The Health Insurance Group has warned that stress in the workplace is forcing many of us to turn to employee assistance programmes as new data has revealed the EAP usage figures from a sample of 9 million UK employees.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Reality cheque hits Brits at 35
MoneySuperMarket reveals that 35 is the financial ‘crunch point’ – the peak age at which Brits are most likely to be juggling the cost of young children with mortgages and loan repayments for cars, holidays and weddings.
Half of British workers don’t use their full holiday allowance
Almost half the British workforce do not use their full holiday allowance because “they don’t have the time”, according to new research.
CBI comments on governments corporate governance proposals
The CBI has commented on the Government’s new proposals on Corporate Governance.
Growth in professional jobs exceeds expectation
For the fourth consecutive month, data to end July 2017 has shown robust growth in permanent placements across most professional sectors.
Freelancers and contractors most confident about striking better work life balance
New research has found that nearly half of freelancers and contractors have stated they are most confident about striking a better work life balance in the next 12 months.
1 in 3 UK employers regard soft skills as more important than academic achievements
New research reveals the attitudes of UK business leaders when it comes to employing young people.
Workers have no time for free time
Almost half of British adults feel they have ‘very limited’ free time for themselves during the working week, according to new research.
9 out of 10 Brits pass up on £650 of paid annual leave a year
Hard working Brits are working through much of their annual holiday entitlement, losing out on over £650 and 10 days annual leave each year.
Generation X: job hoppers move into the fast lane
With the spotlight often shining on the generation of ‘millennials’, the workplace trends of Generation X are often overlooked.
Small business lending worsens as EU funding dries up
New data highlights a £698 million fall in bank lending to non-financial businesses in July and reports that the European Investment Fund (EIF) and European Investment Bank (EIB) are withholding funds from the UK,
Too many trans employees lack support from their managers in the workplace
Prejudice can be a daily experience for trans people but poor awareness from employers about the challenges they face can leave them isolated at work, according to new research.
Retail sales fall over the past 12 months
Retail sales declined in the year to August, disappointing expectations that growth would hold broadly steady, according to new data.
Senior MPs voice opposition to staircase tax
Senior Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem MPs are voicing their opposition to the ‘staircase tax’. The tax refers to backdated business rates bills currently being delivered to small businesses that use communal stairwells, walkways or lifts.
HMRC amnesty for businesses owing tax on debit and credit card sales
Small businesses and individuals who take payments by card should check their records so they can take advantage of an HMRC amnesty if they have made any oversights.
