July 15, 2021
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July 14, 2021
Almost all organisations have suffered insider data breaches
by Jayne Smith • News, Technology
Egress’ Insider Data Breach Survey 2021 claims that 94 percent of organisations have experienced insider data breaches in the last year. Human error was the top cause of serious incidents, according to 84 percent of IT leaders surveyed. (more…)
July 13, 2021
Purpose, responsible business and diversity key priorities for companies
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Wellbeing, Working culture
Organisational purpose, responsible business practices and diversity are growing in importance at Board level and for HR teams, as employers make the connection between good environmental, societal and governance practices and business growth, according to survey findings from the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) and Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB). (more…)
July 13, 2021
Four in five employees feel colleagues aren’t heard equally
by Jayne Smith • News, Working culture, Working lives

As organisations increasingly struggle to retain their current workforce as well as hire fast enough to keep up with consumer demand, new research from The Workforce Institute at UKG exposes a troublesome gap between employee voice and employer action that — if left unresolved — can disengage workers, fuel turnover, and hinder business performance. (more…)
July 12, 2021
Working from home during pandemic has taken toll on mental health
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working lives

New research by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) claims there are links between working from home during the pandemic and increased levels of loneliness and mental distress. NatCen analysed data from interviews carried out with 8,675 people before the pandemic and in May, July and November 2020 for the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey. (more…)
July 8, 2021
Not waving, but drowning: why we need to take languishing more seriously
by Dr Melanie James • Comment, Wellbeing
The word ‘languishing’ is being bandied around in the media as the world tries to recover from the pandemic and is experiencing many struggles resuming a semblance of ‘normal life’. Recent articles in The New York Times and The Guardian have detailed languishing as an inability to focus, being off peak performance, feeling joyless and aimless and having a sense of stagnation and emptiness. (more…)
July 8, 2021
How your boss could be spying on you with monitoring software
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Technology
A recent study by StandOut CV claims that one in five companies are actively using (or intend to use) employee monitoring software, with the figure expected to grow as more firms look to offer or make remote working a standard offering. (more…)
July 7, 2021
One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
As employees across the UK are to set to embark on their return to the workplace following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, new research by Kura, claims that commuters are reluctant to return to the office in the coming months, mainly due to increased concern over infection control and social distancing on the daily commute. (more…)
July 1, 2021
Half a million employees could be made to return to the office before they’re ready
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing, Working lives
More than a half a million UK employees could be made to return to their normal workplaces before they are comfortable doing so, according to new research from Benenden Health. (more…)
June 30, 2021
Employees consider leaving jobs if health and sustainability expectations go unmet
by Jayne Smith • Environment, Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
Returning to the office is causing a growing rift between workers and managers according to a new report from NEXT Energy Technologies, Inc. The report claims most employees (74 percent) are willing to leave their jobs if existential issues like health and sustainability are not adequately addressed in the workplace. (more…)
June 25, 2021





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Amid news that the UK government is mulling plans to grant Brits the right to work from home permanently, a new 

July 8, 2021
Indoor air quality needs to be talked about far more than it is
by Neil Franklin • Comment, Environment, Wellbeing, Workplace design