What FDs should know about managing mental health issues in the workplace
By Hannah Ford, Partner at Stevens & Bolton Employee mental health is a balance sheet issue, which has steadily risen up…
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Record number of UK workers reliant on zero-hours contracts
The number of workers in the United Kingdom relying on zero-hours contracts for their primary jobs has surged to a record…
Brexit deal ‘not worth the paper it’s written on’ if firms can’t recruit EU staff
The government’s Brexit deal with the European Union is “not worth the paper it’s written on” if UK firms cannot recruit…
UK employees ‘burnt out’ as workplace pressures take their toll, research finds
Workers in the south of the United Kingdom are more likely to feel “burnt out” or “on edge” because of pressures…
Standard Life to merge with Aberdeen Asset Management
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management have agreed terms on an £11 billion merger that will create one of the world’s…
Because you’re not forever young…
Andrew Edwards comes up with some good reasons why young people will benefit from saving into a pension Last year, the…
Why the corporate world is waking up to the importance of sleep
Despite business leaders such as Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Yahoo’s Marissa Meyer famously claiming that their minimalist approach to sleep was…
Expert view: What makes a great CFO
Stacey Nicholl on why FDs require credibility and engagement both inside and outside the organisation The CFO of today is a…
Flexible work: how the gig economy benefits some more than others
By Julie Davies, HR Subject Group Leader, and Mark Horan, Senior Lecturer Human Resource Management, University of Huddersfield Self-employment is on the…
Annual performance review looming? How to give and receive feedback
By Michelle Luke, Reader in Organisational Behaviour, University of Sussex Feedback is a daily occurrence. Workers get it constantly from their…