Job insecurity exacerbates ‘long hours business culture’, according to survey of 2,700 staff

Almost half of workers in the UK work well over eight hours every day, over a third put in nine to 11 hours and a tenth work more than 11 hours, according to Regus.

Happiness Index: UK population is 'generally happy' - but satisfaction scores drop when asked about work

Three quarters of adults in Great Britain rated their own life satisfaction with a score of seven or more out of 10, according to a research report published by the Office for National Statistics –...

Top Employers for Working Families 2011: huge strides in the UK to family-friendly work

Compiled by campaigning charity Working Families this year’s definitive listing and benchmark of the Top Employers for Working Families highlights, for the third successive year, UK organisations...

Working parents struggle with work life balance, but are reluctant to request flexible hours

Six out of 10 working parents are not happy with their work life balance and over half (54%) feel requesting flexibility may negatively affect their career, according to a report published this...

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Top Employers for Working Families: who has come up trumps?

The Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark and Awards, founded by Working Families in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies, recognises organisations across the UK that do the...

Employers join forces with Mind to address mental health at work

Employers including Barclays, Deloitte, Marks & Spencer and Veolia have joined forces with the mental health charity Mind to form solutions for managing mental health at work in a new report published...

Work-life balance: global survey reveals differences between what employers say and do

A global survey published yesterday by WorldatWork reveals a growing imbalance between what employers say about work-life balance and what they actually do.

Top Employers for Working Families announces Special Awards shortlist

Public, private and voluntary sector organisations have been shortlisted for a Special Award in this year’s Top Employers for Working Families, for which HR magazine is a media partner.

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Home workers put in extra hours, struggling with work/life balance

The majority (81%) of people who work from home are putting in extra hours on weekends and in the evenings, according to a survey of 1,000 respondents by business group buying site, SMEDiscounts.

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Urban unrest generates call for employer flexibility on special constables

The unrest currently affecting the capital and various other UK cities is imposing a strain on employers and their staff who volunteer as special constables.

John Lewis recruits Sally Gunnell to engage employees with sport

John Lewis Partnership has announced former Olympic champion and world recorder holder, Sally Gunnell, as the ambassador of its Partners in Sport programme, as the business prepares for London 2012,...

Happy talk: 34,000 Brits tell ONS national wellbeing should be measured

People in the UK believe that national well-being should be measured, stating health, friends and family, and job satisfaction as some of the key things that should feature in the measurements,...