There has been a 6% rise in the use of zero-hours contracts by UK businesses in the last year, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The majority of employers (69%) believe the implementation and management of drawdown pensions is too difficult, according to research from LifeSight, Towers Watson’s UK DC master trust.
Almost one in five (18%) women planning to have children have hidden this from their employers
Less than one in five (17%) HR professionals use analytics software, according to research from Advanced Business Solutions.
Almost half (47%) of chief information officers expect to appoint additional IT security personnel to their teams this year
The government has unveiled plans to ensure workers receive the national living wage
Oliver Bonas has become the first high street retailer to pay all their staff the living wage as minimum
Doing work at the pub is something 30% of Brits have indulged in, according to research from consumer electronics company Plantronics.
The business community has warned against “knee-jerk” policies to curb immigration
For two-thirds (66%) of British adults 'telling a colleague they smell' is the hardest workplace conversation
Sainsbury’s will award 137,000 of its 161,000 employees a pay increase of 4%, following pressure from low pay campaigners.
There is a ‘key window of opportunity’ to interest girls in engineering careers, according to research
