New survey highlights employee desire for modest rewards in the face of financial strain.

The latest data from the ONS reveals that a staggering 2.58 million people are now unable to work due to chronic illness as of April-June 2023.

Professional recruiting practices are set to be transformed as AI becomes more commonplace – 74% of UK employees working in legal, tax, risk and compliance expect more work to be carried out by people who don’t have traditional qualifications, shows a major new research study by Thomson Reuters. The Future of Professionals features insights from 1,200 legal and tax professionals across the US, UK, Canada and Latin America. As AI …

A recent study done by Framery, conducted in collaboration with the CBRE, the global commercial real estate and investment firm, found that using office pods instead of constructing new meeting rooms could save the industry over £30 billion in the USA alone in the next few years. The cost of constructing meeting rooms is 55% more expensive than pods. Pods reduce stress Yes, really. A Framery study showed that up …

Dress codes are put in place to help teams support the image that companies want to convey, but just how far do employees think employers are allowed to take their dress code? UK office workers reveal their opinions in the latest research by Instantprint. Are Dress Codes Still Enforced in the UK? We asked our respondents if their employer has a dress code. Unsurprisingly 74% said yes, their employer does have …

Foreign interest in UK jobs more than doubled after the government launched its post-Brexit immigration system in January 2021, according to new research from global matching and hiring platform Indeed.  In the UK, the share of job searches conducted by foreigners rose by 146% from a pandemic low point of 2.2% in April 2021, to 5.5% in June 2023. Foreign searches also remain well above the 2017-2019 average of 3.5%.  …