More men have reached a point where preserving or increasing their personal time is more appealing than bigger jobs and more money. According to a study by the ‘Association of Executive Search Consultants’, more than half of senior executives surveyed would strongly consider refusing a promotion if it meant fewer hours available for their personal […]
When it comes to intelligence, the whole can indeed be greater than the sum of its parts. A new study co-authored by Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and Union College researchers shows:
In the past, flexible schedules most often were granted to new mothers. Today, however, progressive companies have broadened the scope of what constitutes grounds for flexibility. And companies that allow employees flexibility in balancing their personal and professional lives are often rewarded by more loyal and motivated workers. A study conducted by the Families and […]
Last month, three Italian researchers were awarded the Ig Nobel prize for demonstrating mathematically that organisations would become more efficient if they promoted people at random. The Ig Nobel Prizes honour achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2010 was released last month with overall encouraging news on equality between men and women in 134 countries, representing over 93% of the world’s population. The countries were assessed on how well they divide resources and opportunities amongst male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels […]
The European Commission has released a report setting out in a consolidated way the rights of Europeans to live and work in another EU country. The report also provides an update on legal developments in the past decade. Currently, 2.3% of people in the EU reside in a Member State other than their own. However,
In a new study commissioned by the European Commission, the use of language skills by SMEs and the impact on business performance was analysed with surprising results. The survey of SMEs, ‘ELAN: Effects on the European Economy of Shortages of Foreign Language Skills in Enterprise’, found that a significant amount of business is being lost […]
In Belgium, although there is conducive business environment, only 2.91% of women have started their own businesses, much less than in other countries of higher income where the average is 7.91%. Only one in three entrepreneurs are women who work mainly in areas of human services and business sectors, while women represent nearly half of […]
DiversityInc’s well-known ranking of the top companies for Diversity is now evaluating Global Diversity programmes. The 2010 and first round of global-diversity research involved 12 countries—Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and the United Kingdom—focusing on what demographics were measured and what best practices were utilized.
22% of workers from the EU 27 are affected by stress, the second most frequently reported work-related health problem. Studies suggest that stress is a factor in between 50% and 60% of all lost working days, which represents a huge cost in terms of both human distress and impaired economic performance. 79% of European managers […]
