Redundancy is an unpleasant business, but unfortunately it can be necessary. It’s also often a simple solution to difficult financial problems. Cut the workforce, cut costs.But there are many different ways of carrying out redundancies. Whether it’s simply a matter of getting rid of one bad egg, or if you’re handling the livelihood of hundreds
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” This proverb essentially means that without time off from work, you get boring. And possibly bored.More than this, workaholic types can become numbed and desensitised to the world around them outside work, potentially costing them their health and their relationships: things highly prized by most
In this first Atlantic Resource blog post of the new year we take a broad look at what it means to work in 2016.Our attitude to work can define how we see ourselves.Whether we are working hard or not working hard or not working at all; whether we are being lazy, not applying ourselves, getting
Making young people as employable as possible: an enduring subject and a seemingly constant economic thorn in the UK’s side. This has been constantly discussed and debated at local, regional and national levels, but how far has it been practically addressed?Framed within the issue of skills shortages in technology and engineering, especially in south Wales,
Childcare is expensive. This has a significant impact on the jobs market, the main result being that many new mothers are prevented from returning to work because the domestic sums simply don’t add up. Balancing work and childcare is tricky problem that affects plenty of people.A new survey by jobs site working mums.co.uk recently found
It’s the time of year when a migration of students to universities begins anew. While the appeal of university life appears relatively undimmed for plenty of young people wanting to leave the nest and make a new life for themselves, there’s an increasingly vocal side asking if university is important to career success. NotGoingToUni is
A good education is important. Children should begin to learn from an early age the importance of knowledge, skills and experiences, as well as their practical application in the real world. As a rule, everyone respects this. But working life amounts to much more than the handful of letters or numbers that represent exam grades.A
Young people are often patronised in the world of work. It’s long been the case that a lack of experience is perceived as a bad thing, rather than a good thing, and that’s likely to continue. Much is about perception of course, and challenging traditional ideas.But there are plenty of reasons to suggest that today
It’s that time of year again. Thousands of new graduates and many people in Cardiff and right across the UK will be facing up to the realities of employment, work, jobs, money.While an organised fraction of these people will have positions or placements lined up, for others it can be a nervous, anxious time full
Is your workplace home to a tightly-knit group of people? Perhaps you wish everyone was more closely bonded, or maybe you wish it was less.While some employers might not pay the subject much heed at all, new research from Gallup has connected strong friendships at work with high employee satisfaction. Arguably not rocket science, but
