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Balancing trust with control noted as key challenge for employers

Striking the balance between trust in your employees and an inherent need for control is a challenge for organisations when it comes to flexible working and autonomy in the workplace

Marks and Spencer jobs at risk

Marks and Spencer (M&S) is set to close two of its clothing distribution centres, putting nearly 700 jobs at risk

CEOs need to interact with employees more

More than a third (36%) of UK employees have never had any contact with their CEO, according to research from Unit4

Most believe office romances are acceptable

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of UK employees believe having a workplace romance shouldn’t be a sackable offence, according to a Perkbox survey

Good company culture needed in UK businesses

The need to define culture and its importance in the workplace should not be underestimated

Shared Parental Leave to become more popular

Employers should prepare themselves for more staff taking interest in Shared Parental Leave (SPL), according to a Winckworth Sherwood report

Employees are living payday to payday

Two in five (40%) UK employees live payday to payday and have no emergency savings, according to a Willis Towers Watson study

NDAs should not be used to silence workplace harassment

Employers should use full and fair procedures to try and resolve any workplace issues, instead of using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), according to new guidance

MPs demand inclusive intersectional workplaces

The Women and Work All-Party Parliamentary Group is calling on businesses and employers to make workplaces more inclusive

Single parents earn significantly less

Single parents are less likely to progress at work and are earning significantly less than two-parent households, according to single parent charity Gingerbread

Work-related stress concerning employers

UK doctors issued 741,210 ‘fit notes’ for stress-related disorders in 2018, up 8% from 2017, according to GQ|Littler

Freelancers report high job satisfaction

Full-time freelancers have rated their job satisfaction an average of 4.1 out of five in a survey from financial services provider Payoneer