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Productivity growth since the late-2000s recession has been relatively weak and evidence supports the suggestion that SMEs have seen a bigger hit to productivity than larger firms; however, the UK stands out as one of the worst productivity performers among its peers, persistently ranked toward the bottom of a sample of advanced economies. Small improvements…
Now, there are a lot of ways that a lot of companies and recruiters use LinkedIn to get their next best hires, and the Australian telecommunications company Optus is no different. Jaclyn Majarich is the Employer Brand Manager at Optus, and she reveals how they use LinkedIn very effectively to spread their employer value proposition…
We’ve all experienced the kind of horrors like spiders and the odd mouse which can have people screaming in fear in the workplace, but there horrors of another kind which are more common in the office – the manager kind. Recent research commissioned by Perkbox has found that over half of working Brits have had a…
According to a recent CIPD survey, people coming into work when they are ill also known as ‘Presenteeism’ has more than tripled since 2010, with 86% of employees admitting they had observed Presenteeism in the workplace. Research by the Centre of Mental shows Presenteeism from Mental Health alone is estimated to cost the UK economy…
Today we are talking to a professional services firm with over 300,000 employees and will learn about talent challenges, strategy, EVP metrics, and more. Liane Bilicki is the Group Brand Director – Recruitment Brand at Deloitte. Have a listen to the episode below, keep reading for a summary and be sure to subscribe to the Employer…
As the influence of technology continually transforms the way we live and work, the workforce and the skills needed from it are changing too. The rise of increasingly diverse and fluid ways of working – often enabled by technology – has allowed the contingent workforce to flourish. From contractors to freelancers to volunteers, today this…
Looking after our employees’ mental health has become a priority for many companies and rightly so. While we want our staff to be as productive as possible, the last thing we want is presenteeism or even worse “burnout”. But is “burnout” an actual “thing”? Well, it’s been recognized by The World Health Organisation (WHO) as…
According to the British Dyslexia Association (BDA), dyslexia affects approximately 10% of the British population. Therefore, around 2.9 million workers are living with this learning difficulty, meaning it’s incredibly likely that a current or future employee will be dyslexic. Understandably, revealing a learning difficulty can be a daunting prospect in the workplace and this anxiety can hold back those…
A Skype meeting from the beach; Slacking your colleagues from your sofa; a Zoom meeting in your favorite wine bar. Digital nomads – and remote workers – can certainly enjoy some serious flexibility thanks to modern technology. And the latest stats from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the appetite for working remotely…
