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Half of UK employees will work over Christmas to fund family festivities,...
More than half of employees across the UK will work over the Christmas period to fund the festivities. According to a new survey conducted by Cotton Traders, 63% of British employees will be ditching...
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Half of UK employees cycling to work feel their productivity has improved
A new survey, conducted by the Cycle to Work Alliance, has shown that the health and well-being of employees across the UK has been improved by riding to work as part of the Cycle to Work scheme....
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British viewers to have a ‘tech-savy’ Christmas, Ofcom claims
British viewers are more likely than those in other developed nations to watch on-demand TV this Christmas, the UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom is predicting. Its survey indicates an estimated 31...
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merry Christmas from the Ole team!
It’s that time of year again… the tinsel’s up, the board games are out and the mince pies are being demolished at an unprecedented rate. Yes, that’s right: the festive season is well and truly upon...
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Most popular baby names of 2015
Naming your baby after a fictional character or celebrity has been the norm – until now. Nameberry.com has released their most popular names for 2015, and it appears parents have opted for tradition...
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Make 2016 most productive year yet
If you’re feeling you’ve let yourself down in the past because you haven’t kept up with your resolutions, don’t fret. The Globe and Mail shares five ways to make this the most productive year ever –...
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Women criticise themselves eight times a day, according to study
The average woman criticised herself at least eight times a day, a study has found. The survey of more than 2,000 women conducted by Weight Watchers found one in seven women were regularly...
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Half of UK workers ‘plan to look for new job in 2016’
Half of workers will be looking for a new job in 2016 because of unhappiness over pay, promotion prospects and heavy workloads, said a new report. According to the Business Reporter, the Investors in...
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UK parents struggling to get children away from devices
Many UK parents find it easier to get their children to do homework, go to bed or have a bath than turn off their phones, laptops and TVs, a poll finds. A survey for the charity Action for Children...
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Use body language to project confidence in the workplace
Research has shown that when it comes to first impressions we have seconds, not minutes, to create that positive connection, according to Sarah Perugia from the Guardian. As a professionally trained...
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40 of the most British traits…revealed!
Do you pull on your summer clothes as soon as the sun in visible in spring? Or are you able to talk about the weather for hours on end? Well it turns out you’re far from alone as this list of the 40...
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Surviving your 2016 diet at the office
Welcome to 2016: a new year and thus, a new you, determined to undo the barrage of cookies on constant rotation in the company kitchen. If you’re on a diet or are just trying to eat better in 2016,...
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England’s new alcohol guidelines
New guidelines issued by the UK’s chief medical officers mean the country now has one of the lowest upper limits for safe alcohol consumption by men in the world. The amended advice states that men...
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Breastfeeding advocate strikes back at TV host
Alyssa Milano championed her fellow breastfeeding mothers during an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show on Wednesday after the host admitted it makes her uncomfortable to see a woman nursing her...
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London Underground drivers to hold ‘three days of strikes’ over night services
Train drivers on London Underground look set to take three days of strike action over a long-running dispute about pay and plans for an all-night Tube service, according to the Metro. Leaders of the...
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Majority of UK employees are satisfied with current job
A study of more than 2,500 employees by business psychologists OPP found that employee happiness across the nation is on the rise with 36 per cent of workers feeling more satisfied at work today than...
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Strikes planned by London Underground staff may affect your commute
London Underground staff members are to stage three 24-hour strikes and other industrial action over pay and night Tubes. The strikes by RMT, Aslef and Unite union members will start on the evenings...
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Simon Cowell advised to give X Factor ‘a rest’
The former X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary has said Simon Cowell should rest the ITV talent show for a year and undo recent changes when it returns. The 42-year-old presenter told the Radio Times he...
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Sport England campaign says it’s ‘changing behaviour’ of women
Independent research says 2.8 million women aged 14 to 40 who recognise the This Girl Can campaign say they have done some or more activity as a result. And 1.6 million of those women say they have...
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New ruling allows bosses to monitor messages from your work device
Workers were warned yesterday by the European Court of Human Rights that their employers can now legally snoop on private Facebook, WhatsApp and email messages. The landmark ruling came following the...
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