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Research from the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found that more than nine out of 10 managers and workers believe “smart working” can have a positive effect on business performance.

Brits waste an average of two and a half hours a day ‘faffing’, according to new research by the Learning and Skills Council.

A recent study has revealed that employers prize soft skills over academic achievement when it comes to hiring graduates.

A poll of more than 200 senior managers by executive consultancy Aziz Corporation has suggested that fewer workers are required to wear a suit to the office, compared with four years ago.

Recent studies have shown that HR professionals still have a lot work to do to bring their skills up to scratch.

Employers are looking at how improving their green credentials can directly help to ease the pain at the pumps for their workers as well as generating loyalty and improving their brand.

A website that allows people to rate their employer has drawn mixed reactions from business circles.
Workrewired.com gives employees the opportunity to rank their former companies on issues such as pay, training and career progression for the benefit of job-seekers. More than 400 companies are currently eligible for reviews, which can be submitted anonymously.

Negative managers and a rigid bureaucracy are helping to cause frustration among a growing number of UK workers.

Whether it’s playing sodoku, eBay trading or writing poems, employees have other skills that can translate to the workplace.
Responding to the learndirect Business Hidden Skills Survey, 60 per cent of almost 2,000 employees polled said they had untapped potential that should be used by their employers. That equates to 13.4 million employees across the UK.

Misunderstandings between workers and managers have cost US and UK companies £18.6 billion ($37 billion) a year, yet few are doing anything about it.