Germany is renowned for efficiency, but now, it’s official; Brits work more hours for less pay, and less impressive results, than Germans. The country's unemployment is also half the EU average. But people are still burning out, and the wellness industry is booming as a result.

From Etsy stores to YouTube channels, a generation of young people are starting up their own 'side hustle’ outside of the regular nine-to-five. What’s driving these predominantly Gen Y workers to trade their free time for toil, and what does this reveal of their changing values and lifestyles?

The number of Britons on zero-hours employment contracts has risen five-fold in the last decade to almost a million people. But critics accuse the contracts, which have little job security, of being exploitative. In response, McDonald’s is offering fixed contracts to all of its UK staff.

Major corporations used to have their pick of the best minds as they left university. But there's now a talent shortage, and 53% of UK workers say that no amount of money could tempt them to a company with a poor employer brand. So how can businesses build their brand to attract the best applicants?