http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/ Latest news from BMRB en BMRB Copyright 2008 2008-11-14T14:06:21+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/latest-national-employee-benchmark-study-findings/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/latest-national-employee-benchmark-study-findings/#When:11:47:54Z BMRB has been conducting the National Employee Benchmark Study, or NEBS, since 2001. This annual survey of the UKs working population is a nationally representative survey of over 2,000 people in full or part-time work and this report introduces some of the 2007 findings. Please click here to download the report Employee 2007-12-13T11:47:54+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/over-50s-are-least-happy-employees/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/over-50s-are-least-happy-employees/#When:14:57:52Z According to the latest employee survey by BMRB, the Government’s initiative to encourage firms to employ the more mature worker could prove a challenge as over 50s are not as satisfied with their working lives as younger people. The BMRB survey indicates that the over 50s have a lower satisfaction with their employer than younger people. Only 34 per cent of over 50s say that they are “very satisfied” or “extremely satisfied” with their employer, compared to 41 per cent of 30-49 year old employees and 52 per cent of the under 30s. A further indication of their dissatisfaction… Employee, Over 50s 2007-11-15T14:57:52+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/public-sector-employees-more-likely-to-experience-stress-in-the-workplace/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/public-sector-employees-more-likely-to-experience-stress-in-the-workplace/#When:00:00:52Z Despite an increased focus on stress and work life balance both in Legislation and on the HR agenda, the proportion of UK workers who feel ‘stressed’ at work has remained static since 2002 according to BMRB.  In 2006, 48% of workers in Britain say they feel high levels of work related pressure and stress – this shows no real change since 2002 (50%).The overall figure hides important differences between the public and private sector, however. In 2006, public sector workers remain considerably more stressed (56%) than their private sector counterparts (45%) but the proportion saying this, has fallen… Employee 2006-10-25T00:00:52+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/employees-critical-of-leadership-skills/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/employees-critical-of-leadership-skills/#When:00:00:49Z One third of British employees critical of their bosses’ leadership skillsThe quality of leadership in public and commercial organisations is an ever present issue – and not surprisingly since one third of the British workforce is critical of those who run their organisations. This is according to almost 2,000 employees who contributed to the 2006 National Employee Benchmark Survey (NEBS) conducted by leading UK research agency, BMRB.Just over one in three workers in the Public Sector (35%) and slightly fewer (30%) in the Private Sector do not think that their bosses display strong leadership skills.… Employee 2006-10-18T00:00:49+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/many-employees-still-in-dark-about-new-age-legislation/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/many-employees-still-in-dark-about-new-age-legislation/#When:00:00:02Z Employers left it to the last minute when it came to raising awareness of the new Age Legislation coming into force on October 1st, according to the findings of the latest survey by BMRB. And, the survey reveals they still have a big job to do, even by late September only 62% of UK employees were saying that they had heard about the new legislation. As part of its annual National Employee Benchmark Study, conducted among a representative sample of 2,000 employees in July, top UK research agency BMRB discovered that awareness of the new legislation was very… Employee 2006-09-28T00:00:02+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/richard-branson-is-the-manager-most-people-would-like/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/richard-branson-is-the-manager-most-people-would-like/#When:00:00:02Z Richard Branson is the person most people would like to have as their manager whilst Cherie Blair is the least favourite, according to the latest findings of BMRB’s survey of employees.Richard Branson is the top choice by some way with 44 per cent of British employees saying they would most like him to be their manager. Jamie Oliver lies in second place polling 12 per cent, followed by Anita Roddick with 7 per cent.  Almost a fifth (19 per cent) of British employees would least like to have Cherie Blair as their manager, followed by Sir… Employee 2006-08-25T00:00:02+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/travel-and-transport-sector-high-stress-and-low-loyalty-in-the-travel-and-t/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/travel-and-transport-sector-high-stress-and-low-loyalty-in-the-travel-and-t/#When:00:00:01Z To view latest results from the National Employee Benchmark Study (NEBS) please click on the link in related topics to the right. Employee 2004-11-22T00:00:01+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/public-workers-complain-of-low-pay-and-stress/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/public-workers-complain-of-low-pay-and-stress/#When:00:00:00Z The BMRB National Employee Survey 2002 looked into UK employees’ attitudes to work.Some interesting difference were highlighted between the public and private sector, and these were covered by David Turner, Employee Correspondent for the Financial Times.http://www.ft.com Employee 2002-10-14T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/bmrb-national-employee-survey-2002/ http://www.bmrb.co.uk/news/article/bmrb-national-employee-survey-2002/#When:00:00:00Z Given the current economic climate you might expect that workers would be more likely to want to hang onto their current job but the second National Employee Survey from WPP owned BMRB International reveals exactly the opposite.The number of staff likely to leave their job has almost doubled since 2000, from 12% to 21%. And, with a further 26% of staff who are only ‘somewhat likely’ to be around in two years time, employers look to be in big trouble. The research shows that one worker in four (24%) is currently actively seeking another job and… Employee 2002-10-11T00:00:00+00:00