The ‘Great Dissatisfaction’ could cost employers. Here’s how to tackle it December 2, 2024 With nearly half of workers saying they feel stagnant in their careers, we've entered the Great Dissatisfaction. Here's three ways to help, writes Chetan Patel.
The surveillance economy: Employee-tracking software is a symptom of failed management December 2, 2024 Using surveillance software may deliver short-term gains, but it will cost employers in the end, writes Paul Armstrong.
UK workers are shunning the office Christmas party. But why? November 28, 2024 Fewer office workers are set to attend their company Christmas party this year, but why? Anna Moloney explains.
Young Londoners spend more time in office than older workers, survey finds September 3, 2024 Young workers in London spend more of their time working from the office than any other age group, an international survey of return to work habits has found. London saw another year-on-year rise in attendance, with average central London full-time workers spending more than half the working week, or 2.7 days, in the office in [...]
Britain’s paltry paternity leave is yet another thing pricing out parenthood August 10, 2024 Two weeks of paternity leave places Britain firmly near the bottom of fatherly league tables. It’s time to extend it, writes Cameron Smith After months of nervous anticipation for your first child’s arrival, the best-laid plans often go awry. As a new dad, you’ll listen closely to the birth plan your partner carefully arranges with [...]
Explainer: Why taking a sick day could help boost the economy July 31, 2024 We’ve all seen it: corpse-like colleagues clocking in at the office because honestly they’re fine, “just a cold,” they cough, bravely. But did you know such heroics could be costing the economy £25bn a year? That’s right, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), people working through illness rather than taking a sick [...]
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Architect July 11, 2024 Thought architects designed builders? Wrong! Architects now build the intangible world: data architects, content architects, even video architects.
Will the four-day week become the norm? July 11, 2024 The four-day week has garnered a lot of good press, but just how likely is it to become the norm in the UK?
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Put a pin in it May 16, 2024 The apocalypse may be nigh, but jargon users will be putting a pin in that until the four horsemen make a proper appointment, thank you.