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Do workplaces need to rethink their CSR policies?

Precursive, UK provider of the resource management and OpsTech solution, today announced new research that reveals only 15% of C-suite executives can accurately measure business capacity - defined as the volume of work that can be handled by an organisation.

Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey data shows that the accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies increased by £16bn, from £51bn at the end of July to £67bn on 30 August.

New research published today by City & Guilds Group, the leading global skills organisation, reveals that employers across the UK are overlooking the training needs of a vital segment of their workforce by failing to provide contingent workers with adequate learning and development opportunities.

New research published today from leading UK jobs board Totaljobs has uncovered a worrying divide in the relationships between line managers and their reports as half (49%) reveal that they have quit a job due to the relationship with their boss going sour and fewer than one in five (18%) of us feel we can trust our boss.

Over three quarters of people (76%) want to work for firms with a good reputation, according to the latest business reputation survey “Everyone’s Business” by the CBI, in collaboration with Porter Novelli and Opinium.

CEO pay falls but it would still take 117 years for a worker to earn a CEO’s annual salary, fuelling questions over fairness, performance and governance

UK jobseekers have no time to be ‘laser-focused’ nor have any desire to be a ‘ninja’ according to a new study of job adverts. In fact, buzz-phrases and mind-boggling jargon in job posts is so off-putting that half of budding jobseekers (50%) would be put off applying entirely.

With summer drawing to a near close, a new survey from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, reveals that the UK’s professionals are feeling the effects of the upcoming seasonal change, with two-thirds (74.2%) claiming that work is damaging their mental health.

As students across the UK await their GCSE results and prepare to make important decisions about their career paths, research from leading UK hospitality jobs board Caterer.com has revealed parents are the leading influence on their career choices.