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Redundancy rights explained amid job loss fears
Following the news interest rates have been raised further, a leading barrister is urging employers to understand their and their employees’ legal rights when it comes to redundancy, amid heightened job loss concerns.
16 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
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Over Half Of UK Workers Too Uncomfortable To Talk About Mental Health At Work
New research from leading UK jobs and careers site Reed.co.uk reveals over half of UK employees do not feel comfortable disclosing mental health or psychological conditions, such as ADHD, anxiety, or depression, in the workplace.
8 Aug 2023 · 6 min read
Kids Put Working Parents In A Financial Black Hole
Companies are being urged to expand support for working parents during the school holidays after research found families with two children will have to pay out an extra £2,500 to keep them entertained and looked after during the summer holidays.
2 Aug 2023 · 2 min read
Workplace Bullying: A Silent Menace? Discover a Safe Haven with us
Neurodiversity, encompassing conditions such as Autism, ADHD, Aspergers, Dyslexia, and Tourettes, affects a significant portion of the population, with estimates suggesting up to 15% of the population is neurodivergent.
26 Jul 2023 · 10 min read
Workplaces more stressful than relationship breakdowns
Research has found that workplace stress is having a greater impact on individuals than relationship breakdowns. According to recent research conducted by Westfield Health, more than a quarter of workers (27%) ranked their job as more stressful than a relationship breakdown (8%). These worrying statistics highlight the negative effects of workplace stress on individuals, surpassing even stressful personal circumstances.
19 Jul 2023 · 3 min read
UK tech sector layoffs fall hardest on women sending female representation into reverse
Job losses in the UK tech sector have fallen disproportionately on women, according to an analysis of National Statistics data commissioned by Integro Accounting, a leading provider of accountancy services to IT contractors. At the same time, however, the overall size of the UK tech workforce continued to grow, despite layoffs in the tech sector beginning in the Autumn of 2022.
12 Jul 2023 · 3 min read
The hidden mental health challenges burdening younger workers
A new report from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) indicates that the combined impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, cost of living crisis, and decreasing support for young people has exacerbated pre-existing concerning trends in young people’s mental health, resulting in more and more young people choosing not to disclose pre-existing mental health conditions in the workplace.
4 Jul 2023 · 5 min read
Millions of Job Seekers Believe Government Hasn’t Offered any Support in Helping them Find Jobs
The leading Recruitment and Employment Technology Company, CareerWallet has recently published an extensive global workplace survey to give a true overview of working life and how the jobs market is being impacted by political and economic factors, technology and industry changes.
26 Jun 2023 · 2 min read
Revealed: The UK’s top industries that care about your well-being the most
Searches for ‘companies with the best benefits 2022’ has increased by +100% in the past twelve months. Additionally, a recent Glassdoor study revealed that employees want more focus on well-being, company culture, and work to increase the level of happiness and satisfaction in the workplace.
19 Jun 2023 · 4 min read
Social class could be holding young people back from their preferred career, new research finds
Social class and nepotism are impacting early career opportunities for young people, according to new research from KPMG UK.
16 Jun 2023 · 4 min read
UK workforce heading towards a dental care crisis.
In April 2023, NHS dental charges in England jumped by a historic 8.5%, outstripping the growth in employees’ average pay (including bonuses) by 2.6 percentage points. Current dentistry costs are leaving one-quarter of patients delaying or avoiding NHS treatment, with the British Dental Association warns that today’s prices for dental care are now shaping the clinical choices made by millions of patients.
9 Jun 2023 · 3 min read
Job and study choices change as the cost of living crisis bites
Half of the young people are changing careers as ‘money’ overtakes mental health as their biggest concern, according to an annual survey by Prospects at Jisc, h...
5 Jun 2023 · 4 min read