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'Word trash' | The phrases staff hate to hear
New research has looked into the specific phrases that most infuriate employees in the workplace. According...
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Desks & gossip | Top reasons staff have missed the office during COVID-19
Office workers have shared what they miss most about the workplace, having worked remotely for the past...
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TikTok | Why going viral on social could get you the talent you need
To attract prospective talent to an available role at the firm, Burton's Biscuit Company created a...
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COVID-19 | TomTom's HR VP on redefining staff engagement
Bart Bolger, VP HR Brand & Locations for TomTom, has shared that technology has been a vital component...
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'Digital confusion' | 38% of staff worry about THIS once a day
New research has unearthed that 38% of employees admitted to worrying at least once a day about how they...
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'Union spies' | Amazon removes controversial job listings
Online retail giant Amazon has withdrawn two job adverts for 'intelligence analysts' which stated...
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Remote work | Will 'tech-xploring' be the future?
Following the shift to remote working amid the pandemic, a chartered psychologist and cognitive behavioural...
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Cybersecurity sackings | Legal expert says 'prevention is better than cure'
Whilst the move to remote working at the start of the coronavirus pandemic was swift, many businesses...
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Work-life balance | Pandemic sparks longer workdays and email deluge
Researchers at Harvard Business School and New York University revealed that the working day during the...
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WFH tech | Worrying number of staff use own laptops for work
With many employees still working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from IBM has found...
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Remote spying | PwC criticised for tech which could monitor toilet trips
One of the 'Big Four' accounting firms, PwC, has been criticised for developing a facial recognition...
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Remote work | New surveillance tech gives staff a 'productivity score'
The coronavirus pandemic has observed a spike in software to help employers keep tabs on their remote...
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WFH | Staff at THIS firm subjected to 'Big Brother-style surveillance'
The CEO at online banking firm Axos Financial Inc. has come under fire for subjecting staff to 'Big Brother-style...
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Productivity | Are virtual meetings a waste of time?
As many employers and employees come to terms with new working from home arrangements, the number of...
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Remote work | 3 ways that your boss could be spying on you
With millions of employees working from home for the foreseeable future, video conference calls and virtual...
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Barclays | Bank axes 'Big Brother-style' staff tracking system
A week after the staff tracking system was introduced, the banking giant has pulled the plug...
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Social media | HUGE number of Brits snub colleagues online
Employees appeared to be most reluctant adding colleagues on Snapchat, followed by...
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Tech | Over half of UK employees don't have the right digital skills
A worrying percentage of workforces do not have the skills that they need...
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Technology | Why staff use facial recognition at this firm
A London bar is trialing the use of AI and facial recognition to determine...
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Deutsche Bank | Staff had access to emails weeks after being fired
Deutsche Bank may well be facing a major breach of GDPR regulations as employees...
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