Companies increasingly make employees face the music
Large corporations increasingly use hip pop music to develop loyal, hard-working employees, and encourage workers, literally, to sing from the same hymn sheet, according to new research. Company songs, from IBM's rehash of a US fighting song to NCR's rendition of the Beatle's 'Back in the USSR', are being used to reinforce corporate culture and […]
Unequal pay spreads discontent
Women regard lack of parity in pay scales as a major form of sexual discrimination. In a recent survey by Alexander Lloyd of women in accountancy, insurance and general business occupations, almost half the women interviewed working in the general business sector cited lower pay or pay scales for women as a major issue for […]
Friday is jeans for genes day!
Friday is Jeans for Genes day. Go to work in jeans or casual clothes, and donate £1 to research into genetic disorders. The event is organised by four national charities, to raise funds for research into serious and often life-threatening genetic disorders affecting thousands of children. Funds also help to fund valuable advice and support […]
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 […]