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Fifth of freelancers forced to cease trading as a result of Covid-19

Majority have seen their earnings plummet as many fail to qualify for government support, survey rev...

Future of work brings precarity and inequality

Researchers predict a rise in insecure employment, home offices and short-term working formats...

Lack of mental health support can reduce business productivity by a quarter

Study finds a third of firms have seen absences owing to conditions such as anxiety and depression...

Coronavirus threatens to ‘decimate whole generation of early-stage entrepreneurs’

A study has shown that three-quarters of a million self-employed workers could miss out on governmen...

Workplaces produce and amplify inequality

Researchers have found that organisations play as crucial a role in social inequality as government ...

Sofa the ‘seat of choice’ for home workers

Employees confined to their homes during lockdown are opting for the comfortable option when choosin...

Employees reveal what support they need during Covid-19

A recent survey of UK workers by Salary Finance shows how they are feeling and what help they need f...

Almost half of HR professionals have no leadership talent programme

And most are not confident their companies have future leaders in their workforce, poll reveals...

Putting staff representatives on boards does not reduce CEO pay

Research into European companies suggests this intervention has no impact on executive remuneration...

Working from home could deny employees commuting benefits

Travelling to the office enables workers to think about work and prepare for the day ahead, study fi...

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