work-life balance

Four-Day Work Week: Business Expert Weighs In On Potential Impact Following Successful UK Trial

Career Climbers / 13th March 2024

UK businesses are now being urged to embrace a four-day work week throughout August this year, following the world’s biggest trial that saw more than half of participating firms permanently...

Survey: The Majority of “Office” Workers Are Accepting New Jobs Due to Location Flexibility and Work-Life Balance

Career Climbers / 22nd September 2021

As employers scramble to recruit and retain talent in a candidate-driven market, human resource leaders and hiring managers seek to uncover the “why” behind employees staying or leaving. While the...

Best-Practice Employers saw Increased Productivity During Lockdown

Career Climbers / 13th October 2020

To mark the start of National Work Life Week [1], work-life balance charity Working Families has launched the results of an in-depth survey of employers who have invested in creating flexible and family-friendly workplaces....

Leaders In Lockdown: New Research Offers Insights Into How UK CEOs Are Currently Adapting And Planning For Survival

Career Climbers / 9th July 2020

An increasing number (35%) of UK based CEOs and senior business leaders feel that lockdown has negatively affected their ability to do their job – a figure that has risen...

Entravision Named Winner of the Top Workplaces 2020 Award by The Denver Post

Career Climbers / 27th May 2020

Entravision Communications Corporation, (NYSE: EVC), a leading global media and marketing technology company that engages consumers, has announced it has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Denver Post. The...

Employees Must Be Able To Disconnect From Work To Combat Stress During CV-19 Crisis

Career Climbers / 27th April 2020

In light of the Covid-19 crisis, which has led to an increase in stress and loneliness among the working population, Stress Awareness Month, running through April each year, is more...

Mental Health Warning for Business Professionals

Career Climbers / 31st March 2020

As the reality of home working for the foreseeable future sinks in, usually sociable and outgoing business professionals need to address their mental health. “Many of my colleagues love their...

The Effects of Remote Working on Wellbeing, Stress and Productivity

Career Climbers / 26th November 2019

Nuffield Health has released a review of remote working and its impact on companies and their staff. Launched earlier this month, ‘The effects of remote working on stress, wellbeing and...

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Flexible Working can Lead to Burnout Culture

Career Climbers / 17th October 2019

Organisations must take a stand against the ‘always-on’ culture or risk the rise of a disengaged and dissatisfied workforce, says John Hackston According to the Buffer State of Remote Work...

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Is Your Commute Worth the Pain? The True Cost of Getting to Work

Career Climbers / 13th June 2019

For UK workers, commuting time has increased by 18 hours compared to a decade ago, according to the TUC. A study by Totaljobs shows the average worker is set to spend a whopping £135,000 on...