Six decades on and us Brits may have more money in the bank as a nation but we also have more stress on our shoulders. According to the results of a recent study carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), despite being a significantly wealthier nation than we were in the read more »

You can find them on the train typing furiously on precariously balanced laptops, or by the pool on holiday, emailing with a blackberry in one hand, applying sun-cream to a grumpy spouse with the other. Workaholics have always been lambasted for their bad social habits, but now experts are wondering if ‘workaholism’ is such a read more »

With Christmas party season in full swing and festivities about to go up a gear this weekend, alcohol will be flowing leaving many of us feeling less than merry the morning after the night before. Though Christmas is a time for happiness and cheer, unfortunately alcohol means that tis the season for red faces after read more »

According to scientists, those of us who have a positive, happy outlook to life have a lower risk of premature death. The research, which was conducted by scientists from the University College of London studied almost 4,000 people between the ages of 52 – 79. The results of the study showed that those with higher read more »

Who ever said it’s the young ones who want to have all the fun? – According to results from a recent study, 35 – 44 year olds are far more likely to embark on steamy office relations than their younger colleagues. Eyes meeting over the water cooler, lips locking in the stationary cupboard – office read more »

A new report has highlighted the troubling extent of unhappiness in the UK workplace. According to the study by recruitment company Badenoch & Clark,  just over a third of the 1000 workers surveyed were happy with their current jobs and 1 quarter confessed that they felt ‘distinctively unhappy’ at work. Happiness at work is currently read more »

Worrying statistics from the Office for National Statistics show a sharp rise in UK unemployment rates at the beginning of 2011. Recent figures revealed that the number of unemployed people increased to 2.51 million in the first three months leading up to July this year. This is an overall rise of 80,00, representing an increase read more »

Successful businesswoman and Dragons’ Den investor Deborah Meaden, offers unrivalled advice on how to find new employment, for those employees facing redundancy. It is all too easy for people to go into shut-down when the dreaded ‘R’ word is mentioned, but this will do more harm than good. There are so many candidates on the read more »

Despite the economic downturn, many large organisations are recording large profits and are exceeding the forecasted figures. Technology leaders, Apple reached a record profit of £4.6 billion in the three months prior to the 25th June 2011. This was a 125% increase on the previous year. Apple are so shrewd that they even hold a read more »

A recent study by insurer Aviva has shown that more and more families are struggling to make ends meet as the costs of living rises, savings fall and childcare costs increase. Aviva conducted a survey on 6,000 families and the results showed that 32,000 people have taken the decision to leave the workforce within the read more »