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Flexible working: the ultimate work/life balancing act
Christopher Bruton, Published on 07/05/2018
» Work/life balance and the relative importance of harmonising family responsibilities with earning a living wage have become issues of primary importance in many developed countries. Employers and employees have found innovative ways of ensuring that successful careers can be combined with lives enriched by recreational activities, parenthood, family activities and the care of elderly family members.
Human resource wish-list for 2018
Christopher Bruton, Published on 03/01/2018
» Wouldn't it be wonderful if all our New Year wishes could be granted in the next twelve months? Actually the wishes expressed below could all become realities, or, at least, a start made on them, if government policy-makers have the determination to address these issues. Our New Year wishes for 2018 fall into three categories: some that would enhance the skills of young people entering the labour force; some that would benefit those already in the labour force; and finally some that would benefit those in the evening of their working lives or beyond.