The number of workers reporting unreasonable levels of stress is more than three times higher if their working hours were inflexible, according to research by the Kenexa High Performance Institute...
The UK’s first national subjective wellbeing report published this week highlights the positive effect of having a job on people’s ‘happiness’.
The issue of work-life balance has been gaining momentum in the past decade, in spite of the economic recession. Governments and institutions, as well as single businesses, have recognised that its...
Employees across the UK believe the balance between their work and personal life has improved since 2010, according to a Work-Life Balance Index based on the views of 2,500 UK professionals, published...
The Working Families Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark and Awards is open for 2012 entries, and this year I think it is as vital as it’s ever been for employers to take part.
Little is known today about the impact of remote, mobile and flexible working on employee health and wellbeing. Sales staff driving hundreds of miles a week, home-based ‘teleworkers’ and mobile...
Almost half of adults aged 16 and over in Great Britain report a ‘relatively low’ satisfaction with their work-life balance, according to findings from the Office for National Statistics.
The Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark and Awards, founded by Working Families in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies and sponsored by Computershare Voucher Services,...
The UK is leading the way in Europe with regards to how employees view work-life priorities, according to global research from Robert Half International.
Work/life balance is the top health and wellbeing concern for employers – ahead of stress and mental health issues – according to a survey of medium and large employers by Group Risk Development...
The pressures of the current economic situation have taken a heavy toll on our executives, managers and employees.
Almost half of workers in the UK work well over eight hours every day, over a third put in nine to 11 hours and a tenth work more than 11 hours, according to Regus.
