Today, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) unveils a snapshot of its latest research around the status of LGBT people in the business world. The report, entitled Pride and Prejudice: Agents of change, is being released in conjunction with The Economist Events’ second annual Pride & Prejudice Summit, a global 24-hour event being held on March
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Manufacturing SMEs optimistic about post Brexit opportunities
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Almost half of SMEs (49 per cent) across the manufacturing sector have aspirations for growth over the next three months, compared with only 31 per cent six months ago immediately after the EU referendum, according to the new quarterly research from Hitachi Capital’s British Business Barometer. The percentage of SMEs anticipating decline is also down from 12 per
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Firms more concerned about retaining staff than the impact of Brexit
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Businesses are more concerned about retaining and developing staff in the next six months than the potential impact of Brexit, according to a poll of over 3,000 senior HR professionals carried out by Alexander Mann Solutions. In its survey, the global talent acquisition and management specialist finds that 23 per cent of companies are most concerned
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The pursuit of happiness: More than a third of employees unhappy at work
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While today may be ‘International Day of Happiness’, new research from Lee Hecht Harrison | Penna shows that many employees within the UK are struggling to look on the bright side. The survey by the global people management business shows that more than a third (36 per cent) of employees view work in negative terms. The research
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Kitchen quarrels lead to workplace warfare woes
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Research of 1,000 UK office workers carried out by leading household appliances retailer, AppliancesDirect.co.uk revealed 67 per cent have had a falling out over kitchen cleanliness and washing up in the past 12 months. Talking loudly regularly upsets half (52 per cent) of UK office workers, while lateness and poor timekeeping registered high on the list of
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Trump administration threatens online privacy, according to UK and US citizens
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The findings from Artmotion follow FBI director James Comey’s declaration that ‘there is no such thing as absolute privacy in America’. With the CIA also under pressure following the latest revelations regarding its efforts to circumvent online encryption methods, this new research suggests that citizens are rapidly, and perhaps rightly, losing faith in the US government’s
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Gig economy boosts income for many of its 1.3 million workers
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New research shows 4 per cent of UK working adults aged between 18 and 70 are working in the gig economy, and nearly two-thirds of them (63 per cent) believe the government should regulate to guarantee them basic employment rights and benefits such as holiday pay. That means approximately 1.3 million people are engaged in ‘gig work’
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Is working from home a risk to your health?
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A survey of 1,004 UK workers in full or part time work carried out by Furniture123.co.uk has revealed that while 41 per cent take work home with them at least once per week, the vast majority do not do so from a desk set up. Just one in three (34 per cent) of those who work from home claim
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The real reasons Brits love being business owners
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A new survey has explored the pull of entrepreneurship, with Britain’s business owners sharing what it is they love most about being self-employed. 1,000 British small and medium business owners aged 18-44 were asked by property letting agent City Breaks in Newcastle what they love most about owning their own business – and between flexible
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We NEVER bounce back from being unemployed, research shows
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Unemployment is damaging to people’s wellbeing regardless of their age, gender, level of education, ethnicity or part of the country in which they live. A new study that looks at the impact of unemployment across a number of countries finds that joblessness tops even divorce or widowhood in its impact on our life satisfaction. And the
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