Talk of progress on ethnic board representation 'premature'
Targets set out by Parker Review for ethnic minority representation on boards risk being a tick-box exercise, experts warn.
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Targets set out by Parker Review for ethnic minority representation on boards risk being a tick-box exercise, experts warn.
UK best equipped to combat long hours fatalities Published: 19 May 2021 A worrying parallel between excessive working hours and life-threatening physical health issues has been revealed, but the UK may be best suited to combating overworking. A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) found working weeks exceeding 55 hours are associated with a 35% higher risk of stroke and a 17% higher risk of dying from heart disease than 35-40-hour weeks. The study has also calculated a total 745,000 people died in 2016 due to long hours. The Wester...