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Gen Zers are treating employers like bad dates: 93% ghost interviews and 87% have not even shown up for their first day of work. Most Gen Zers admit to having charmed their way through interviews, secured the job, and signed the contract, only to leave their new boss stranded on the very first day. Ghosting…

A third (35%) of adults experienced high or extreme levels of pressure and stress ‘always’ or ‘often’ in the past year. Research from Mental Health UK found that 20% of workers needed to take time off work due to stress in the past year as long-term sickness absence reaches a record high. Brian Dow, chief…

When your boss leaves for a new company, it can be tempting to try to follow them, especially if you’ve had a strong working relationship and built up trust. But is it a good idea? In this article, the author offers advice from Nancy Rothbard, a professor of management and the deputy dean at the Wharton…

Over a quarter (26%) of employees do not trust their CEO to be honest and transparent, according to HR software company Personio. The research found 28% of employees are not given a chance to share feedback with leadership on their experiences.  Less than half (46%) of employees feel that leadership in their organisation actually listens and acts…

Although you won’t see government ministers doing daily TV briefings about it, we are currently in a ‘second pandemic’. This time, though, its effect is mostly mental, rather than physical. The phrase was coined by mental health charity Mind, in the wake of its survey which found a third of adults and young people reported their mental…

Athletes, police officers and members of the armed forces have historically been drug tested, but employers in other sectors are beginning to follow the practice. When is it fair to ask employees to take the test? Martin Tiplady, managing director, Chameleon People Solutions There is a lot of fuss about the extent that drug tests…

A study found 305 workers apply to every remote job advert, while three quarters of employers struggle to fill vacancies, according to flexible working accreditation Flexa. Almost half (41%) of workers were searching for remote-first jobs, where there is no obligation to come into the office.  Yet the number of remote-first jobs on offer fell by 22%…

75% of workers say that they’ll only be interested in a four-day week if remote work is allowed “all or nearly all of the time”. In the survey from Morning Consult, 87% of workers said they would be interested in a four-day work week and 82% believed that widespread adoption would be successful. Yet, an…

With the Times reporting that over half of UK job adverts do not display salary or pay brackets, could the push for pay transparency be over? Research conducted by Adzuna showed only 51% of job adverts displayed salary information in April 2023, down from 61% the previous year, suggesting that the UK could be falling behind.…

LinkedIn data shows a 90% increase in the share of UK job postings not requiring a degree between 2022 and 2021. Recruiters are now five times more likely to search by skills over degrees globally, while 75% of recruiting professionals predict skills-first hiring will be a priority for their company in the next 18 months. …