I have to confess that before reading this item on bbc.co.uk I hadn’t heard of any of these women. Nor had I realised just how much their work has impacted our day to day lives. Imagine cars with no windscreen wipers and spare a thought for Josephine Cochrane when you turn the dishwasher on with …

In the ever evolving competition for top talent, organisations are coming up with new and innovative benefits to help attract and retain employees. Flare HR have collated details of some of the most interesting benefits from Australia and around the world. The Most Impressive Company Benefits and Perks Around the World Google allows employees to give each …

The provision of unlimited holidays is a small but growing trend as companies look for more creative ways to attract and retain their employees. It’s been gaining ground in America but that’s against a backdrop of most Americans only being offered 10 days annual holiday and many not taking even that. It’s an interesting one …

With so much discussion around the digitalisation of work, and the inevitable automation of many jobs over the coming years, the question many of us are asking is ‘Will my job be one of the vulnerable ones?’ In Anthony Goldbloom’s recent TED Talk he proposes a simple test you can conduct if you want to know where …