The average worker needs a holiday every 57 days, research has revealed. A study carried out among 2,000 Brits found just two months is all it takes before the tiredness sets in, performance at work starts to slide and we feel like we need to get away from the daily grind. And while general fatigue [...]
Four in ten British homeowners say they feel nervous about using a builder or tradesmen for projects around the home or garden, a study has revealed. Nearly three quarters of Brits said they feel anxious when it comes to dealing with workmen they haven’t met before, and almost half feel they are going to get [...]
New research has shown that a third of businesses lack the resources to deal with staff absence, with bosses and employees both taking the strain. In fact, over a quarter of bosses and managers admit they have a real problem coping with staff absence in their workplace. Of those, 27% of bosses admit they have [...]
Employing a friend or relative has emerged as one of the most common ‘business mistakes’, research has revealed. The study showed that many business owners have made the error of giving a job to someone close to them, only to find they were unable to carry it out. The report also found that overall, one [...]
Six in ten bosses don’t believe their employees’ excuses when they call in sick, research has shown. Suspicious managers are convinced their workers are lying to them in over half of the ‘not coming in’ calls they receive – not surprising, when workers admit that they could probably have made it into work on one [...]
The average working adult is 59% happy in their current job role, research has revealed. Researchers asked 2,000 employees to rate their level of contentment at work across 11 key areas, from pay and company perks to relationships with colleagues and the management team. The study found workers are generally happy with their holiday allowance [...]
Women on maternity leave feel completely out of touch with the working world 11 months after giving birth, research has revealed. Experts found millions of new mums cope admirably with the dramatic change in focus that comes with caring for a new arrival but are struck by a crisis of confidence – feeling they are [...]
One in ten employees has stolen important data from their place of work after handing in their notice, a study has revealed. Researchers found before moving on to a new company, millions of workers have raided client databases or gathered contact details. Others have stolen product information in the hope of using it to give [...]
The average adult’s professional life will involve six jobs, 12 pay rises – and one office romance, it has been revealed. The findings emerged in a detailed study of 2,000 British workers which found the average employee will take 89 days off sick, arrive late 154 times and brave a total of ten job interviews. [...]
Millions of workers believe they have missed out on pay rises or promotions – because they are too shy, it has been revealed. The figure was unveiled following a study which examined how shyness or a lack of confidence affects us on a daily basis. The research found more than three quarters of adults feel [...]