Poor financial wellbeing costs UK businesses £1.56 billion

UK workers take four million days off a year because of financial concerns, while those who suffer at work can lose up to two hours of output each day, according to research from Aegon

Ignoring calls for flexibility could cost businesses £12 billion a year

Women, young people and blue-collar workers are missing out on formal flexible working arrangements

Flexible and part-time workers outperform full-time counterparts

The percentage of top performance ratings for part-time and reduced-hours workers is higher than across all staff, at 34% vs 14%, according to Working Families

Labour's worker shares plan: HR experts react

Labour’s party conference announcement that it would force all large firms to give workers shares has received a mixed reaction from reward and corporate governance experts

Green: HR failing to keep pace with external change

The world of work is changing beyond recognition but people strategy hasn't kept up, according to Kevin Green, founder and CEO of What's Next Consultancy and former CEO of the REC

Worries about pay fuel presenteeism

The majority of people will still go to work when they are unwell out of fear of not being paid, according to research

Who monitors those doing the monitoring?

Artificial intelligence can take employee monitoring to new levels. But do the supposed productivity gains outweigh privacy concerns?

Inactive commutes make employees miserable

Taking up active commutes, like walking or cycling, can positively affect productivity

Collective employee voice needed to solve productivity problem

Baroness Prosser and Unions 21 have launched a new commission into collective voice

Five reasons working remotely benefits businesses

Better work/life balance, future-proofing the organisation, and saving money are just some of the positives

How to tackle the World Cup in the workplace

Productivity doesn’t have to receive the red card if employees watch the World Cup at work

Automation to complement human skills in NHS of the future

A report has suggested that automation could 'complement human skills and talents' and reduce time spent on repetitive tasks in the NHS