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Bullying bosses and bad managers are sweeping workplaces across the UK. A survey of 1,500 showed that one in four believes management styles have become too harsh in the past year.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 10th May 2006



Shift workers still account for one in seven of the workforce, the same 20 years ago, despite the decline in manufacturing. The typical shift worker is still more likely to be a male factory operative even though the nature of British industry has changed over the past few decades.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 21st April 2006



One in three staff complain that their offices are noisy and overcrowded and they have to put up with irritating colleagues constantly making mobile phone calls and eating smelly food. A similar number have no privacy because their offices are open plan.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 3rd March 2006



A survey of 500 shop staff found that 62% came under pressure to work on Sundays and only 11% have had the confidence to use their legal right to opt out of Sunday working.
Work/Employment	Evangelicals Now – April 2006



In a survey of 1,500 employers and employees, 96% of office workers admitted to fibbing rather than facing the consequences of a mistake. 86% of bosses stated they knew when their employees were fibbing. The odd white lie, however, is generally excused, with 72% of managers admitting that they overlook the occasional bluff from otherwise hardworking staff. However, 92% of employers say that, if constant, little white lies erode the trust necessary for good working relationships.
Work/Employment	The War Cry – 10th September 2005



On average us Brits spend a staggering one hour each day contemplating the joys of the office on holiday when really we ought to be escaping from it all.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 6th July 2005



A survey of 1,000 people for internet bank Intelligent Finance found that 73% were putting in extra hours at work. Nearly a fifth - 18% - claim to work more than 48 hours a week and 4% more than 60 hours a week.
Work/Employment	The War Cry – 12th March 2005



Up to 30,000 working women are forced out of their jobs each year because of pregnancy discrimination, according to a published report. About 441,000 women work while pregnant every year, but the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) survey of 1,000 working mothers found disturbing evidence of maltreatment. 45% said they had experienced some form of discrimination while pregnant or on maternity leave. One in five said they had lost out financially and one in 20 disclosed they were put under pressure to hand in their notice when they announced they were expecting. 7% said that they were either sacked, made redundant or left their jobs because of discrimination.
Work/Employment	The Independent - 2nd February 2005



Almost half of all women serving in the Royal Air Force have been sexually harassed, according to an internal report obtained by The Independent on Sunday. The official research, carried out last year but kept secret, indicates that more than 1,000 women are currently enduring or have suffered sexual harassment in the past 12 months. Victims are typically harassed by two or more male servicemen of a senior rank, the survey found. Most of the victims had been groped or subjected to sexually explicit remarks or gestures, but only half of them complained. Most worrying for service chiefs is that the survey found that sexual harassment had increased since a similar report three years ago.
Work/Employment	The Independent On Sunday – 23rd January 2005



Workers would rather improve their work-life balance than have a pay rise this year, according to a report published today. Research by finance giant Lloyds TSB showed that two-thirds of people wanted to strike a better balance between work and home lives with only one in five concentrating on getting a pay rise.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 14th January 2005



Managers are swapping the boardroom for the classroom by quitting top jobs in industry to retrain as teachers. Almost a third of new secondary school teachers had a senior post in their previous job, the Teacher Training Agency said.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 20th January 2005



Billions of pieces of paper are being thrown away by office workers, costing businesses an estimated £5 million a day, according to a new report. Most office staff discard between 30 and 50 pieces of printed paper every day, research for document management firm Macro 4 found.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 21st January 2005



The gap between the number of male and female entrepreneurs has closed following a big increase in women starting their own businesses a new report showed today. The UK now has more entrepreneurs than France, Germany, Italy and Japan, research for the Government revealed.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 21st January 2005



Women workers now outnumber men in half of Britain's local authorities, research for the GMB union shows. Wales has most women council staff while the highest proportion is in West Dunbartonshire in Scotland where more than 61% of the workforce is female.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 24th January 2005



Most employers supported the last increase in the national minimum wage and many believed it should be higher, according to a new report today. A survey of more than 120 senior managers showed almost half said an hourly rate of £5 would be more appropriate than the current £4.85.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 25th January 2005

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