The Temps Will Take Over!

01 / 08 / 2014

According to the latest Future of Work report from PwC, 20% of the UK workforce will be made up of temporary and contracted staff by 2022. This is quite a significant statement, and if correct may well cause difficulties for whichever government presides over the situation. Achieving the fullest employment possible is such an important political holy grail that you...

Talent and Reward: ‘The Times, They Are a Changin’

30 / 07 / 2014

‘The times they are a changin’ goes an old Bob Dylan lyric which became famous before many of us were born. He may not have made vintage Glastonbury headlines (successfully bagged by Dolly Parton) however the timeless lyric got me thinking about some reward changes over recent years. It is not too long since competitive salary was THE prize. However...

Introducing Change

29 / 07 / 2014

We are all creatures of habit; we all have a routine and a particular way of doing things, even down to how we make a cup of tea. While the idea of change is like water off a duck’s back for some, for others it will send them into turmoil. Change is inevitable. If you think about the speed of...

Not Over Till The Fat Lady Sings – Are We One Step Closer to Obesity Being a Disability?

25 / 07 / 2014

Over the past couple of weeks the newspapers have been talking about the opinion of the European Advocate General in the case of Kaltoft v Municipality of Billund. It is his opinion (and therefore not yet binding) that obesity can now be considered a disability. If the European Judges agree, then obesity will become a protected characteristic although quite how...

Home Is Where the Work Is

23 / 07 / 2014

In 1998 11 per cent of the UK’s workforce worked from home, equivalent to 2.9 million people. In the last year alone this has risen by more than 60,000 and the number of people working from home has reached record levels. The UK now has 4.2 million people choosing to work at home, equating to 14 per cent of the...