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 [...]
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 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 British workers haven’t had a thank you from their boss in over a year, it has emerged. A study of 2,000 workers found more than half feel they don’t receive the proper credit for their hard work. And, remarkably, one in four people have NEVER had a thank you from their boss. The [...]
The average Brit only gets to enjoy eight days of annual leave each year – because the rest of the time is taken up with ‘domestic admin’, a study has revealed. Despite having a typical allowance of around 24 days a year, researchers found the majority of that time is spent catching up on household [...]
Lazy Brits would opt for more time between the sheets (rather than catching up at work) if they were given an extra hour in the day, a study has revealed. Researchers found half of Brits would use any extra time to catch up on sleep as they claim to be constantly tired. More than a [...]
Lazy Brits would opt for more time between the sheets if they were given an extra hour in the day, a study has revealed. Researchers found half of Brits would use any extra time to catch up on sleep as they claim to be constantly tired. More than a third of workers said they think [...]
70% of people will talk to their friends throughout the working day, research has revealed. A study into the relationships of today’s tech-edged Brits found that over a quarter of distracted day-jobbers will regularly natter away to friends, when they should actually be working. A slightly more dedicated 45% admitted they will only occasionally indulge [...]
One in four British adults are too nervous to use the telephone, according to new research. The findings emerged in a study of 2,000 office workers, and shows 28% avoid picking up the phone at all costs. Most common fears of using the phone at work include never knowing who is on the other end, [...]
