Competition ‘is only good for workplace productivity’

23rd April, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Businesses should not be afraid to have a little bit of competition in their chosen industry, as this rivalry can boost the effectiveness of a workplace. Olympian Steve Backley, who now works as a business motivator, gave this opinion, believing that “competition is the heart of all performance”. He explained that this is because an » Read More

Many Brits ‘believe they have good time-management skills’

18th April, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

The majority of Brits believe that they are good with time management when it comes to heading to a meeting or being in a workplace for an allocated time. However, many people cannot say the same when it comes to monitoring the timekeeping habits of their partner, new research highlights. According to a study carried » Read More

Many British workers ‘failing to enjoy some me time’

29th February, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

A new study has highlighted that many Brits are taking the burden of their workloads outside of their office space at the end of the day. The research, which was carried out by Avery to promote the launch of its year-long Avery Rewards promotion, highlighted that the average employed person in the UK will work » Read More

UK employees spending nine hours per day at work

10th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Office workers are spending more than nine hours at their desks each day, and only take short lunch breaks. British workers based in serviced offices are spending more than nine hours a day at work and are failing to take a full lunch break, new research has discovered. The study found that staff get to » Read More

Unpaid overtime ‘must be rewarded’

9th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

A leading organisation is calling for unpaid overtime by British employees, including workers in office space in Letchworth, to be better recognised. Brendan Barber, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, has claimed that more should be done to reward those who put in this additional time. His comments follow the publication of Office for » Read More

Brits ‘most unhappy’ at work

7th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

The Office for National Statistics has published figures which show that Brits are most unhappy while at work. Over 4,000 people were asked to rate the happiness in various parts of their life, with 76 per cent of workers rating their general life contentment at seven out of ten. However, the average happiness score for » Read More

British workers ‘wasting’ 200 hours

21st November, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

The average worker in the UK spends around 200 hours travelling to and from work each year, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. Workers in London are the most likely to use public transport to get to work and also face the longest average commute time of 38 minutes. As a » Read More