PWC’s recent report on ‘The Future of Work‘ gathered the opinions of 10,000 people in China, India, Germany, the UK and the US to compile a diverse understanding of workers’ views on the future of work. Naturally, not all participants agreed on views and opinions varied due to differing contexts and perspectives. Continue reading
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Employment tribunal claims down drastically after fees were introduced
One year ago, in July 2013, the Government introduced fees for bringing a claim to employment tribunal. Sexual harassment, unfair dismissal and discrimination claims now cost claimants £1,200. Claims to recover unpaid wages or holiday pay cost the employees £390. This has, unsurprisingly, had a major impact on the number of claims processed by the tribunal courts. Continue reading
XpertHR 2014 absence survey results
XpertHR 2014 absence survey results have been released. The survey, which received 256 responses, found that the national average absence rate was 2.6% of working time in 2013, equivalent to six days per employee. Continue reading
Emotional intelligence defines your chances of success
A recent article by Personnel Today reported results of a Roffey Park survey of more than 1,800 managers, which found that 77% of HR professionals said managing change was their top challenge as there is a constant need for it. Continue reading
The myths of women progressing to the top
Honeydew is a predominately female company and we are all naturally very career driven. So an article by the CIPD outlining research undertaken by the 30% club, intrigued us. The 30% club have debunked the myths of women progressing to the top, career wise and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Continue reading
Security guards aren’t happy (apparently)
Many of Honeydew’s clients are Facilities Management companies with a high number of security guards. The news of late has been inundated with research highlighting the Government’s top careers for happiness, and apparently security guards aren’t happy at all. So naturally, we would want to find out why! Continue reading
SME bosses don’t believe the sickies
Now that December is in full swing, many businesses will see their absence levels rise. But how many of you believe that your employees are genuinely ill? Or do you see straight through the sickies? Continue reading
Londoners among the least productive employees in the UK
Despite accounting for 21.9% of the UK’s economic output, London is home to some of the least productive employees in the UK, with employees in this region achieving only 22 out of a possible 50 in the Canada Life Group Insurance Productivity Index. Continue reading
Absence Management Survey 2013 published
CIPD and Simplyhealth have published the annual Absence Management survey results for 2013. The survey got 618 responses from organisations employing in total 2.3 million employees. Continue reading
After 2 years of absence, you are more likely to die than return to work
Why do absence management experts go on and on about early intervention? Well, here are some good reasons why: Continue reading