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Are Office Cultures Doing Enough to Encourage Employees to Reach Health Goals?

Have you ever considered how much activity your employees are fitting in the day? Of course, nobody wants staff who are spending hours on end making cups of tea or having extended lunches but in the UK an adult spends an average of 9.5 hours a day sedentary. A new study by Perkbox Medical, of…

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Innovating to Attract the Best Talent

Where do you get your news fix daily? Have you ever consider working for a news organization? In the world of fake news, the trusted brand of a news organization couldn’t be more important than it is today. Also with the emergence of smartphones and social media, it seems that anyone and everyone can claim…

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Talent Acquisition

Some of the World’s Leaders First Jobs

Whatever your career ambitions, at the very start you need to just get your foot on the ladder and start earning some money. This is the case for everyone, no matter where they ended up, and that includes the men and women who are currently the most powerful people in the world. They may sit…

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Beyond My Blindness in the Workplace

Friendly colleagues, a flexible employer, and the right digital support really help when you’re new to managing an acute illness, have a disability or an impairment. I began working at First Ark Group in 2014, as a governance administrative assistant, and three years ago my life changed completely. I went from going into hospital for…

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Is Presenteeism the Real Threat to UK Productivity?

Is presenteeism the latest scourge of the modern workplace? There is little doubt that technology and instant connectivity have blurred the lines between work and life outside of it. It would appear that this change in work culture, along with a growing stigma around taking time off, is causing employees to feel they have no…