Smoking out smoking breaks will increase stress levels
02/11/07
Current plans afoot to rid workplaces of the smoking break could contribute towards an increase in stress among employees, be potentially damaging to productivity and leave employers faced with higher costs according to new findings.
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Corporate Manslaughter Charges
02/11/07
After a long and lengthy progression through Parliament, and a lively lengthy debate, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent on 26th July 2007. The long title reflects that the offences created will be known as corporate homicide in Scotland (in Scottish law manslaughter is referred to as ‘culpable homicide’) and corporate manslaughter in the rest of the United Kingdom.
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Corporate Identity Theft on Rise
02/11/07
Kroll, the global risk consultancy company, warns British businesses to protect themselves from the risk of identity fraud. Corporate identity theft is on the rise, with companies at risk of bogus companies being set up in their names.
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The Value of Water Cooler Networking
02/11/07
A study from Manchester Business School’s Institute of Innovation and Research and ICI has confirmed that getting people talking informally - water cooler networking - is one of the most effective ways of unlocking knowledge within an organisation.
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Bad interviewers are turning candidates away
07/01/08
British businesses are making a bad first impression on job seekers, putting off potential employees with a lack of basic interviewing skills and losing out on talent, according to research from T-Mobile. The survey found that 35% of people came away from a job interview with a bad impression of the company, often blaming the interviewer, citing rudeness, lateness, sexism and even drunkenness. 43% of those who had a bad interview went as far as to turn down their subsequent job offer.
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Christmas Party Tips for Employers
04/12/07
Far from wanting to pour cold water on the coming festivities we want to ensure that everyone has a fantastic time and to ensure that no one suffers any unpleasant hangovers from ‘the company party’. Employers should be aware that they have legal responsibilities.
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Annoying habits stress employees out
02/11/07
A new survey from Ceridian reveals that while colleagues' annoying habits can stress them out, 58% of UK office workers would not complain to their manager about it and two thirds would not bring it to the attention of their HR department. The top three most stressful office worker habits are colleagues' excuses to avoid work (21%), tantrums and arguments in open spaces (11%) and gossiping and private conversations (9%).
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