Employers are adapting the health and wellbeing support they offer to employees in light of new remote and hybrid working patterns, according to new research from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. A third (30%) of organisations where some or all staff now work remotely or in a hybrid model have made it…

The way in which health and wellbeing support is communicated has undergone a dramatic change recently, as research released by Towergate Health & Protection reveals. A huge 70% of large companies said they now find it difficult to ensure communication of health and wellbeing support is always relevant to employees. For SMEs, this figure was…

Half surveyed (49%) are concerned or very concerned about reductions in pay value and pay freezes, to the extent that they are unwilling to risk taking career risks. Despite the recent narrative that it is a candidate-driven market, candidates are feeling less confident that they are in the driving seat. Half (48%) say they are…

A recent poll by staffing firm Walters People, of 2,000 UK professionals found that two-thirds of white-collar professionals (60 per cent) admitted to ‘rage applying’ for a new job since the beginning of the year – with a toxic workplace culture (56 per cent) being the primary motivating factor. The trend – which has seen a spike…

The UK is facing one of the worst staffing shortages the hospitality industry has ever seen. Many leaving the industry due to furlough during the pandemic and access to fewer workers due to visa restrictions following Brexit, has resulted in nearly 40% of UK hospitality businesses facing a skilled worker shortage. An analysis by the Office…

The latest footfall data from IWG*, the world’s largest flexible workspace provider, from its 300+ UK locations revealed increases in attendance across all five days of the week, although Tuesday-Thursday remain the most popular days to work from an office. Centres in suburban, town and rural locations have seen some of the largest increases in…

New research finds that the biggest challenge for UK hybrid workers is relationship-building and establishing connections. Over a third of employees (35%) said that this was the main problem they faced. Despite the pressure of a cost of living crisis, half of employees would rather have great relationships at work over a 10% pay increase….

More than half (58 per cent) of UK employers are increasing compensation, while 45 per cent have implemented employee recognition programmes to boost talent retention, a survey has revealed. The findings come despite a recent report by OC Tanner, which found that almost half (47 per cent) of UK employees feel the praise they receive at work…

Two-thirds of white-collar professionals (60%) have admitted to ‘rage applying’ to a new job since the beginning of the year – with a toxic workplace culture (56%) being the primary motivating factor. The trend – which has seen a spike since New Year appraisals – occurs when professionals retaliate to a bad day at work…

Research finds British Workforce facing crisis pointVisier suggests that more than half (53 per cent) of employees in the UK feel overworked, citing factors like reaching their maximum capacity, being spread too thin, or stressing over the threat of additional work. The data – which comes during an uncertain economic market where businesses are striving…

Research by talent.com among over 1000 UK workers has found 46 per cent are keen to undertake training to upskill for a potential recession, with over half (52 per cent) willing to fund this themselves in their own time. However, 1 in 10 said their employer is not offering the chance to learn new skills…

Medical certification increased after Covid restrictions were eased, which commentators put down to more ‘rigorous’ HR requirements and the return to shared workplaces. The number of fit notes issued by NHS medical professionals has hit an all-time high as the UK slowly recovers from the pandemic, analysis has found. Research conducted by law firm GQ|Littler,…