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Productivity | What your morning coffee really does to you
With the average British male coffee drinker consuming 13 cups of coffee per week and the average female...
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Coronavirus | Firm takes 'heart-breaking' action as virus hits
The cancellation of this year's SXSW festival triggered substantial financial loss which resulted in...
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Relationships | Boss who matched with employee on Tinder quits job
One female employee matched with her boss on Tinder, which resulted in him quitting his role as CFO in...
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'I love you' & lying | Staff reveal how to lose a job in FOUR words
Turning up to work drunk, engaging in office gossip and continuously failing to meet personal targets...
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Culture | Worker fired for 'not engaging in football chat'
A sales director who worked at DS Smith has raised claims that she was removed from her six-figure role...
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People hack | The REAL reason your staff come into work
While many may assume that money is the main motivator, new research from Perkbox has revealed that going...
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Eamonn Holmes | TV star loses IR35 tax case
Despite claiming he was a freelancer, journalist Eamonn Holmes may face a tax bill of up to...
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Culture | WeWork hit by £1.5m payoff claims after drug allegations
In a 50-page document, the whistleblower claimed that there was widespread use of drugs at company events...
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Procrastination | Staff complete 10 non-work-related tasks DAILY
Employees opt to scroll through social media or check the weather regularly, instead of completing important...
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Theft | 1 in 7 workers have had belongings stolen by a colleague
In a survey of over 1,000 employees, respondents said that money had been stolen from them…
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Expenses | Firm bans staff from claiming back anything with meat
A firm has hit headlines for introducing an expenses policy that only allows employees to claim back...
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Job cuts | HSBC to slash 35,000 jobs in global overhaul
HSBC has joined the group of financial institutions currently cutting staff numbers due to widespread...
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Productivity | 30% of meetings NEVER happen
While meetings are an important part of office life, new research has shown that they aren't as productive...
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Wren Kitchens | Worker slams bosses in company-wide resignation email
A Wren Kitchens employee decided to quit her job, branding her bosses 'sexist' and 'narcissistic'...
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Brussels & stretches | The WORST office etiquette revealed
A viral LinkedIn post has raised eyebrows after people have shared some of the most questionable...
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Valentine’s Day | 5 office romance horror stories REVEALED
From unwanted nudes to an awkward email thread getting into the wrong hands, this list of workplace romance...
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Productivity | 7 in 10 employers observe presenteeism at work
New research from Robert Half UK revealed that the practice of being present at work while ill is hampering...
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Google | HR chief steps down amid growing tensions
Google's Head of HR has chosen to step down from her role at the tech giant, amid tensions between...
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Excluded! | 'In meetings I'm just a bum on the seat'
After a few years of 'ping ponging from job to job' the employee said she felt settled until she started...
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Disconnect | Over half of staff have no say in business decisions
A Unit4 study of over 1,800 UK employees found that 57% felt they had no say in...
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