Employers
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What's the best company to work for in Britain?
Expedia has been named as the best place to work in the UK for the second year running. The company was given the top spot by its own employees in the annual Glassdoor league table, who gave it 4.3 out of five. The ratings are based purely on
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Are these the worst excuses for skipping work?
The USA has the worst paid sick leave laws in the developed world - some companies frown upon it and other employers refuse to pay workers when they are ill. A new poll from CareerBuilder shows that 47% of workers said they show up to work
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Pizza is a better incentive than cash
Who needs cash when you have pizza? A study conducted at a factory in Israel suggests that pizza is a better reward for getting work done than money. A psychology professor at Duke University set out to determine what kind of rewards motivated
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High paid CEOs' are bad for companies
Bad news for companies with high paid CEOs, new research reveals that not only will employees resent their leader but your company will also underperform. Glassdoor analysed 1.2 million CEO approval ratings and saw that a wide pay gap between
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The real unacceptable faces of capitalism
Sir Philip Green. Don't you just hate him? Isn't he the completely unacceptable face of modern British capitalism? A man who takes and takes, with nary a thought for the idea that more for him might mean less for everyone else. You
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Is your employer blocking access to your pension cash?
Chances are most of your pension savings are tied up in your workplace scheme and while its easy to save through an employer do you know how difficult it will be to get the money out? Pension freedom has given anyone aged 55 and over the chance
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Beware the workplace cash-for-pension swap
Employers are there to help us save for retirement, offering us workplace pensions and keeping us up-to-date on the rules. While this is the story for the majority of cases, the relaxation of the pension rules has been seen as some employers to
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