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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid declutters her inbox
Who are these people who achieve ‘inbox zero’ with their email? I think it must be an urban myth put about by people who have personal assistants. Still, I always used to aim for a white space at the bottom of my inbox by the end of the day. How ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Shortcut AS highlights the importance of human communication
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Astrid Sundberg, chief HR officer and mobile app developer at Shortcut AS, discussed 'How to connect with employees during difficult times' during her presentation at the virtual event.In her address yesterday (17 March), Sundberg spoke about the importance of written communication, messenger tools, people analytics software ...
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OpinionDr Carolyn Axtell: Remote working requires regular wellbeing conversations
As a result of restrictions during the pandemic, more people are working from home and are using online meeting platforms to collaborate with others. There are some efficiencies and benefits related to this way of working as people don’t have to travel between meeting rooms and can flip from meeting ...
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Case StudiesThe Unmistakables uses multiple lines of communication to check in with employees
Asad Dhunna is the CEO of The Unmistakables, a London-based diversity and inclusion agency that aims to help organisations become more representative from the inside out. The business was founded in 2018 and employs 12 members of staff. For Dhunna, staff welfare and supporting employees to lead balanced lives has ...
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AnalysisHow can employers cut through video-call fatigue to communicate benefits efficiently?
Need to know:Employees are struggling with communication overload; employers can reduce overwhelming them by breaking information down into bite-sized pieces.Employers have many options available to them for communicating benefits to a remote workforce, including newsletters, infographics and quizzes.Kindness, compassion and trust trump traditional formal benefits in these uncertain times.Cronkshaw Fold ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Birds Eye to discuss how to connect with employees during difficult times
XXX AWAITING IMAGE XXXSam Buckingham, HR director at Birds Eye will reveal how organisations can effectively communicate with their employees in light of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic at the Employee Benefits Insights 2021 event.The talk, one of a number being hosted as part of the EB online series, will be ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employer relationships weakened by Covid-19
EXCLUSIVE: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has permanently changed employer-employee relationships, including employee attitudes to benefits, according to research by MetLife exclusively shared with Employee Benefits.The study, presented in a report entitled ‘Re:Me’, questioned 300 employers and 900 workers and found 62% of staff felt their relationship with the employer had changed, with ...
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ArticleCronkshaw Fold Farm offers goat cameos to combat Zoom fatigue
Something for the weekend: If you're suffering from Zoom fatigue, Cronkshaw Fold Farm might just have the solution to keep spirits up during virtual communications.You may be used to colleagues ‘butting in’ during video calls, but how would you feel if a goat popped up on your screen?The Lancashire farm ...
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Article45% of employees do not feel supported by their employer
Under half (45%) of staff believe that their employer is not doing enough to support them, according to research by Tiger Recruitment.The organisation's Salary and Benefits Review 2021, which surveyed 2,126 employees in the UK, found that more than half (51%) of respondents believe their employer could have communicated their ...
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ArticleHargreaves Lansdown signs Race at Work charter to tackle racial inequality
Financial services organisation Hargreaves Lansdown has signed the Race at Work charter, committing to address the issues that employees from ethnic minority groups face in the workplace.The race charter, created in partnership with the UK government and charity Business in the community (BITC), has set out to improve the workplace ...
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Supplier articleHow internal communications analytics powers a compelling engagement strategy
You can break through the ongoing avalanche of information and cut through the inbox clutter to create standout communications with the right internal communications platform, but how do you really know you’re getting through to people?Short of asking every individual you come across, it can be a difficult task.But with ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid experiences a distanced office environment
There are days when I wish I was still working from home all week. I have come in on a Monday morning to see that facilities have had another go at moving the desks around to keep us safely apart. Gone is my nice corner next to the plants. Instead, ...
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ArticleGamestop launches TikTok competition for employees
Something for the weekend: American electronics retail organisation Gamestop has given employees the opportunity to put on their dancing shoes and get posting on TikTok.Employees have the chance to bring out their social media influencing skills and knowledge, by battling it out with their fellow co-workers for a chance to ...
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ArticleAegon signs Race at Work charter to address racial inequality
Financial services organisation Aegon has signed the Race at Work charter, committing to address the issues that employees from ethnic minority groups face in the workplace.The race charter, created in partnership with the UK government and charity Business in the Community (BITC), has set out to improve the workplace quality ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BT enhances communications strategy
Telecommunications organisation BT has enhanced its communications strategy to ensure its employees feel more connected during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The employer, which has 80,000 employees working in 54 countries, has expanded on the services it uses through connectivity platform Workplace. BT believes that the communication tool will help create an ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 28% of employees do not understand the benefits available to them
Just over a quarter (28%) of employers believe that their employees do not fully understand the benefits that are available to them, according to research by industry body Grid.In survey of 1,675 HR decision makers and employees also found that 10% of employers believe their workforce is only aware of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Cisco introduces regular check-ins during Covid-19 pandemic
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cisco has introduced a weekly check-in meeting for all of its 70,000 global employees.On the third day of the Employee Benefits Reset online series on 7 October, Shelia Champion-Smeeth, global head of wellbeing and people at Cisco, discussed what ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Zurich UK to discuss embracing flexible-working at EB Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Francis, diversity and inclusion lead at insurance organisation Zurich UK will discuss how businesses, have and can, further adapt to flexible working among their workforce at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The strategy session titled ‘Embracing flexible working’ will take place at 2.30pm on Monday 5 October in the first ...
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Article67% of staff are looking forward to connecting with colleagues when returning to the office
Just over two-thirds (67%) employees in the UK are most looking forward to communicating with their fellow colleagues when returning to the office, according to research by CIPHR.The study of 1,000 UK employees, published in September 2020, also found that over half (53%) are looking forward to free food and ...
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ArticleHomeserve signs Race at Work charter to improve workplace equality
Emergency repairs and improvements organisation Homeserve has signed the Race at Work charter, committing to address the issues that ethnic minority employees face in the workplace.The race charter, which has been developed in partnership with the UK government and business outreach charity Business in the Community (BITC), has set out ...