An estimated 137.3 million working days were lost due to sick or injured employees in the UK in 2016, according to new research from the ONS Sickness Absence in the Labour Market report. This is equivalent to 4.3 days per worker (the lowest recorded since the series began in 1993, when it was at 7.2 days
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Out of sight out of mind? The nine-to-five IT security myth
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Symantec today reveals YouGov research on the phone security habits of over 3,000 office workers in Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. The research examines the attitudes and behaviours employees demonstrate towards personal devices used for work, highlighting the need for immediate action from IT Security for employees and employers. The study finds
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Tech firms act to address industry bias against women
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Reflecting the scale of tech’s diversity problem, half (49.2 per cent) of London’s technology sector believes the industry is actively biased against women. This is according to research conducted by Tech London Advocates, an independent network of more than 4,300 tech experts, leaders and professionals in the capital. Encouragingly, the study suggests those that have
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Global study reveals strategic business objectives misaligned with talent acquisition efforts
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A new global study commissioned by the Futurestep division of Korn Ferry reveals the missed opportunity for companies that fail to strategically link talent acquisition with business strategy. In Part Two of Talent Forecast, Futurestep’s global survey of more than 1,100 hiring professionals, 38 per cent of hiring professionals acknowledge their recruitment team is aligned
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Employee sleep deprivation isn’t being tackled by employers
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Forward-thinking employers are treating employees that suffer from sleep deprivation in the same way they would an employee with an illness, according to RedArc Nurses ahead of The Sleep Council’s National Bed Month in March. RedArc advises all employers to be aware that their employees’ poor quality or quantity of sleep is within their jurisdiction
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ACCA tells businesses large and small – ‘apprenticeships make clear business sense’
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ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) launches its first apprenticeship – the ACCA Accounting Technician Apprenticeship – advising businesses large and small of six key reasons why apprenticeships make clear and credible business sense. The ACCA Accounting Technician Apprenticeship (Level 4 Trailblazer) leads to a Diploma in Accounting and Business, offering an alternative to
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No excuse for discrimination in the workplace
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MP’s say that an investigation into work place dress codes has exposed widespread discrimination against women and ‘dodgy 1970’s workplace diktats’. Nicola Thorp started a petition after she was sent home from work for refusing to wear high heels. More than 152,000 people signed the petition, which sparked a parliamentary inquiry and was debated in
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Consumers concerned about data security and privacy
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Results of an international study from Verint Systems Inc have shown that concerns around data privacy and security remain at the top of the consumer agenda. Of more than 24,000 consumers surveyed across 12 countries by Opinium Research LLC, 89 per cent think it is important to know how secure their personal information is, while 86 per
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British women consistently have a tougher time at work
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UK bosses are still giving female employees a tougher time at work, according to new research released by Crunch Accounting. Top issues for women include receiving less praise, less frequent pay rises, and their boss favouring other colleagues, compared with their male colleagues. The research also reveals that this situation is detrimentally affecting levels of
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Company recognition schemes are inadequate for 14 million workers
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UK workers are not seeing value in company recognition schemes, with almost half of employees (45 per cent) dissatisfied with their workplace rewards programmes, according to new research commissioned by Totem. The level of dissatisfaction rises to 54 per cent for staff in the travel and transport industry and healthcare sector, with those in IT and professional
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