UK workers among the most stressed in Europe

Research carried out by the Totaljobs.com suggests British workers suffer more stress and feel less able to deal with their workloads than those in mainland Europe.

Top Employers for Working Families awards and benchmark open

Registrations for the 6th annual Working Families awards, in partnership with HR Magazine, are now open.

Cary Cooper: Flexible working should be open to everyone

Thanks to the fact nearly two out of three families are now ‘two-earners’ and the UK has a ‘long working-hours culture’, the issue of flexible working has gained HR and political traction of late.

Dean Royles: Let's challenge workplace alcohol habits

Employers should reconsider rewarding employees with alcohol if they want to see improvements in staff wellbeing and performance, the head of NHS Employers has said.

Young fathers most resentful towards employers about work-life balance

Young fathers are more resentful towards their employer about work-life balance than mothers, according to a survey by Working Families and Bright Horizons.

Disengaged employees and poor health cost UK economy £6 billion

Disengaged and unwell employees cost the UK economy £6 billion in 2012, according to a major new report out today.

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.