Workers

Human Rights Under an Increasingly Authoritarian Regime - Bangladesh

Amir Eden | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Amir Eden

After having spoken to fellow colleagues from Justice International, one of Justice for A Better World's charitable organisations, made up of internat...

Humans vs. the Machines: Managing People and Resources in Today's Modern Enterprise

Nelson Phillips | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK
Nelson Phillips

Successful businesses are those that can achieve a balancing act; juggling the management of technology with the interests of staff and workers. In today's connected culture, IT resources are more important than ever - acting as the hub connecting workers, data, processes and operations.

We Must Celebrate Our Older Workers

Charlie Mullins | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Charlie Mullins

The government's common sense decision to scrap the compulsory retirement age in 2011 and let people freely work beyond 65 was one of the most rational legislations ever passed. However there is still a lot of work to do on changing the perception of older workers and employers' attitudes towards them.

Half Of Brits Drive To Work - But Londoners Spark Boom In Cycling

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK

Half of people (50%) working in London primarily use public transport to travel to work, according to the 2011 Census. This compares with nearly a ...

Number Of Working Poor Exceeds Rate Of Unemployed

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Dina Rickman | Posted 26.11.2012 | UK

The number of working people living in poverty has outstripped the number of those who are unemployed and poor, according to a new report. The Jose...

Is This The Most Annoying Office Habit Ever?

PA | Posted 21.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Noisy eating by colleagues tops a list of office gripes by British workers, according to a survey. More than half (57%) identified the habit as the...

Tony Blair's Office U-Turns Over Intern Pay

Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Tony Blair's private office has said it will pay interns the minimum wage after the former prime minister was reported to HM Revenue and Customs over ...

Workers Rights Are Fundamental Human Rights

Adnan Al-Daini | Posted 23.09.2012 | UK Politics
Adnan Al-Daini

Exploitation and oppression have been with us since the dawn of time, by the strong of the weak, men of women, the rich of the poor. A measure of civilised societies is their effectiveness in mitigating and controlling such unfair and unjust practices.

Do You Really Switch Off After Work?

PA | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK

Firms have been urged to encourage their staff to literally switch off when they finish work after new research showed that constantly checking smartp...

Emails Banned At Work: IT Giant Atos Pledges To Replace Email With Facebook Style Chat

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK

Multinational IT giant Atos has pledged to become a zero email company in a bid to help its 80,000 employees cope with information overload. Switch...

Qantas Grounds Fleet Due To Industrial Dispute

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 29.12.2011 | UK

Australian airline Qantas has grounded its entire fleet following an industrial dispute over pay and conditions. All flights were cancelled on Satu...

Physiotherapists To Encourage Workers To Exercise

PA | Posted 07.11.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Workers are being urged to take more physical activity after a new study found more than two out of five people get out of breath...

Crisis Looming For UK Pension System

PA | Posted 30.09.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The country's pensions system is in "urgent need" of improvement if millions of workers in private firms are to save enough for r...