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Fears determine career choice for a quarter of UK workers
A quarter of workers (26.2%) admit to choosing their career paths in order to avoid dealing with their workplace fears, according to research from CV-Library. Public speaking was the most common fear among the more than 3,000 UK professionals who took part, with 15.7% citing it. Presenting (12.2%), cold calling (11.5%), leading a meeting (7.3%) […]
Read More →Employers ‘failing to prepare for cancer in the workplace’
UK businesses are sending out mixed messages to employees with potential cancer symptoms or who are suffering from the disease, according to a study commissioned by AXA PPP healthcare. The survey of 1,000 managers who work for larger-sized employers (250+ employees) found that, despite 68% of respondents either having been diagnosed themselves or had a […]
Read More →‘Productivity boost needed’ to maintain pay rebound into next year
Having shown signs of rebounding in 2015, real-terms pay growth looks set to fall back in 2016 unless there is a significant pick-up in productivity, according to the Resolution Foundation’s latest quarterly earnings outlook. The Foundation’s modelling – which is based on the pre-crisis relationship between output per worker and pay – considers the impact […]
Read More →London sees fall in job seekers and available jobs
November saw a 32% decrease in available jobs in the capital, compared to October, while the number of professionals seeking new roles also fell, by 27%, according to Morgan McKinley’s latest London Employment Monitor. However, while year-on-year figures for available jobs showed a 13% decrease, the number of job seekers rose by 26% over the […]
Read More →Seven million workers plan to change jobs in the new year
Around 7.7 million of the UK’s workers resolve to get a new job in 2016, but those working in the recruitment industry are the most likely to stay put, according to a new survey from CV-Library. The study found that over half of workers (54.1%) plan to make a new year’s resolution for their career […]
Read More →53% of employers won’t be giving a Christmas bonus
Fifty-three per cent of firms will not be giving their staff Christmas bonuses this year. However, 60% will be hosting a Christmas party to reward hard work and celebrate the successes of the year, according to a survey by CareerBuilder. In the IT sector 29% of employers in the sector say they are giving bigger […]
Read More →Draft Finance Bill confirms new travel and subsistence regulations
The Government has released its draft Finance Bill 2016, which includes tax legislation that will impact contractors working through umbrella companies. From April 6 next year, those working through an umbrella company (or a personal service company if IR35 applies) will no longer be able to claim tax and national insurance relief for travel and […]
Read More →Permanent placements rise at fastest pace in seven months
The number of permanent staff placements increased at its fastest rate in seven months in November, while temporary/contract billings also rose at its sharpest rate in five months. That’s according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs, which draws on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies. The study […]
Read More →Zero-hours employees ‘as happy as permanent employees’
Zero-hours contract employees experience similar levels of job satisfaction, work-life balance and personal well-being to employees on permanent, full-time contracts, according to new research from the CIPD. The study by the professional body for HR and people development also finds that zero-hours contract (ZHC) employees report comparable satisfaction levels in their relationship with their managers […]
Read More →Age gap ‘drives conflict in UK businesses’
Sixty-five per cent of UK employees are experiencing intergenerational conflict at work, according to new research by ADP. Although several generations are now working side by side, with consultants in their eighties sometimes serving alongside fresh talent in their teens, ADP’s pan-European study of 11,000 working adults reveals that such an age gap can lead […]
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