Employees motivated by pay increases

7th February, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Businesses renting office space in Manchester could use the cash they save to offer staff pay increases in order to boost their motivation. A new study conducted by Hyphen revealed that 75 per cent of the 1,000 questioned would work harder if they were offered more money. However, firms unwilling to offer workers more money » Read More

BYOD growing in popularity

27th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester may be powerless to prevent staff from bringing their own devices into the workplace. The rapid growth of laptops, smartphones and tablet computers and the falling price of new technology has led to many employees taking their personal devices to work, according to Blue Coat Systems. As » Read More

Major firms sign up for anonymous CVs

20th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

More than 100 major UK firms have joined a government initiative that proposes asking job seekers not to put their name or school details on application forms and CVs, firms looking to rent office space in Manchester may be interested to hear. It is hoped the scheme, outlined by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, will » Read More

Employers looking to boost work/life balance for workers

11th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester have been encouraged to implement measures to improve the work/life balance their employees have. A poll of 500 employers conducted by Group Risk Development (GriD) found that a fifth are preparing to improve their workforce’s balance between work and home life. More than a third of those » Read More

Workers set to suffer as train prices rise

5th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester have been encouraged to offer employees more benefits to help reduce the cost of commuting on the train. The average season ticket in the Manchester area has increased to around £2,115, which equates to 14 per cent of the average yearly salary in the city. Operators across » Read More

Majority of employees work over 40 hours a week

29th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester may be interested to hear that 70 per cent of British workers spend more than 40 hours in the office every week. Those working in the legal and risk sectors are the worst culprits for staying late as a third admitted to spending around two hours a » Read More

Workers annoyed by office jargon

20th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Managers looking to rent office space in Manchester have been urged to address staff in plain English rather than using meaningless clichés. A survey of 2,000 UK workers discovered that three-quarters of staff are irritated by their bosses using management speak. The most annoying cliché was ‘think outside the box’, with ‘blue sky thinking’ in » Read More

Office Christmas parties ‘should not be underestimated’

12th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

While bosses with office space in Manchester may be looking to make cost-cutting measures where possible, getting rid of the Christmas party should not be one of them. This is the advice of the Forum of Private Business, who warned that getting rid of this occasion can have serious consequences for workplaces. For example, staff » Read More

Nice guys do finish last when it comes to promotions and pay rises, research shows

8th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

People working in office space in Manchester may be interested to hear that being nice at work could actually hold them back job-wise. A new study has revealed that an individual’s “agreeableness” has an adverse affect on how much they own. While workers may warm to colleagues with agreeable characteristics such as compliance, modesty and » Read More

Grinch bosses cancelling Christmas parties

2nd December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Many businesses are ditching the traditional Christmas this year no matter how much it will impact the morale of staff, businesses looking for office space in Manchester have been told. Four in ten bosses are planning to axe the festive celebration in a bid to cut costs, while a lack of available budget and recent » Read More

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