Some workers were expected to pay for their own headsets or had wages withheld during probationary periods. The report also claims that hundreds of call centre workers suffer from "acoustic shock" which could be linked to listening through...
However, we can't help thinking it's a shame that the threat of legal action, rather than the threat of injury to staff, is the motivation. Such thinking should have been handed down by HR departments as part of workplace health and safety codes...
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "TUC research shows that the general increase in workloads is a major factor in the increase in workplace stress. But it's not just a sense of being hard-done-by financially that put-upon workers are...
A Greenpeace report released on Wednesday claims quantities of toxic heavy metals can potentially be released into the workplace and the surrounding environment at all stages of the processing of electrical and electronic waste.
Jennifer Armstrong, associate with law firm Bristows, said if a company decides to bring an employee back into the office - whether for a meeting or permanently - then that employee must be consulted to explain the reasons why and given sufficient...
The CMI spokeswoman told silicon.com: "Where cultures are more innovative or more proactive there's generally greater motivation in organisations. The CMI said there is evidence to show more positive flavours of management - which seek to empower...