A ‘speak up’ culture may be building across businesses and organisations but there is a worrying lack of awareness and training on how to deal with whistleblowing matters. Organisations are running the risk of reporting managers not understanding how to respond when an incident of wrongdoing is raised, and investigations not being carried out in a fair and transparent way, according to some new UK research. In light of the …

Almost half (46%) of employers in Britain confess that they are facing a shortage of workers to get the necessary work completed. This is according to new research from SD Worx, the leading European HR solutions provider. To collect this research, SD Worx surveyed 16,000 businesses in sixteen countries across Europe, including the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Belgium. Across Europe, talent droughts are being acutely felt, with six in ten (61%) of French …

For World Mental Health Day (10th October), an expert has shared their top pieces of advice for UK tradespeople on how to avoid burnout, after research revealed that more than four in five (84%) experience mental health problems due to work-related issues.  The research was commissioned by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, and the results have been published in its annual industry report.  To help tradespeople avoid …

In a workplace culture where social events often revolve around alcohol, new statistics reveal that 34% of employees actively avoid work-related gatherings.

A recent survey of C-Level Executives found that “quiet quitting” is a persistent issue for most organisations!

A recent survey has revealed that 80 percent of financial services recruiters are deeply concerned about the ongoing skills gap in their industry.