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Work is a pain in the back

Half of employees say they suffer from back pain at least once a month, with more than a third (37%) blaming work as the contributing factor.

Britons resigned to working longer

Nearly two-thirds of Britons have accepted they will have to delay their retirement because of the pensions black hole.

Graduates are more interested in career opportunities than money, according to Graduate Prospects research

Graduates are more attracted to jobs that are interesting or offer good training or career progression opportunities rather than those that are well-paid, new research finds.

Monster launches campaign to restore employees' lunch hour

Online recruitment firm Monster has launched a campaign to 'Bring Back Britain's Lunch Hour' with a dedicated website, PR and social media campaign.

Public-sector leaders admit their organisations are ill-equipped to deal with inevitable change

Business leaders in the public sector want to get more involved in the change agenda in their organisations, making people issues a top priority, but a quarter admit their organisation is poorly...

Employees who don't read their employment contracts could be in for a shock

At least 5.1 million British staff fail to read their employment contracts properly, putting them at risk of unfair treatment by employers, according to new research from Which? Legal Service.

Reward professionals optimistic about their business's future but still feel under pressure to cut costs

Reward professionals are more confident about the coming year as the economy officially emerges from an 18-month recession, according to a new report.

HR teams don't have access to the data they need to make important decisions

UK companies and HR departments do not have the information they need to make crucial business decisions, new research suggests.

The average worker has a hangover three times a month and struggles to perform efficiently

Each day more than half a million employees in Great Britain go to work with a hangover, according to new research.

UK workers took 180 million sick days last year costing the economy 2.5 billion

Employees in the UK took 180 million sick days last year, averaging 6.4 days each.

New research counters claims that employees waste time on personal social networking sites at work

Despite almost three quarters of employers implementing strict policies around social networking, new research shows nearly two thirds of employees do not check their personal social media networks...

Food poisoning likely to be the excuse fans use to explain their absence during World Cup matches

A 'food poisoning' excuse epidemic is set to hit UK workplaces this summer, as staff struggle to come up with reasons to get out of work to watch the World Cup.