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Numbers of workers seeking emotional support rises

Numbers of workers seeking emotional support rises

A larger percentage of the workforce are accessing employee support programmes than they were four years ago, according to a report by a leading career management organisation.…

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Workplace stress at four-year high

Workplace stress at four-year high

Workplace stress is at a four-year high, according to a new report which reveals that 35 percent of UK employees are now experiencing an unreasonable level of stress at work.…

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People are working smarter, but less hard since Queen came to throne

People are working smarter, but less hard since Queen came to throne

The last 60 years have seen a huge increase in the number of people working part time and people are working much smarter and less hard, according to a special Work Audit report published today to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee year.
 

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Middle managers 'stressed out and lacking work life balance'

Middle managers 'stressed out and lacking work life balance'

Almost half of UK middle managers say they are under excessive pressure every day or at least once or twice a week feeling the squeeze as a result of the economic downturn, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) quarterly Employee Outlook survey of 2,000 employees.

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Government promises action on greater board diversity

A renewed drive to get more people from different professional backgrounds onto company boards was announced by Business Secretary Vince Cable today as part of a strategy to tackle executive pay.…

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