Amazon has announced a new contract option for parents and grandparents employed in its warehouses, allowing them to work exclusively during term-time!
What is career cushioning? And, what is its significance to HR?
As a nation we are struggling to manage workplace stress – a problem we should reflect on after April’s ‘Stress Awareness Month’, says Michael Kerrigan.
New research by HR software provider Ciphr has found that around one in five (22%) people working in HR in the UK are considering leaving their organisation within the year. Ciphr’s survey of 163 HR professionals – working mainly in administrative or middle-management positions – revealed that one in 10 people were actively job hunting and very likely to change employers, and one in eight (12%) were likely to and …
Business in the Community (BITC), The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, has today published new research which found that employers are doing less to support and encourage older workers to take up learning and development opportunities than they are for younger workers. The research, conducted by YouGov, found that only one in five (21%) older workers (those aged 50-59) feel that their employer pushes them to upskill at work, compared to …
Experts say fear could be keeping those over 50 from returning to work, as economic inactivity (the number of people not in the labour force) amongst 50-64-year-olds remains eight times higher than pre-pandemic levels. 50-64-year-olds comprise a staggering 71% (298,429 of 422,241) of all economically inactive people (between the ages of 16-64) in the UK, according to data from December 2022-February 2023 released as part of the Labour Force Survey …