Demand for staff time management systems to support mobile and flexible working has increased significantly, a software provider has said. Carval computing, which supplies HR, payroll and time & attendance software, has reported a 45% rise in demand for products… Read More ›
A quarter of mums who have returned to work have experienced discrimination according to law firm Slater & Gordon. It said 51% of women felt their employer’s and colleagues’ attitude towards them changed when they became pregnant, with two thirds… Read More ›
Most women who return to work after having children are moving into part-time and flexible roles, research by a recruitment company has claimed. Based on a survey of 200 HR directors in the UK, recruiter Robert Half said 83% of… Read More ›
More working women are ‘breadwinners’ than ever before, with 2.2 million now earning as much as or more than their partner, or bringing in the sole household income. Research by think-tank the Institute of Public Policy and Research (IPPR) shows… Read More ›
Are there really benefits to zero hours contracts for both employers and employees, asks Heather Greig-Smith, or is it a case of poor planning? Zero hours contracts can play a positive role in creating flexibility, says CIPD chief executive Peter… Read More ›
Homeworkers are putting themselves at a disadvantage when it comes to career. That’s according to the London Business School’s professor of organisational behaviour Dan Cable. He was interviewed for BBC Radio Four’s programme The Homeworker, which aired today. Presenter Lucy… Read More ›
Zero hours contracts are far more widespread than official statistics suggest, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has said today. The CIPD estimates there could be one million such contracts in the UK – so-called because they do not… Read More ›
Those who choose to work part-time are happier than full-time workers, according to national statistics. It is the first time that the UK’s Annual Population Survey has registered a statistically significant gap between those working full-time and those working part-time…. Read More ›
Sports Direct is coming under pressure from politicians and unions to ditch ‘zero hours’ contracts, following revelations in the Guardian that 20,000 staff are subject to the controversial arrangements. The retailer, which is run by billionaire Mike Ashley, has been… Read More ›
Two of Lloyds Banking Group’s top lawyers are job sharing, it has been revealed. Group general counsel Andrew Whittaker joined the group in May from the Financial Services Association. He is responsible for the strategy and direction of the bank’s… Read More ›
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