Workplace culture

The CIPD is warning employers that choosing not to engage with employee representatives could lead to industrial action.

More than half (56%) of UK employers do not have a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination within the workplace, according to a new study.

"It’s time for fresh, engaged thinking that capitalises on the crisis around talent to drive innovation. Only then will we really start to lay the bedrock for an employment landscape that our brightest and best young talent will want to meaningfully connect with." - Rob Taffinder, assistant director of the University of Bristol's Careers Service

More than half (51%) of employees are alternating between home and office as more organisations support hybrid working, according to the CIPD.

Studies have shown that the quality of an organisation’s customer experience is directly linked to its employee experience.

International Women’s Day takes place today (8th March): a Global Day of Awareness that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, whilst also acknowledging the need for further progression.

Three quarters (75%) of employers support extending Jack’s Law to allow employees experiencing any close family bereavement to take paid time off, research from the CIPD finds. 

One in four UK employees feel they haven’t received sufficient training to succeed in their roles. New research by LMS provider Digits suggests that only 73% of employees are confident that they have been properly trained to do their jobs. As many as one in six (16%) employees are unsure they’ve received enough training, and …

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A quarter of UK office workers are putting in overtime hours every single day, a new nationwide survey into work life balance has revealed.

Following a month-long stint of solely home working, the commuters are coming back and companies have begun rallying their staff back to the office - many in a hybrid fashion.