UK businesses without an energy resilience strategy are risking 17 per cent of their revenue, equating to £2.8 million each year in damages and lost opportunities. This is a key finding from Centrica Business Solutions’ research into the current state of energy resilience. The Resilience Report, which details the findings, is a result of a
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Lighting design can boost workforce productivity and employee wellness
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Inadequate workplace lighting can impact mood, emotions and also result in health problems according to research undertaken by LUX365. The UK’s 32 million-strong labour-force, works an average of 30.5 hours per week. Statistics show that between 2015 and 2016, 26 million days were lost due to self-reported, workplace related illness – an average of 16
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Finance departments falling behind with digital transformation
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Four out of five finance professionals have said that their department is not keeping pace with the rest of the organisation’s digital transformation plans, leaving them struggling with productivity, cost and efficiency issues, according to new UK research among senior finance and IT executives. IT which most commonly leads digital transformation said finance was the
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What is the formula for the perfect boss
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Most adults have a good idea of the qualities and skills most employers look for in prospective new staff, but new research has turned the tables on this – revealing the attributes that workers believe make up the ideal boss, and how UK managers match up to them. Research published by workplace incentives and rewards
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Are government failing to support SMEs and entrepreneurs?
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Sixty-five per cent of business leaders believe that they lack government support according to the respondents of the latest Enterprise Index research by Smith & Williamson. The Enterprise Index, a quarterly barometer which tests the views of nearly 200 business leaders and entrepreneurs, indicates that political uncertainty is having a real impact on business confidence.
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Gender-based career ‘mentoring gap’ revealed in new research
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Ahead of National Mentoring Day on October 27, new research from card machine provider Paymentsense reveals how much UK workers would pay for the advice and guidance of their career mentors. According to the survey of 1,000 people those who have, or have had, a mentor would pay £195 a month on average for their
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What is Britain’s deadliest industry to work in?
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A study using a decade’s worth of workplace death data reveals the construction industry to be the deadliest, killing 382 people. Experts at First4Lawyers have analysed open data from the Health and Safety Executive, which looks at how many deaths have occurred in the workplace in the last ten years from 2008 until now. Construction
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Is arranging your office space by department still beneficial?
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A new report ‘Agile Ways of Working: The Great Leadership Disconnect’ from digital consultancy, Red Badger, finds more than nine out of ten (94 per cent) 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 less
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Companies are wasting money on benefits employees don’t value
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Sage today releases research titled, ‘Why your workforce isn’t working’. The research reveals that while many companies invest in quirky benefits to keep staff happy, employees aren’t impressed. Commissioned by Sage People, the study spoke to 3,500 global workers to uncover what people really want from their employers. The UK findings show the disconnect between
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Seven in ten contractors stressed by managing accounts
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Seven in ten self-employed contractors said they are stressed out by doing their own financial accounts, a new survey reveals. The self-employed are the fastest growing section of the UK workforce, and the survey of 359 self-employed contractors found almost three quarters (72 per cent) do all their own accounting, with just 28 per cent
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