Career, Work News and Advice

May 17, 2013

A new study reveals some of the whackiest excuses given by employees.

May 17, 2013

Happy to put yourself in sniffing distance of one of the world's most dangerous animals? Then Norway has the perfect job for you

New job for ex-BP boss Tony Hayward

May 17, 2013

Former BP boss Tony Hayward has been handed the job of chairman at mining group Glencore Xstrata.

Warning over foreign farm workers

May 15, 2013

Consumers will face higher food prices unless Britain opens up a scheme for foreign fruit pickers to countries outside the EU, the Government's chief migration adviser has warned

£100,000 bonus for Channel 4 boss

May 14, 2013

Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham received a £100,000 bonus last year, partly thanks to the success of the Paralympics. The bonus was paid on top of Mr Abraham's £515,000 salary,...

How to deal with difficult colleagues

May 14, 2013

From the co-worker that that puts you down in meetings, to the boss that takes credit for all of your hard work – we explore how to deal with nightmare colleagues

Call to rebuild reputation of banks

May 14, 2013

Banker-bashing and the sector's tattered reputation are putting young people off a career in banking, the boss of taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group has warned

Titchmarsh defends gardening jobs

May 14, 2013

Gardeners must show that their profession is not for "thick, dull or unadventurous" people, Alan Titchmarsh has said, as figures revealed that horticultural firms are struggling to find skilled workers

No 10 backs peer's business remarks

May 13, 2013

Claims by a senior adviser to David Cameron that lower wages in a recession help make it a better time to start a business have been defended by Downing Street.

Flexible working key, survey claims

May 13, 2013

Two in five people work away from their office for at least half of the week, according to research.

Employees 'unaware of cyber risks'

May 10, 2013

Half of workers do not know if their company has a policy on cyber crime and do not worry about security when they download data to their phone

2,500 council staff paid over £100k

May 10, 2013

More than 2,500 town hall staff were paid over £100,000 last year, according to research

Policies 'driving workers abroad'

May 10, 2013

British workers are being driven abroad by the Government's policies, Labour has claimed, as it accused ministers of making "grand claims" about cutting net migration.

Lloyds slammed for further job cuts

May 09, 2013

Lloyds Banking Group has come under attack for cutting hundreds more jobs and planning to close a large office.

Lawyer fined for religious remarks

May 09, 2013

As one lawyer is fined thousands of pounds for a remark about Judaism, we look at what constitutes religious discrimination at work