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Feedback on employee strengths rather than weaknesses deemed more valuable

Feedback on employee strengths could have more of an impact on their performance than focussing on their weaknesses, according to co-founder of Act2Manage Robert Dobay

FTSE 350 ethnic diversity needs action not words following Parker Review

?Seemingly ‘unambitious’ goals to boost ethnic diversity set by the Parker Review Committee in 2017 are still proving challenging as they near their end target

Emotions are vital in the workplace

?Delegates at Seville's 2020 MERIT Summit were told of the importance of finding love in what you do

Female BBC journalist wins equal pay tribunal

The case may encourage other women to raise issues, as there are around 20 similar cases in the tribunal system

Poor workplace tech leading to bad mental health

Two-thirds of senior decision makers said poor workplace technology is affecting their work-life balance, mental health and financial wellbeing, according to new research

UK talent shortage doubles in last decade

The UK's talent shortage has more than doubled since its lowest reported point in 2010 (9%), according to the latest Talent Shortage Survey by ManpowerGroup

UK productivity growth failed to rise since financial crash

?The UK’s productivity growth has failed to rise in Britain anywhere near the rates recorded prior to the financial crisis of 2008

UK Budget must address critical skills shortages

?Seventy-two per cent of firms responding to a British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey said they experienced recruitment difficulties in the last quarter of 2019

CIPD | Flexible working should be day one right says CIPD

The CIPD has launched a campaign for employers to make flexible working requests a day-one right as new research has found nearly half (46%) of UK employees do not have access to it in their current...

Disabled workers not confident of employer support

Disabled jobseekers find identifying employers they feel confident in applying to is their biggest issue

UK cities fear industry job loss in 2020

More than two in five UK workers (46%) fear they will lose their job in 2020 according to new research by job search engine Adzuna

Uber attempts to be free of employee responsibility

Ride-hailing company Uber is reportedly trying to establish a new category to exonerate itself of any responsibility for its employees