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HSE warns employers to do more to protect staff from Legionnaires' disease

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers to do more to protect workers from exposure to legionella.

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TUC survey claims a fifth of workers who need protective wear for work, have to pay for it

A TUC survey published of Friday claimed despite laws, which say employers must give their staff personal protective equipment (PPE) free of charge, more than one in five workers pay for it out of...

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European employee productivity drops to five-year low

European companies’ employee productivity levels are at a five-year low, according to research published this morning by PwC.

Staff spend up to three hours a day working while on summer holiday, claims Regus

Two fifths of employees (39%) will not be relaxing properly this summer, but trying to fit in up to three hours’ work each day on their ‘workation’ instead of relaxing by the pool or spending time...

Employees misjudge the bounds of appropriate workplace behaviour, Office Angels reports

UK office workers often misjudge their employer’s levels of strictness, meaning they are unsure what constitutes acceptable workplace behaviour, according to Office Angels.

Employers fail to cater for staff savings needs, Mercer reveals

Employees want more flexibility around their savings and pensions options but their employers are not catering for their needs, according to data from Mercer.

More than half of employees prepared to take confidential business information when they change jobs, says Iron Mountain

One in three employees have taken or forwarded confidential information out of the office on more than one occasion, according to a survey commissioned by information management company, Iron...

Who are the Most Influential HR directors and academics in 2012?

HR magazine unveils the shortlists for its HR Most Influential 2012 ranking and now it’s time for the industry to vote.

Who said retirement was restful? Over 65s are 'living life to the full', finds NEST

Over 65s are more likely than anyone else to be enjoying life to the full, with social lives that most closely resemble the under 25s, according to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Corporate scandals are eroding trust in senior leaders and will have a damaging impact on employee engagement, warns CIPD

Only 36% of workers trust their senior leaders and more than half (58%) of workers display signs of having adopted a ‘not bothered’ attitude to their work, according to the CIPD's quarterly Employee...

Domestic violence has a significant, yet invisible, impact on the wellbeing of a large number of UK employees

Compared with 20 years ago, employers are now much more likely to be open to the view employee well-being is a mainstream business issue. Some are even becoming more comfortable with the notion that...

Toothy: UK dentists top for customer service, gym staff bottom, survey finds

In a study of 1,000 UK consumers by customer service training firm, Results International, 47% of people said they think dentists have a good customer service attitude, compared with just 27% who...