Rise in second jobs
In the last eighteen years the number of people with second jobs has risen by 68 per cent, according to the Office of National Statistics. In the same period the number of people in employment rose 18 per cent.The number of peole with second jobs has been higher, in the mid-1990s. Not too surprisingly, people […]
No more ‘sickies’ – it’s ‘duvet days’ to the rescue!
After the struggle to get back to work we reported on yesterday, several newspapers are today highlighting the American practice of allocating 'duvet days', which could soon see off the British tradition of 'throwing a sickie'. In the latest idea in employee benefits from the US, employees are given up to four days off a […]
