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Exclusive: CSR - How HRDs view the next five years

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Increasing regulation of business will have a negative impact within the next five years, according to a survey of 127 HRDs and practitioners.

New year gets off to a stressed start

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

At the onset of 2009 as the UK braces itself for recession, 92% of employees are stressed in the workplace and 31% fear redundancy this year.

What business travellers really get up to…

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

More than a third (37%) of business travellers cheat on their partners while they are on work trips – 8% even admit to joining the mile high club but not with their regular partner.

Employers embrace retro fleet model

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Company car schemes similar to those from the 1970s are making a comeback thanks to the economic uncertainty.

Working time opt-out ban is bad news for profits

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

The scrapping of the opt-out of the UK’s working time directive will negatively impact customer service, according to 65% of employers, although 35% were unaware of the changes when the news broke on Wednesday.

Long hours not linked to productivity

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

More than half of employers (59%) do not associate long hours with productivity and 46% do not reward staff who work late or out of hours.

Lying for the boss more common

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:09:00 GMT

More than eight out of 10 (82%) of office workers lie for their manager on a daily basis.

Staff say 'bah' to Christmas parties

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Two thirds of staff would prefer a bonus to a Christmas party and only 3% would prefer a Christmas party to shopping vouchers, cash or more holiday.

Unemployment creeps closer to two million

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Employment rates look bleak as the Office for National Statistics reported today an increase in the number of unemployed, a rise in benefits claimants and a drop in job vacancies.

Complex expense claim systems encourage fiddling

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Business travellers frequently end up out of pocket because of complex expense procedures, resulting in the creation of fictitious claims to recoup their losses, according to expense solutions provider KDS.

Tough times make staff more motivated

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

As the economic downturn becomes a normal way of life in the UK, 21% of Londoners think the economic uncertainly has made them more motivated.

Recruiters have little time to spend with the kids

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

One hundred percent of recruitment consultants think they are missing out on spending time with their families because of the credit crunch.

Bad teeth damage job prospects

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Four in 10 employers think jobseekers with bad teeth will be disadvantaged when applying for new jobs.