Tag Archives: Productivity
The Present Situation – More humans, fewer problems
Thanks for Per Andelius who has sent me this marvellous paper from Harvard University It’s a forgotten truth that — more than oil, gold, or data — working-age adults are the most valuable resource of our time. Scientists, nurses, thinkers, … Continue reading
Wonderful cricket – productivity low this morning!
I seem incapable of doing the simplest thing , like making an appointment, I will restrict myself to this thank you to cricket for making us all remember one of the best series there can ever have been. With 7 … Continue reading
How we can afford good healthcare and a good pension!
Yesterday saw my operation was brought forward from 23rd July to this morning – June 12th. I heard my news as I heard that the NHS was to receive £39bn – so that good news like mine can happen a … Continue reading
Heaven knows I’m miserable now!
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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Tagged EAP, Employee Asssistance Plan, Grief Counselling, Met Life, Productivity, Smiths
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If Osborne had stuck to his guns on pensions…
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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Tagged Altmann, Crabb, DWP, Government, Keynes, Osborne, pensions, PIPS, Productivity, ]
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Stress less – save more – work better!
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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Tagged advice guidance, Education, pensions, Productivity, Retirement, save more, Stress, work better
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A grumpy nod for more of the same? #GE2015
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
Why are we so unproductive?
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