The CIPD has questioned why chancellor George Osborne did not mention the issue of productivity in yesterday’s Budget.

Current work practices in the UK are not working - and the idea of multitasking in the workplace is a myth, according to new findings.

The 2015 Budget contained few big surprises for business, with chancellor George Osborne stressing the need for Britain to “stick with our long-term economic plan”.

Staff sickness absence has reached its lowest levels in three years, meaning employers gained on average one extra day of work per employee in 2009.