Working Families: Trends in supporting work-life balance

The perfect storm of a baby boom and an ageing population is a potential HR headache, but you can learn a lot from this year’s Top Employers for Working Families Awards.

Top Employers for Working Families: Plantronics

Winners of the Top Employers for Working Families awards 2013 were announced last week.

AB named top SME at Top Employers for Working Families 2013 awards

Internal communications agency, AB, has been named as the Top family friendly SME at the 2013 Top Employers for Working Families Awards.

Sponsored feature: Flexibility key for working mothers, says Santander HR director

Simon Lloyd, HR director at Santander UK, says that flexibility is key in ensuring that working mothers are able to maximise their career potential, both to their individual benefit, and that of...

UK has a cultural problem of "overworking", says HR thinker Cary Cooper

A culture of "all work and no play" in the UK is damaging family life, causing high stress levels, cutting time spent with loved ones and creating an inability to switch off from work, according to a...

Employees blame employers for poor work-life balance

UK employers are failing to help employees achieve a good work-life balance, according to research from global management consultancy, Hay Group.

City Spotlight: wellbeing is in the water at Thermae Bath Spa

A rooftop pool, warm as a bath. Steam rising upwards, over the tops of Victorian buildings and the spire of a Gothic abbey. I can think of worse places to work.

Stressed employees afraid to ask for help, says insurer

More than half of UK employees found that 2012 was more stressful than the previous year, according to a survey by insurance firm Canada Life.

UK employees are "under pressure", "under valued" and "lack support", says Wellness survey

The working population of the UK is under pressure, under valued and isn't being given adequate support by their employers, according to the 2013 Wellness at Work Survey.

Top Employers for Working Families 2/5: Wales and West Housing

Winners of the prestigious Top Employers for Working Families awards 2012 were announced on Tuesday. In recognition of the companies who really do go the extra mile for working families, we profile...

Top Employers for Working Families Awards 2012: The shortlist

Public, private and not-for-profit organisations have been shortlisted for a Special Award in this year’s Top Employers for Working Families.

A third of staff work 16 hours a week more than they did five years ago, reports Travelodge

Every week one in 10 UK employees is squeezing an extra week of unpaid work into their working schedule, giving away more than £157 billion in unpaid overtime every year.