UPDATE

Despite almost a year of warnings, a fifth of British bosses surveyed and a third of their counterparts in the US, still have not made any sort of contingency plan to manage their workforce through the downturn…

Employees are being encouraged to take the time to get to know their fellow staff as this can be a good way to make work a ‘satisfying and energising experience’, it has been claimed.

A third of Brits say their job is the main reason why they do not have time to be green but 44 per cent would be more motivated if their employer offered some kind of green employee benefits.

There are five common, and easily avoided, mistakes that companies tend to make when setting up teleworking or remote working programmes.

A fifth of senior managers admit they don’t feel safe in their jobs and are suffering sleepless nights from the economic meltdown. Yet most remain, outwardly at least, confident they will ultimately weather the storm.

An Indian cabinet minister has blamed a break-down in communications for one of the country’s worst instances of industrial violence.

An intriguing vision of the UK’s future workforce has emerged from a raft of recent research.

More than eight out of 10 small to medium-sized British businesses say they have seen a significant deterioration in the past 12 months, meaning that maintaining cashflow and curbing costs have become the two key priorities for managers at all levels.

Business secretary John Hutton has announced a review to find new ways to boost employee engagement in British businesses.

Worried about how you are going to manage your way through the downturn? You could do a lot worse than following a seven-step “resiliency strategy” drawn up by a US research firm.