Mental distress and financial insecurity has pushed 40% of self-employed workers to say they would switch to a salaried job if they could secure the…
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UK firms try to lure Gen Z workers with ‘early finish Fridays’
Hundreds of UK companies are resorting to a new tactic to lure and retain workers from Generation Z amid one of the most competitive jobs…
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Chelsea Tierney beams as she talks about her new part-time job as a cleaner at Morrisons supermarket. “It’s really nice, I like it. People are…
View More The fight to get Britain’s lost employees fit and working againWant to make your staff happier and more productive? Try getting them to work fewer hours | Claire Hall
I’m interested in any idea that makes staff happier and more productive, because I work in HR. But until last year I hadn’t given a…
View More Want to make your staff happier and more productive? Try getting them to work fewer hours | Claire HallWhat’s it like when your job involves wading through others’ suffering? I was left weeping and hopeless
If I had been told that my dream career could end up affecting my mental health, I might have thought twice about pursuing it. Or…
View More What’s it like when your job involves wading through others’ suffering? I was left weeping and hopelessHow to ask for a pay rise – and make sure you get it
Check comparable salaries Try to find out what somebody doing your job, in your region, with your number of years’ experience is likely to be…
View More How to ask for a pay rise – and make sure you get itSenior professionals could see 25% pay rise as companies fight to retain staff
Senior professionals can expect pay increases of up to 25% in the first quarter of 2022, as the economy begins to open up following the…
View More Senior professionals could see 25% pay rise as companies fight to retain staffStaying power! How to thrive in the great resignation if you don’t want to quit
In the US, they are calling it the great resignation or (my preference) the big quit. In the UK, the language is less portentous, but…
View More Staying power! How to thrive in the great resignation if you don’t want to quit