Tag Archives: Productivity

Heaven knows I’m miserable now!

Posted on February 7, 2017 by

fake news++++fake news++++fake news++++fake news Soaring financial insecurity hitting productivity research finds. This has to be one of the least substantiated claims to have appeared in the serious press lately. It’s source ( https://www.corporate-adviser.com/soaring-financial-insecurity-hitting-productivity-research-finds/ ). The claim’s built around research … Continue reading →

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If Osborne had stuck to his guns on pensions…

Posted on March 22, 2016 by

  The Government is in the middle of a political not an economic crisis. The crisis began the morning the Times announced it would not be including radical plans to overhaul pensions in this year’s budget and it has deepened at each … Continue reading →

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Stress less – save more – work better!

Posted on May 4, 2015 by

  According to American research, employers running workplace savings plans are missing a trick or two. Employees want to get better, taking financial decisions and are looking to their bosses to help. Employers have the opportunity to improve per capita … Continue reading →

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A grumpy nod for more of the same? #GE2015

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

This has been a grumpy election campaign with a lot of arguing but precious little happening in the polls. There have been the odd flashes of passion, the first leaders debate, the folly of #villagate and Boris and Ed scrapping … Continue reading →

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Why are we so unproductive?

Posted on April 13, 2015 by

News is out that Britain produces in five days what the French produce in four Robert Peston has written a series of articles on this over the past few days. Here is the gist of it. on the basis of … Continue reading →

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Is there a productivity dividend from auto-enrolment?

Posted on September 23, 2014 by

Pension PlayPen will give a leg up to anyone who’s trying – even some clapped out old bank that lost the trust of its customers long ago. So here’s some research produced by Barclays. I have written recently about the … Continue reading →

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