Career crises are most common among skilled workers
According to a recent study, white-collar workers who are in their fifties and forties have a greater risk of experiencing a career crisis than workers with lower skills in the same age range. According to Professor Ying Zhou of the Future of Work Research Centre, the University of Surrey and the lead author of this […]
WPP Staff petition against 4-day office return
WPP staff have started a petition in anticipation of the implementation of a new four-day return policy. A group of “concerned WPP staff” is collecting signatures, claiming that the firm’s decisions are “a step-backwards” in an post-pandemic world. , the CEO of the company Mark Read told more than 100,000 employees in an email earlier […]
The pay dispute is still ongoing as the Avanti strike continues.
The RMT union confirmed that the Avanti West Coast employees will strike on Sunday, 12 January as planned due to their ongoing dispute over wages. RMT wants a fair settlement after the company said it had failed to make any new proposals in the most recent talks to settle the ongoing dispute. The strike this […]
Covid Career Starters called to assist ‘hybrid Generation’ inquiry
Employees who began their careers at Covid have been asked to assist with a probe into the “hybrid-generation”. BSI launched a request for evidence, inviting young people to participate in an investigation on how career paths that began around the time the pandemic was expected in 2020 are progressing. The company is examining the experience […]
The Employment Councils are designed to assist offenders in finding work.
Under a new scheme announced today, retailers such as Greggs and Iceland will play a key role in helping offenders find employment. The Employment Councils, which will consist of senior leaders from leading firms, will help to support those who are serving their sentences in the community back into employment. The new scheme will build […]
HSE issues updated guidance on the risk of silicosis from stone worktops
The Health and Safety Executive has released guidance to workers installing stone worktops about how to minimize the risk of exposure to respirable crystallized silica. This follows guidelines published by the British Occupational Hygiene Society last summer and moves made by authorities in Australia to ban engineered stones worktops . The UK has also been […]
Sainsbury’s increases hourly wage rate
Sainsbury’s announced that it would increase its wages from 12 pence per hour to 12.60 pence an hour by August. Supermarket giants have announced that the increase in hourly wages is a response to ‘particularly difficult cost inflation’ after retailers warned of price increases later this year. The supermarket group stated: “We will increase pay […]
Report: Respiratory infections are costing employers PS44bn per year.
As NHS Trusts struggle to cope with the cases of winter influenza, a new study warns that respiratory infections can cost employers up to PS44bn per year or equivalently PS852 for each employee. According to the report by the Office of Health Economics, funded and commissioned and funded by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and funded […]
Bank of England: wage increases likely to slow
A deputy governor of the Bank of England said that the increase in employer’s national insurance contributions starting this April will likely cause a slowdown of wage growth over time. Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s financial stability manager, stated that the cooling labour market made her no longer believe a resurgence of consumer price inflation in […]
The World of Learning Summit is coming to Olympia London in February!
The Olympia London is hosting the premier event in February for L&D professionals and HR professionals. This event, World of Learning Summit, will take place on the 4th and 5th of February 2025. Do not miss the Exhibition keynote: Fireside Chat with Kate Adie CBE. renowned British Journalist and former Chief News correspondent for BBC […]