […]

You see your employees almost every day, and some of you probably spend more time with them than with your family, friends or significant other. But beyond all those company brainstorming sessions, marathon meetings and group lunches, you still may not know much about your employees.     To change that and break the ice to create some common ground, many […]

Why do you go to networking events? Have lunch with colleagues? Seek out advice from experts—and your peers? The answers to these questions are self-evident. Face-to-face relationship building is a natural part of our work and lives. But when it comes to using social media to build business relationships, many women come up short says […]

PMI surveys signal weakest economic growth for 2.5 years   As reported today by The Guardian – Britain’s economy is losing momentum, knocked by weaker household spending and worries about the global outlook, according to the latest in a string of downbeat business surveys. Business activity grew at the slowest pace for more than two […]

As the demands of technology and social media in the workplace multiply, multitasking is becoming a bigger part of UK employees’ jobs and could be costing companies one billion days in lost time, according to new research from global recruiter Randstad. A poll of 2,025 British adults found that:• Nine in 10 jobs involve multitasking• […]

A study into staff tardiness by hotel booking site LateRooms.com has found that Britons are more likely to turn up late for work than personal social events. The survey reveals that:• 10% of Brits have turned up late for a job interview• Men are more likely to be late for a business meeting than women• […]

Receiving praise and recognition in the workplace motivates us for simple tasks but not for more complex projects, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Greenwich academic.
 “The rewards that most people experience in relation to their day to day work are not financial, but rather verbal or written recognition from their […]

UK office workers are notorious for working long hours, despite numerous studies that have reported serious health side effects of working 50 hours or more. With its citizens’ health at risk, Sweden is one of the first countries to start implementing a six-hour workday. Businesses across the country have already moved to shorter days, with […]

The way you start your morning can set you up for the whole day – and beyond. We know that when you feel good inside, you’re ready to make the most of the life on the outside. These days, with our busy work schedules, long hours at the office, frenetic modern lifestyle and unhealthy food […]

Study of UK, US and India finds companies suffer large opportunity cost of having male-only executive teams.   Companies perform better when they have at least one female executive on the board, a study of companies in the UK, US and India shows.   Companies with male-only executive directors missed out on £430bn of investment […]

Online business magazine Kipp Report recently conducted a poll of its readers to find out how they deal with stress. The results show that 72% panic in stressful situations, while the other 28% keep their chin up and do what needs to be done. As a result, the magazine’s experts wrote four top tips for […]

If you’re not one of those workaholics who forego breaks in favour of getting more done, you might wonder how to make the best of a quick escape from your tasks. Two researchers at Baylor University in Texas conducted a study in order to discover the optimum conditions for a work break. Emily Hunter, PhD […]

Over one-half of British travellers stick to what they know and claim to feel the frustrations of travel according to the Egencia Global Traveller Survey   Business travellers from the United Kingdom are very consistent when choosing a hotel for a business trip with 54 percent saying they always stay at the same hotel brand when […]

The likely toll of long working hours is revealed in a major new study which shows that employees still at their desks into the evening run an increased risk of stroke – and the longer the hours they put in, the higher the risk. The largest study conducted on the issue, carried out in three […]

Employees want flexibility and freedom from outdated work practices. For this to happen, organisations must empathise with the individual behind the output   So many of our current working patterns are hugely outdated – the idea of ‘nine to five’ was conceived during the industrial revolution. Our culture of presenteeism was born out of conformity, […]

It appears even the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll is prone to diva behaviour, as a former assistant has filed a lawsuit against singer Joan Jett for unpaid overtime. The I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll singer’s reputation for being down to earth is in question following a claim by her ex-PA, Bradley Weinbrand, that she […]

A third of women employed in Britain are not eligible for inclusion in a State-backed plan that encourages working-age people to save into a pension. Three years ago, on October 1, the Government launched auto-enrolment, so called because employers are legally bound to sign up workers to a pension scheme – without needing to ask […]