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I think working at home has its place - like your boss being flexible when the boiler breaks down, or when a chavvy youth has put a football through your [...]

EXCLUSIVEby Jo FaragherThe UK is a nation of 'workplace chameleons' who change their identities to get ahead in their careers, according to the findings of an in-depth study.Vodafone's annual Working [...]

Some of our staff represented the company at a recent social function. Quite a lot of alcohol was consumed and two workers began arguing, which led to a physical fight. [...]

Many things can crush an organisation's reputation, but there are ways to make sure the workforce comes back brighter and better, as Virginia Matthews discovers. Army officers who shed a [...]

by Margaret Kubicek Setting boundaries for staff behaviour is an issue for all companies, but even more so for those where staff wear a uniform. Whether they are at work [...]

The Personnel Today/Andrea Adams Trust bullying survey highlights how little has changed since the unions first focused on bullying in 1919. But new legislation should change all that. By Chris [...]

Another year of political conferences and another year without a single invite to be a keynote speaker. It's getting a little frustrating. However, Guru would like to warn our elected [...]

Like most people, Guru claims to have a certain percentage of Scottish blood. Any doubter about the authenticity of this claim can pop around to the Manor and check - [...]

By Mike Berry Improved employee relations mean trade unions must adapt to the challenges of the modern workplace or risk becoming increasingly alienated, employers' groups have warned. Figures from the [...]

I had an interesting chat with a likeminded compatriot the other day over a rather long lunch. Maybe it was the booze talking, but we soon came to the conclusion [...]

HR professionals need to take a reality check if they believe that drink and drug abuse are not an issue for City workers (Personnel Today, 19 April). How else would [...]

UK workers told more than 1.4 billion lies to their bosses in 2004, according to a survey by online games website Cyberslotz.co.uk. Of the 500 respondents, 68 per cent admitted [...]

A staggering 83 per cent of employers surveyed in a recent poll said they would not be organising a Christmas party for employees this year, because staff can't behave themselves. [...]

This is what HR is up against when it comes to creating a diverse workforce. Help us to help UK plc debunk some common myths. Cut this out and stick [...]

Christmas - 'tis the season to be jolly. Autumn - 'tis the season to go on strike. But just when you thought striking workers were becoming a less amusing subject [...]

By Nicola Walker, partner, employment department, Hogan & Hartson Q If an employee returns from a lunch break and appears to be under the influence of drink, can you dismiss [...]

Almost one in four workers in the UK claim to have been a victim of discrimination, bullying or harassment. Research commissioned by the Guardian and recruitment specialists TMP Worldwide and [...]

The most recent in a long line of lame and medically dubious excuses for slacking is 'meetings avoidance syndrome'. Allegedly, excuses for getting out of meetings and conferences are becoming [...]

n Whenever Guru meets an accountant at a networking session or drinks party he tends to make his excuses and move on fast. But he is revising his opinion of [...]

Failure to clarify policy on e-mail and internet use can leave firms vulnerable to racial or sexual discrimination claims Evil communications corrupt good manners. So says the Bible. It is [...]

Constant interruptions and incessant waffling are the worst aspects of meetings according to a poll of UK office workers. More than a quarter of those questioned claimed that people interrupting [...]

Trust between employers and staff is the key to boosting accountability and responsibility in the workplace, but in reality neither keep to their side of the bargain. Worse still, the [...]

l First came psychometric testing. Then came graphology (Guru will struggle to look Mark Childs of Fidelity Investments in the eye after last week's feature in which a graphologist accused [...]