Eight in 10 senior managers say businesses are prejudiced against people who are very overweight, according to a survey by consultancy the Aziz Corporation. Seven in 10 say overweight people are seen to lack self-control and drive.

56% of UK customers said they would respond more positively to firms that employ staff from under-represented backgrounds, according to a survey by JobCentre Plus.

Around eight out of 10 people in the UK have workplace romances, according to a survey by law firm Peninsula. A survey by Psychology Today suggests one-third of such romances are between people in the same or adjoining offices. 35% of people would use the internet if they could only use one way to find a job, according to a recent Newpoll.

Graduate starting salaries rose to a median of £21,000 in 2006, according to a survey by IRS Employment Review.

Nearly nine out of 10 organisations that recruit graduates reviewed policies in preparation for the new anti-age-discrimination law, and 43% modified them, according to IRS Employment Review.

Employees at small firms are each absent for 1.8 days on average each year, according to the Federation of Small Business. This compares with an average of 8.4 days at firms of all sizes, as reported by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

15% of staff sent on international assignments resigned within 12 months of finishing their postings, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cranfield School of Management. They were supported by nearly twice as many HR staff (one to 37) than other employees (one to 70).