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Employees working shifts and rotating hours, such as hospital staff and highways operatives, have a greater threat of contracting type 2 diabetes due to possible hormonal imbalances, sleep deprivation and unusual eating times, a study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine su

Contractors who posses unique skills that are highly thought after in particular industry segments could earn up to £1,500 per day for their services, research conducted by contractor support providers Von Essen was able to r

Employees from all over the world expect that office environments are likely to change considerably over the next 8 years, with only a handful expecting or looking forward to work in a traditional nine-to-five office environment, a recent report drawn up by PwC was able to

The number of candidates for every new job advertised has reached 3.1 in August, compared to an average of 2.3 candidates over the course of the year, a recent market survey was able to reveal.

The UK government has revealed plans to modify the existing legislation in order to prevent recruiters from advertising existing positions exclusively overseas, a recent report by the CIPD was able to reveal.

The UK’s construction sector is poised for growth and will likely create up to 200,000 new jobs over the next 5 years, a recent survey by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) was able to reveal.

Small and medium-sized manufacturers across the UK reported a strong quarter of orders and output growth in the three months to July, while employment soared across the segment, figures from the CBI’s latest SME Trends Survey were able to reveal.

Over 75% of British businesses believe that they’ll be severely affected by a skills crisis over the next three years, results published in a report drawn up by The Prince’s Trust in partnership with HSBC have revealed.

Improving the quality of post-secondary vocational training is a key factor in ensuring long-term skill availability and job creation opportunities in today’s highly-demanding jobs market, a recent report by the OECD has argued. The “Skills Beyond School: Synthesis Report” recently released by the organization points out that the most basic vocational courses cannot teach the […]

A proper Management of Contractors and Visitors System can help curb theft and vandalism on UK building sites by easily tracking individuals and maintaining a history of who visited each site. The construction industry is severely affected by site thefts and vandalism, total costs rising to £400m a year or more than £1m a day, […]

Time and attendance systems can easily provide accurate and up-to-date information on employee activity and performance, thus helping managers maintain productivity levels. Productivity (or lack thereof) is a vital topic nowadays, with average revenue generated by each full time UK employee dropping back £108,000 from £139,000 in 2010, according to a recent PwC report. The […]

Personnel management solutions are likely to come in handy for small and medium businesses who are faced with huge costs, especially when taking on their first employees, as recent analysis released by the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) was able to reveal. The new research estimates […]