Although employers realise that baby boomers are not without stress and anxiety, their main concern for this cohort of employees is physical health and wellbeing not mental health, according to research from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk protection sector. Employers believe that baby boomers – the generation born from 1946 to 1964 (aged 57-75) – have the least amount of stress and […]

When HR decisions are based on these false generational stereotypes everyone loses out, what we have seen in recent times are more false ‘facts’ about the millennial generation. These stereotypes can cause employers to make decisions which could do more harm to their business than good.  Stereotypes about generational differences are one of the most […]

The Case for a four-day work week? Nearly half of employees worldwide could do their jobs in five hours or less each day. According to a global survey of nearly 3,000 employees across eight countries conducted by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated, nearly half (45%) of full-time workers say it should take less than five […]