August 16, 2019
Many knowledge workers don’t feel they share common goals with their employer and colleagues, according to a study of 17,000 people by Slack. The State of Work Report summarises the findings, including the effect of this feeling of a lack of ‘alignment’ on organisational and personal performance and the role of technology in aligning people […]
August 8, 2019
Many aspects of the changing nature of work in the UK are highlighted in a new official report into the number of hours worked in the country. The UK’s ongoing productivity challenges, highlighted by another ONS report last month, are well known, but the new data suggests that a number of common suppositions about the […]
August 6, 2019
On the surface, the wellbeing of the American worker seems rosy. Unemployment in the U.S. hovers near a 50-year low, and employers describe growing shortages of workers in a wide array of fields. But looking beyond the numbers tells a different story. My new book, “The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty,” reveals […]
August 2, 2019
Employment insecurity affects many people but, overall, work in the UK is as secure as it was 20 years ago, with limited evidence of growing casualisation, new research from the CIPD claims. The report Megatrends: Is work really becoming more insecure? finds that at 20 percent, the share of non-permanent employment in the UK – […]
July 25, 2019
A vicious cycle can begin with one little white lie from a co-worker, diminishing the ability of other employees to read others and then even undermining the entire workplace or business, finds a new study from researchers at Michigan, Harvard, Virginia and Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. Dishonest deeds diminish a […]
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One dishonest co-worker can disrupt an entire workplace 
Employers admit company culture causes stress at work 
Commercial property sector shifts focus to wellbeing in response to tenant demands 
New BT HQ will be one of the “largest workplace transformations ever” 
Half of self-employed workforce now over 50 
The tipping point for flexible working arrives 
Santander reopens closed branch as coworking space 
The workplace of tomorrow redefined by learning and AI 
Offices still failing to support collaborative work 
The importance of self care for mental health 
Self-employment might be good for mental health 
Flexible offices continue to dominate UK property market 
August 6, 2019
Gig economy worker rights demand a global approach
by Hina Belitz • Comment, Legal news, Working culture
British people increasingly work in temporary positions and on short term engagements: part of a fundamental global shift in the way we work. The domestic gig economy has seen the number of workers more than double in number since 2016, according to a recent report from the TUC and the University of Hertfordshire (conducted with […]