More than six in ten UK managers have experienced burnout at work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a fifth considering quitting their job as a result, according to new research from not-for-profit healthcare provider, Benenden Health.

Assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s workforce one year on, research has found that as many as 61% of managers have suffered from ...

Temporary moves boost creativity according to new research from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM).

According to the study, when front-line employees are exchanged between company sites, they contribute more valuable ideas.

In the age of automation, those with creativity and aptitude for problem-solving have proved particularly valuable. Front-line perspectives often genera...

The latest news from Uber that it will pay 70,000 of its UK workers minimum wage, pensions contributions and holiday pay highlights how the complexity of worker classification can impact a business’s bottom line figures. That’s according to global leader in talent acquisition and managed workforce solutions, Guidant Global.

The specialist in contingent workforce management has urged employers, pe...

There is no doubt that advances in robotics and artificial intelligence are transforming the economy.

However, new research from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) reveals that consumers often still prefer products created by humans.

According to the study, in situations where product uniqueness is important, people would rather know humans were involved in its creation.

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Individuals with low mindfulness exhibit more uncivil behaviour at work and are least civil on Monday before improving throughout the week, finds new research from BI Norwegian Business School and Maastricht University.

Workplace incivility includes rude, impolite behaviour such as using a condescending tone, making negative remarks or addressing others unprofessionally. This can have consequence...

New research from AI-powered discovery technology, Klevu, finds that a majority of ecommerce websites fail to deliver results when processing complex search queries, which account for 17% of all searches, causing £8m of lost revenue.

Industry research into product discovery methods on retailers websites reveals that there are usability and accessibility issues with the search experience on 8...

Vacancies across the UK saw a 10% increase week-on-week at the end of February ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget announcement, with the highest number of vacancies added for 2021 so far. That’s according to the latest real-time statistics from the world’s largest network of job boards, Broadbean Technology.

Demand for teachers up as schools reopen, but skills shortage a concern

Across the educati...

Cymulate, the only SaaS-based Continuous Security Validation platform to operationalize the MITRE ATT&CK® framework end-to-end, announced today a summary of its platform usage in 2020, illustrating the dramatic influence of the global pandemic on the security landscape.

Highlights include:

● A significant uplift in awareness of phishing attacks across all industries as employees improv...

Highly educated solo-entrepreneurs value the autonomy of their work above everything else and as a result do not want to employ people, according to new research from Trinity Business School.

The researchers used a survey to interview solo entrepreneurs as they started their business to investigate their hiring plans. They found that only one third of solo entrepreneurs intend to hire employees l...