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One in six employees are retrained and ready for new careers
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One in six employees are retrained and ready for new careers

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retrainedA new survey has revealed that nearly one in six (15 percent) employees working in the UK have already retrained for a new role or profession. Their current employers just don’t know it yet. (more…)

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More than a third of legal professionals considered quitting their jobs due to poor mental health
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More than a third of legal professionals considered quitting their jobs due to poor mental health

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legal professionalsMore than a third (37 percent) of legal professionals have considered leaving their role due to poor mental health and wellbeing, according to the latest research from Exizent. (more…)

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Employers admit they would likely terminate an employee’s contract if they were homeless
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Employers admit they would likely terminate an employee’s contract if they were homeless

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homelessFour out of ten employers (42 percent) from across the UK have admitted they would likely seek to terminate an employees’ contract if they were homeless, despite nearly one in four households in England being at risk of or experiencing homelessness, claims a new report by Crisis. (more…)

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Company culture, linked to share price, funding success and growth
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Company culture, linked to share price, funding success and growth

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cultureA new research report from Culture Amp, claims that company workforces’ overall confidence as well as employees’ belief in their leaders are the biggest differentiators when it comes to achieving sustained stock price increases between July 2020 and June 2021. (more…)

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Poor data means most property investors fail to consider human health
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Poor data means most property investors fail to consider human health

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human healthProperty investors are not considering how the indoor conditions of a building will impact upon human health due to poor data, a new survey suggests. The ESG Data Challenge survey, which details the views of 121 real estate investors and professionals, claims there were serious issues in the quality of environmental, social governance (ESG) data being received, with many doubting its quality. (more…)

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Majority of UK workers would consider quitting their job if hybrid working was axed
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Majority of UK workers would consider quitting their job if hybrid working was axed

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hybridMore than half (51 percent) of UK workers who currently have the choice to mix remote and office working would consider leaving their company if this hybrid option was removed, according to new research released by Microsoft in conjunction with YouGov (fieldwork undertaken 7th – 15th October 2021).
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Councils can meet net zero targets with help of building renovation
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Councils can meet net zero targets with help of building renovation

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Public Sector Estate and net zeroThe UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), together with the World Green Building Council, several European Green Building Councils, Climate Alliance and the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, has published a framework to support cities and local authorities to measure the impacts and wider benefits of building retrofit as a way of meeting their net zero targets. (more…)

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Corporate boards struggle to act on climate change
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Corporate boards struggle to act on climate change

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climate changeHeidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) in partnership with INSEAD, have published a report titled Changing the Climate in the Boardroom. The report addresses corporate leadership’s take on climate change, what boards around the world are currently doing to address climate change, and what they should be doing moving forward. (more…)

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Full time remote working doesn’t allow employees to connect with company culture
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Full time remote working doesn’t allow employees to connect with company culture

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company cultureThe majority of U.K workers (83 percent) believe that those who work remotely full time cannot meaningfully connect with workplace culture. Just 17 percent feel that time in the office is unnecessary for fostering company culture. These are the findings from O.C. Tanner’s 2022 Global Culture Report which analysed the perspectives of over 38,000 employees, leaders, HR practitioners and executives from 21 countries around the world, including over 2,500 from the U.K. (more…)

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Artificial Intelligence to guide organisations through new challenges
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Artificial Intelligence to guide organisations through new challenges

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artificial intelligenceThe World Economic Forum published the “Human-Centred AI for Human Resources: A Toolkit for Human Resources Professionals” to scale the responsible use of artificial intelligence in Human Resources (HR). The toolkit includes a guide covering key topics and steps in the responsible use of AI-based HR tools, and two checklists – one focused on strategic planning and the other on the adoption of a specific tool. (more…)

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Working from home can increase work-family conflict for women in traditional gender roles
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Working from home can increase work-family conflict for women in traditional gender roles

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conflictNew research by the University of Kent claims that working from home can increase feelings that family responsibilities hinder work responsibilities, but only for women in traditional gender roles. Despite its advantages, such as less commuting and more flexibility, the study published in the journal Community, Work and Family discovered that working from home can increase rather than decrease feelings that work and family demands conflict with one another. (more…)

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Nearly half of UK employees are ready for a workplace metaverse
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Nearly half of UK employees are ready for a workplace metaverse

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metaverseResearch released by Owl Labs suggests that nearly half (47 percent) of the UK population want companies to adopt the metaverse – a highly immersive virtual world that recreates opportunities for work, socialising, entertainment, and education – in the workplace. (more…)

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