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First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Stress is impacting productivity, research finds

Stress and presenteeism is draining productivity in the UK, according to new findings.Research published by business psychology company Robertson Cooper revealed that nearly two thirds of employees attended work despite being sick.The most common reasons ... [Published Chartered Management Institute - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Productivity Research, Cary Cooper, Lancaster University, Anxiety

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

All work and no play is damaging family life

A culture of ‘all work and no play’ in the UK is damaging family life, causing high stress levels, cutting time spent with loved ones and creating an inability to switch off from work, according to a new study.Surveying more than 1,000 working parents ... [Published Seeker News - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Cary Cooper, United Kingdom, Workers, John Ruskin

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 reports

Lancaster University

Presenteeism fuelling stress in the workplace

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents have attended work while ill in the past three months, according to research by Robertson Cooper.Despite this, its research, from a dataset of more than 54,000 employees, found that UK workplaces do not seem to be ... [Published Employee Benefits.co.uk - May 23 2013]

Entities: Cary Cooper, Lancaster University, United Kingdom

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Stressed out bankers are underpaid and overworked

Shrinking pay packets are the primary sources of stress in the banking sector as financial professionals face longer hours and unachievable deadlines without the prospect of a big bonus at the end of it all.An average of 68% of the 3,400 banking professionals ... [Published EFinancialCareers Scotland - May 22 2013]

Entities: Cary Cooper, United Kingdom, Wall Street, Mass Layoffs, Lancaster University

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Workers 'are more stressed and worried about keeping their jobs than ever before'

Workers are more stressed, more under pressure and more worried about keeping their job than at any time since records more than 25 years ago, a damning study revealed yesterday.The report, from the Government-backed UK Commission for Employment and Skills, ... [Published This Is Money - May 21 2013]

Entities: Workers, Francis Green, Cary Cooper, Frances O Grady

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Institute of Education

Latest social science research booklet produced

The Campaign will launch its latest Making the Case for the Social Science booklet next month, on the theme of longitudinal reseach into areas such as education and health.The booklet will be launched on 11 June by David Willetts, Minister for Universities ... [Published EurekAlert! - May 20 2013]

Entities: Cary Cooper, Polly Toynbee, Institute of Education, David Willetts, cohort Study

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

New study shows Britain is a nation of workaholics

Too much work and no play makes family life dull, according to a new survey.The research, conducted by Medicash revealed that Britain is a nation of workaholics, with 83 per cent of workers feeling guilty about the amount of time spent working.A further ... [Published Chartered Management Institute - May 20 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Cary Cooper, Hay Group, Lancaster University

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Should we all be more psychopathic?

Most of us will probably think of psychopaths as dangerous knife-wielding maniacs who are better off behind bars.But we've got it wrong, and contrary to our expectations, we could actually learn from psychopaths, argues Oxford University experimental ... [Published BBC - May 18 2013]

Entities: Surgeon, Cary Cooper, Ethical, Chartered Institute Of Personnel And Development

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

UK has a cultural problem of "overworking", says HR thinker Cary Cooper

A culture of "all work and no play" in the UK is damaging family life, causing high stress levels, cutting time spent with loved ones and creating an inability to switch off from work, according to a study.The study of more than 1,000 working parents, ... [Published Human Resources Magazine UK - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cary Cooper, United Kingdom, Lancaster University

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

All work and no play damaging UK - Medicash

A culture of ‘all work and no play’ in the UK is damaging family life and causing high stress levels, according to Medicash.The cash plan provider found that that heavy workloads were responsible for increased stress levels, with over 60.1% of respondents ... [Published Cover Magazine - May 15 2013]

Entities: Cary Cooper, United Kingdom, Lancaster University

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Can you be part-time and powerful?

A part-time executive has been hired to revive Marks and Spencer's clothing lines. Is this proof that you can work reduced hours and still be successful?It has long been received wisdom that getting ahead at work is largely based on long hours and a willingness ... [Published BBC - May 13 2013]

Entities: Cary Cooper, Powerful, Twitter Inc

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Poor absence management is damaging welfare and productivity within companies

A report by Ellipse and Professor Cary Cooper, CBE, has revealed the staggering cost of absenteeism on UK business - some £32 billion a year according to PwC, 2011.Besides the financial cost of not actively managing absence, early intervention can improve ... [Published Northamptonshire Chamber - May 01 2013]

Entities: Cary Cooper, Ellipse, Social Welfare

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Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University and founder of Robertson Cooper, commented: "our data shows people are experiencing new levels and sources of stress at work and this has lead to a culture whereby certain individuals are too afraid to be off sick.”"

Research finds UK productivity drained due to stress and presenteeism [Published Thomsons Online Benefits - 18 hours ago]

Cooper added: "uk industry is already lagging behind europe by up to 20% in terms of productivity per head. these figures show that unless we take workplace stress seriously and manage its effects, it's going to be extremely difficult to bridge that gap."

Stress and presenteeism "sapping UK productivity", says research [Published Human Resources Magazine UK - May 23 2013]

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Stress is impacting productivity, research finds [Published Chartered Management Institute - 15 hours ago]
All work and no play is damaging family life [Published Seeker News - 16 hours ago]
Research finds UK productivity drained due to s... [Published Thomsons Online Benefits - 18 hours ago]
Presenteeism fuelling stress in the workplace [Published Employee Benefits.co.uk - May 23 2013]
Stress and presenteeism "sapping UK productivit... [Published Human Resources Magazine UK - May 23 2013]
Stressed out bankers are underpaid and overworked [Published EFinancialCareers Scotland - May 22 2013]
Workers 'are more stressed and worried about ke... [Published This Is Money - May 21 2013]
Workers 'are more stressed and worried about ke... [Published Mail Online UK - May 21 2013]
Latest social science research booklet produced [Published EurekAlert! - May 20 2013]
New study shows Britain is a nation of workaholics [Published Chartered Management Institute - May 20 2013]
Should we all be more psychopathic? [Published BBC - May 18 2013]
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U.K. in Dark Mood as New Recession may be Confi... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Apr 24 2013] (LONDON) — Recession may just be a word. But in Britain it may become a habit — and a dangerous one at that. It’s possible that official figures on first quarter economic growth, to be released Thursday, could put the country back in recession, and tension ...
U.K. in Dark Mood as New Recession may be Confi... [Published The China Blog - Apr 24 2013] (LONDON) — Recession may just be a word. But in Britain it may become a habit — and a dangerous one at that. It’s possible that official figures on first quarter economic growth, to be released Thursday, could put the country back in recession, and tension ...
Give parents at work a passport to help them wo... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 09 2013] Parent passports would start to redress 'invisibility' among working fathers and help bring about work-life balance It's an unwritten rule of the workplace that we drop other roles when we walk through the door. The modern workplace may be so relaxed ...
You, Richard Cohen of the Washington Post, Ar... [Published Brad DeLong - Nov 27 2012] Why oh why can't we have a better press corps? The Washington Post's Richard Cohen: James Bond and the new sex appeal : Daniel Craig takes off his shirt…. Bond is in pain from his wounds. I am in pain from all the hours he has spent in the gym. This ...
You, Richard Cohen of the Washington Post, Ar... [Published J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All ... - Nov 27 2012] Why oh why can't we have a better press corps? The Washington Post's Richard Cohen: James Bond and the new sex appeal : Daniel Craig takes off his shirt…. Bond is in pain from his wounds. I am in pain from all the hours he has spent in the gym. This ...

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