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Manufacturers and B2C firms most likely to return to full onsite working – BCC
Just under half (48%) of businesses said they expected all working days to be in-person over the next 12 months.
Employee Relations
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Most employees unaware of added-value benefits, research reveals
Data from from Towergate Employee Benefits found only 47% of employers said their managers understood these benefits well, and just 41% believed their employees did.
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92% of Muslim women in UK media say Islamophobia is embedded in newsrooms
According to the report by the Centre for Media Monitoring, 72% of respondents said they had personally experienced direct discrimination linked to their Muslim identity.
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Škoda Auto deepens diversity commitment as DEI score hits 94%
In June, Škoda Auto was recognised with the Pride Business Forum’s Award in Bronze category for LGBTQ+ Friendly Employer.
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24% of marketers say work stress affects their personal lives – Storyblok
Only a third (33.5%) said they had a good work-life balance and just 6% said they were never stressed.
Wales
TUC Cymru launches ‘Twf – The Welsh Language at Work Charter’
The charter is based on four key principles and aims to support workers, trade union branches and employers to grow the use of Welsh at work.
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TSSA accuses train operators of “pricing workers off the railways”
Maryam Eslamdoust said: "TSSA is urging the DfT to keep ticket prices affordable so that we can get people out of their cars and onto the railways.”
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22% of employers cite improving access to flexible working as biggest challenge – Ciphr
The survey found 21% of HR decision-makers were concerned about new legal protections for workers taking part in industrial action.
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Over 75% of teachers in Wales remain in their role after five years – EWC
Retention rates for further education support staff and work-based learning practitioners were lower, staying below 50%.
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Debt pushes millions of workers into jobs they don’t want, research reveals
The report showed 35% of British workers have thought about changing careers due to money worries.
Employee Relations
Why healthy habit formation is crucial to workplace wellbeing
Pippa Andrews, director of corporate business at Vitality explains why employers should help employees prioritise step goals and form healthy habits.
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Most workers say wages have not kept up with inflation, research reveals
Three out of four (75%) said inflation and the cost of living were their top financial worries, a study from LiveCareer found.