Global talent shortages have reached a 17-year high, ManpowerGroup said.

This toxic culture gender gap widened during the pandemic, according to research published in MIT Sloan Management Review.

Uber et al win right ‘not’ to treat drivers as employees It’s the case where the verdicts continue to yo-yo from one side to the other. In the latest round of court drama, it’s the ride-sharing/delivery app employers that have won out (this time anyway) – after a Californian court ruled that firms like Uber and Lyft ‘can’ continue to treat their workers as independent contractors rather than employees (as …

Having staff to take care of is a serious responsibility. As well as the correct insurance and health and safety procedures in place, it is also important that you take care of your employees’ mental health. Happy employees are crucial in a customer-facing business such as a salon. If your employees are unhappy, they may look to work elsewhere. Offer competitive benefits There are numerous ways to offer competitive benefits, …

More than two in five (44%) 55-64 year-olds plan to move into ‘semi-retirement’ before they reach 65, allowing them to draw on their pension savings while continuing to work part-time, according to new research from Aviva. The research, from the fourth edition of Aviva’s Age of Ambiguity study, explores changing attitudes towards work and retirement accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Aviva’s findings reveal people’s changing emotional and financial wellbeing as …

Exclusive poll for Channel 4 also shows 50 per cent of ambulance workers have spent their entire shift waiting outside A&E  More than of ambulance workers have witnessed a death to delays, an exclusive GMB survey for Channel 4 shows.  The findings of the poll [1], shown in Channel 4’s Dispatches programme tonight [9 March 2023], also reveal    More than 3 in 4 [76%] say that delays have an impact on …