Presenteeism is a well established practice in the management consultancy and legal professions where the workforce, being billed by the hour, are incentivised to work longer. But is the rest of the working population now too afraid to leave work on time?
Britain's latest depressing GDP figures prompted me to go back and take a second look at Ipsos MORI's latest Captains of Industry survey. This is an annual barometer, tracking the mood in Britain's boardooms.
The current system continues to leave women severely underrepresented in the top job - this is an issue not just for women, but for our economy and society as a whole.
Weak economic data on the continent highlighted the underlying problems in the eurozone today, setting up the London market for a Diamond Jubilee hang...
The eurozone storm showed no signs of clearing tonight as fears over Spain and Greece saw £80bn wiped from the value of London's leading shares index...
Unsettled investors moved cautiously around the London market today after renewed fears over the eurozone debt crisis triggered a massive sell-off acr...
The main headlines in the UK on Thursday morning suggest that Britain is looking to continue with its blocking strategy on EU reform by reaching out t...
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- London's blue chip shares have made nervous gains in a volatile session as traders digested a possible three trillion euro plan t...
Shares in French and German banks have risen by up to 10 per cent as traders digested a proposed three trillion euro (£2.6 trillion) rescue package f...
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- London's leading shares index is braced for another rocky day after panic over the state of the global economy triggered its bigg...
Specific cuts and proposals for cuts to services need to be analysed in order to inform the counter-argument. Trade union resources can be applied to this so that campaigns are based on more than rhetoric.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen leaping 140-146 points, or 2.9 percent higher, at its open on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, returning i...
World stocks fell towards a recent 11-month low on Monday while the euro and oil prices slipped as concerns about a global economic downturn prompted ...
At the time of writing this, there was a panic in the international finance community. At the time of reading this, there may not BE an international ...
The FTSE has slipped below the 5000 mark once again as investors talk of a growing crisis of confidence in the world economy and fears for another sig...