Bottom 20% of workforce "wasted"

There are too few alternative routes through education and into employment for school leavers today

The importance of accountability

If you haven't mastered accountability within your team then you can't become a productive organisation

People-perfect workplace design

Exploring how firms are making offices more employee-centric and what workspaces might look in the future

Londoners particularly affected by poor working conditions

Poor working conditions mean workers are taking more sick days and are less productive

Addressing post-Brexit economic uncertainty

Despite an improving economic outlook the period of post-Brexit resilience may ultimately wane

The wonderful everyday: HR at Ikea

Nordic regions are famed for healthy and productive employees. Ikea wants to bring that spirit to the UK

Distractions and boredom in the workplace

The average worker was distracted every 35 minutes at work, according to research

UK needs a 'grown-up conversation' on workplace technology

A stronger industrial strategy needs to be agreed between business and the government

Happiness has failed, but it has taught us an important lesson

Ensuring employees are happy hasn’t delivered the productivity gains promised

Administration taking up a third of working year

Office workers spend 636.6 hours a year completing administrative or repetitive tasks

Bad management affecting blue-collar productivity

The correlation between staff and managers both citing bad management suggests firms need to address management styles

Hot topic: Key issues for the new government

What key issues should the new government be focusing on after the result is announced?