The Lighter Side

From staged hostage situations to becoming a Viking warrior, modern team-building activities are not what they used to be. How far would you go to build a strong workforce relationship?

How likely is your CEO to follow the lead of one university head now sharing his salary with the organization’s lowest paid workers.

Oxford University has released some sample questions, to debunk the myth that they’re “unanswerable”. You be the judge.

An international grocery chain has accidentally posted an internal memo in a very public place.

It doesn’t usually pay to throw your job title around, even if you are very busy and very important.

After 100 rejections, a frustrated job seeker in the UK has channelled Ricky Gervais to impress would-be employers.

From recruitment ads that need a good proofing, to suggestive company logos that beggar belief, these workplace fails had us chuckling.

This week we saw a TV reporter quit on air, but she is far from the most creative resigning employee.

Home may be where the heart is but does it also hold the key to employee retention?

Sitting, standing, transforming, treadmill... the past few years have seen a lot of desk adaptations, but at least one office has embraced running in one spot.