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Half of all workers are 'moonlighting' to earn extra money

Almost half of the British workforce would like to take on some extra work on the side if their employer allowed them to do so.

National Stress Awareness Day: Poor mental health caused by stress at work has a big impact on productivity, says CIPD

Productivity across UK business has been 'significantly undermined' by mental health issues arising from stress in the workplace, according to the CIPD.

Unison calls for legislation to change attitudes to bullying of disabled staff

More than a third of disabled workers are currently being bullied, according to Unison.

HR staff are becoming more and more depressed about their job prospects

HR staff feel worse about job prospects now than they did only a month ago, new research reveals.

The public sector offers the best job prospects for new graduates, as unemployment soars

Graduates are turning to the public sector for jobs as graduate unemployment has reached its highest level for 12 years.

Employees have to use personal emails at work to offset the stress of their job

A third of employees admit receiving personal emails during work hours provides a valued relief from work-related stress.

Workplace fatal injuries hit a record low at 180 between 2008 and 2009

Britain has become a safer place to work, with the number of workplace fatal injuries dropping to a record low in 2009, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Research throws doubt on impact of pay, flexible working and benefits on employee engagement

Pay, flexible working and employee benefits are not the key to maximising performance, new research reveals.

Research reveals employees think people 'should work to live, not live to work'

The recession has prompted employees to reconsider what makes them happy - refocusing on personal rewards rather than consumerism and money.

Understanding 'millennials' and Generation Y

'We're in the middle of a financial crisis. Why are we still talking about what these millennials want? Why do we care what anyone wants for that matter... generation X, baby boomers or whatever?...

Staff cannot maintain the 'Dunkirk spirit' and will leave as soon as the economy improves

UK employees have stretched themselves 'to the limit' to get their organisations through the recession, but this has taken a toll on employee engagement levels, new research reveals.

Employees cost business 1.3 billion in personal social networking

Social networking costs UK business 1.3 billion every year in lost productivity.