Hire Intelligence recently surveyed 2000 UK workers about the least popular pieces of office equipment and how people really feel about company spending.The firm says the results reveal some key ingredients to better employee productivity.It often feels like there is more technology than ever to deal with in the course of our working lives. Contemporary offices are a forest of technology, with…
read moreMany SME employees will be working every day during their 2019 summer holidays, with 30.5% working either every day (22.8%) or multiple times each day (7.7%).That’s according to new research from process management firm Process Bliss, which indicates that overall, more than two-thirds (67%) will spend some time working during their summer holidays.The research was commissioned to better understand modern SME…
read moreAs part of our new series of features taking a look at the projects that PAs and EAs are tackling, we speak to Jo Parkin (pictured, below), Assistant to the VP of Customer Development at Alpro UK, about organising the annual company shindig…Tell us about a brief you were given for a company Christmas party (number of guests, what you…
read moreCorina Dumitrascu had finished studying Law in her home country of Romania when she made the snap decision to follow some of her family to the UK. Using many transferable skills (organisation and diplomacy, for starters), she has forged a career as a PA, rising to her current role as Senior PA & Head of the PA team at Clarion…
read moreBy Bernardo MoyaThere is no single entity known as the “nightmare boss”, but here a few phrases you might recognise. ‘I want the impossible…yesterday!’‘You’re useless, you idiot!’‘Where did I put that thingummy?’‘What is my job, exactly?’‘You can’t tell me anything, I already know about it!’‘Didn’t you know about it? I’m sure I told you…’These are the sorts of phrases you’ll hear…
read moreAlmost 40% of UK businesses do not provide employees with an adequate staff room for work breaks, while 8% of companies are breaking the law by not having toilet facilities.In a survey of more than 1,000 workers conducted by on-site accommodation provider Bunkabin, businesses have been found in breach of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, overseen by…
read moreBy Nicola Jagielski, Associate Director of Clinical Services at Health AssuredA healthy work-life balance is a vital part of good wellbeing. Being fulfilled (and well rewarded) at work, as well as satisfied with your social and home life, is something we all aspire to. But for some people, the ‘work’ part of that balance takes over completely—and work addiction is…
read moreAlmost half of UK employees (44%) are struggling to afford fuel prices in order to get to work.The survey, conducted by employee benefits provider GettaSub, quizzed 2,000 UK workers and discovered that rising fuel costs are having a detrimental effect on employee financial wellbeing.The results also found that just under a third (30% per cent) stated they would consider walking more than…
read more59% of UK adults experience stress in the workplace but could business technology provide a means to help reduce this figure?The combination of technology and mental health can often have negative connotations. There is plenty of media attention surrounding the negative impact the former can have on the latter.In fact, there is research identifying that social media and too much…
read moreOnly 3% of workplaces have policies focusing on the menopause, with almost a quarter of menopausal women calling in sick as a result of their symptoms, according to new data.Forth With Life, a company that provides blood sample analysis and bio-marker tracking to promote and support health and wellbeing, recently undertook a survey exploring the existence and effectiveness of menopause…
read moreData taken from a subset of 500 UK employers using the e-days absence management system shows that May is generally a low sickness absence month – with just 38.6 average sick days recorded.However, last year, on the Tuesday after the early Bank Holiday Monday this spiked to 61.1 absences and it went even higher on the Tuesday after the late May Bank…
read moreAs technology makes it increasingly easy to push beyond the 9-5, Lucinda Pullinger, Global Head of HR at Instant Offices explores how employees and business owners alike can recognise the difference between committed working habits and work addiction. Last month, a new study by TUC had highlighted UK workers work the longest hours in the EU with full time employees working up…
read moreIn an ideal world, employees should be able to discuss any medical problem with their employer even if they are not immediately apparent.But, in reality, invisible illnesses are often not disclosed due to embarrassment, a lack of awareness or understanding, and a stigma surrounding certain conditions. Sadly, this means that employees aren’t able to get the right help and employers aren’t as…
read morePhil Sugden, Director at flexible workspace expert Portal, explores the ways CEOs can design their workspace to boost productivity and attract talent, while also keeping costs to a minimum…The workspace of today has evolved far beyond the conventional office portrayed in popular culture, which are typically comprised of sterile white cubicles and grey carpet tiles. What has remained the same, however,…
read moreThe sun is starting to poke through the clouds, so now’s the time to start thinking about your summer events. Nicky Brown, Director at Arctic Fox offers a guide…After 2018’s long hot summer, more and more clients are looking to take their events outside and to explore ways in which they can make the most of the open space on…
read moreHiscox research has revealed working habits across various industries, pulling the fact from fiction when it comes to the securest of being more productive at work.Ten different industries were surveyed across the UK to see if there was any identification between the different types of workers, along with what drives them. Could anything be learnt from people who spend their…
read moreIf you’re putting together plans to relocate your business, it’s likely you’ll find it can be as challenging as it is exciting, writes Amvia’s Nathan Hill-Haimes…Ensuring that you have everything in place in a timely manner is imperative if you want to avoid costly downtime and disappointed customers.Depending on the size of your organisation, planning needs to start weeks, or…
read moreA study by HubSpot has found that the more tools workers had at their disposal, the less efficient they were with their time.“In today’s hyper-connected workplace, it’s easy to fall into the trap of feeling like you have to take on everything at once,” said Brian Johnson, Operations Director at leading digital and marketing recruitment firm Forward Roll. “The problem is…
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