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Who Pays Into Your Workplace Pension?
Over the next few years millions of workers in the UK will be automatically enrolled into a workplace pension. Unlike other ways of saving, being in a workplace pension means you’re not the only one...
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Workplace Animations to Brighten Your Day
Our American colleagues recently posted a blog post highlighting humorous animations that coincide with various parts of our day. We have decided to steal their brilliant idea and make it our own! The...
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10 Pitfalls To Avoid When Asking For A Raise
You’ve been at your job for nine months. In that time, you’ve not only worked very hard in the office, but you’ve also rewarded yourself for your efforts. You bought yourself a sleek new apartment,...
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A Legal Overview of Maternity and Paternity Rights
Guest article by Dominic Higgins Having a baby inevitably brings huge demands on your time. Fortunately, the law gives parents employment rights so you can combine the responsibilities of parenthood...
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Work Life: Finding the Balance and Setting Boundaries
I have a smart phone that can be enabled to received work emails – 24 hours a day. I can check my emails before I go to sleep and when I wake up in the morning (according to statistics, most of us...
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Talking salary can lead to job dissatisfaction
Sharing too much personal information in the office can be seen as inappropriate. While a majority of colleagues enjoy a chat on their lunch breaks, saying too much can cause jealousy and even job...
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Considering corporate culture could be the key to career satisfaction
The three main selling points for most job seeker are location, salary and benefits; overlooking corporate culture which could be the driving force to career satisfaction. Company values are the...
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How to Guide: Coping with Embarrassment in the Workplace
It is approaching the end of the day and stress levels are going through the roof. Paperwork has to be completed, you are understaffed and the coffee machine is broken – what a nightmare! You are...
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15 Ways to Be a Great Manager
Guest post by Simon North, Founder of Position Ignition We would all like to think that we are great managers, just like we all think that we are great drivers. The difference between thinking we’re a...
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How to resign
Congratulations, you’ve finally got a new job! While you might be tempted to slam the door on your way out, it pays to be professional. How you resign could be the last thing people remember about you...
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I thought I had seen it all when Steven Slater famously quit his job at Jet Blue Airlines by announcing his resignation on the plane’s public address system before grabbing a beer from the galley and...
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Automatic pension enrolment – everything you need to know
Heard of automatic enrolment? Last October the government introduced a new law to help people save for their retirement. Employers have to enrol eligible workers into a workplace pension scheme if...
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75 Per cent of UK Workers Are Burned Out
Last week’s news that UK unemployment held steady at 7.7 per cent was bittersweet. On the one hand, the unemployment rate is still far away from its highs of 2011, but it’s also not at its...
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Here come the boys: working in a woman’s world
There have always been jobs thought of as typically “male” or “female” – but with more men (and women) choosing to cross the gender-divide, old preconceptions are finally changing. Here, three men...
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1-in-5 employers have fired a worker for being late
If you’re like most workers, you probably do your best to arrive to work on time. Despite your best intentions, you’re bound to get delayed due to some force beyond your control, whether it’s a traffic...
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Celeb career lessons – what we learnt from the stars
OK, so you’re not a celebrity and you (probably) don’t work in showbiz – but we can all learn valuable career lessons from the stars. From playing to your strengths and updating your personal brand to...
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How to make Christmas more affordable
Christmas can be an expensive time of the year. In fact, according to Money Advice Service findings, we expect to spend £487 on average this time round, and that’s on top of the typical monthly...
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5 stressful jobs – and why they’re worth doing
Work always comes with some form of stress, but some jobs seem to supply considerably more pressures than others. From teachers to PR executives, we reveal five stressful ‘everyday’ occupations, the...
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Embarrassing workplace blunders – and what you can do
We all make mistakes at work, some more embarrassing than others. Whether you got drunk at the office Christmas party or were caught taking a sickie, knowing the best course of damage limitation can...
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