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Flexible working boosts health - and sleep

Flexible working boosts health - and sleep

Flexible workplaces can improve employees’ health and well-being and help them get better sleep, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota.

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Managers have longest hours

Managers have longest hours

Managers and senior officials work the longest total hours of any major occupational group, but much of it is unpaid overtime, a new report by the Office for National Statistics on hours worked has shown. 

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Employers see benefits of offering childcare vouchers

Employers see benefits of offering childcare vouchers

Some 70% of employers offer childcare vouchers and 81% provide sick pay above the statutory entitlement, according to research published by Unum and Personnel Today.…

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Permanent vacancies fall

Permanent vacancies fall

Permanent staff placements decreased for the second month running in November, according to the REC and KPMG Report on Jobs.  

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The case for job shares

The case for job shares

Ever considered a job share? You're not alone. Nearly two thirds of senior women surveyed by diversity recruitment specialist Capability Jane and Working Families, said they would like the opportunity to job share.…

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