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Santa shortage | Seasonal workers are often overlooked and unappreciated - is it HR's problem?

Seasonal workers are often overlooked and unappreciated - is it HR's problem?

He’s as much a part of Christmas as turkey, trees and carols – but Santa is not quite so easy to find, it turns out.

Small business insurance provider Simply Business analysed over 900,000 policies to find that the number of professional Father Christmases has dropped by 33% since last year.

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