All Communication articles – Page 6
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Unilever chatbot to transform HR services in 106 countries
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Unilever has reimagined HR services using artificial intelligence (AI), with a chatbot to go live in 106 countries.In the closing keynote session on day one (Tuesday 2 October 2018), titled ‘Reimagining the employee experience: adventures in artificial intelligence’, Keith Williams (pictured), reimagine HR services director at ...
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Supplier articleFour fixes to solve low benefits uptake: What works, and what doesn’t
By Pippa Arthur-Van Praagh, Global Employee Communications EvangelistAre you confident that your company has an amazing employee benefits scheme, but aren’t sure how to get your colleagues interested in and engaged with it? Sometimes, you need to get a little creative with your communications and campaigns. At Reward Gateway, we’ve ...
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Supplier articleHow to shine a light on mental health awareness at your organisation
By Catrin Lewis, Internal Communications Manager We’ve worked hard at Reward Gateway to ensure we run a working environment which is diverse and inclusive. Historically, people immediately look to tick boxes on gender, race, disability, and sexuality, in order to make sure they remain diverse. Now, mental health really needs ...
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Supplier articleWhy you should write letters to your staff
By Catrin Lewis, Global Head of Engagement at Reward GatewayMy job is all about open and honest communication, something I value above all else in the workplace. Sometimes, though, it’s not easy to achieve. How can we make sure our message is heard above the noise of the constant communication ...
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Supplier articleThe four areas of your company culture you need to address
Authored by Jack Curzon, Head of Scheme Design, Thomsons Online BenefitsCompany culture should be a priority in your business and benefits strategy, but do you know what it actually means to your company? It is defined as the ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular society or people. A ...
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Supplier articleAre you falling victim to boring employee communications?
By Pippa Arthur-Van Praagh, Global Employee Communications Evangelist at Reward GatewayWhether communicating to a workforce of three hundred, three thousand, or three hundred thousand, you need to make sure your message is wrapped in an exciting employee communication idea. Gone are the days when sending a memo around the office ...
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Supplier articleThe big thing you’re missing that will boost your Employee Value Proposition
By Didi Kirova, Head of Learning & People Experience at Reward GatewayWhy do you prefer one brand of ice cream more than another? Does the entire experience – from purchase to that first spoonful – make you happy? Or more importantly, does this experience keep you connected and coming back ...
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Supplier articleSeven examples for communicating company benefits to new and existing employees
By Pippa Arthur-Van Praagh, Senior Client Success ManagerIf you've got an awesome employee benefits program, it's not always safe to assume all your people know it exists or how to access all their benefits. Numerous studies show that you need to repeat your message at least 3 times (yes, 3!) ...
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Supplier articleUsing communication and recognition to be a champion for your people
By Kylie Green, Director of ConsultancyWhen the results from Reward Gateway’s study were released earlier this year, the disconnect between employers and employees wasn’t too surprising. Disappointing? Absolutely. But surprising? Not really.Too often I’ve heard leaders say they think they’re doing “ok” or “enough” when it comes to communicating the ...
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Supplier articleThree lessons I learned from enterprising school students
By Jenny Fyans, Marketing ManagerHow often do you make the most of your time? I was recently given the opportunity to be on the judging panel for the Inner East London heat of the Young Enterprise Company Programme Awards (YECPA) – a beneficiary of the RG Foundation.The YECPA challenged students, ...
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Supplier article5 ways to have a more visible leadership team
By Kylie Green, Director of ConsultancyOne recurring issue that I hear employees and employers all over the world talking about is the disconnect between leaders and their people. You’ve probably heard people say, “My manager doesn’t tell me anything,” “What goes on behind closed boardroom doors doesn’t affect me,” or ...
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Case StudiesAWE keeps communications engaging for employees in diverse roles
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) faces unique challenges when it comes to keeping employees informed without disengaging them.AWE has employees in a diverse range of roles, from office-based workers to manufacturing and industrial staff, and even dedicated on-site firefighters. In addition, due to the high security nature of its work, ...
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AnalysisCan over-communication damage employee engagement?
Need to know:Overloading employees with information can cause them to disengage, but the answer is not necessarily to decrease the organisation's level of communication.Avoiding over-reliance on emails, implementing a multi-channel approach, and segmenting and targeting messages are all ways to avoid over-communication.Employers should find a way to cut through the ...
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OpinionDr Michael Koch: How to communicate without damaging engagement
A growing body of research shows that internal communication plays a key role in stimulating employee engagement. However, for communication to be an effective engagement driver, several conditions need to be met.The first concerns the quantity of communication: as a rule of thumb, the more management communicates, the better. Employees ...
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Supplier articleHow to keep your team connected on-the-go (anytime or anywhere)
By Catrin Lewis, Internal Communications ManagerHow many office locations do you have? One, two, 10 or 100? It’s hard, isn’t it? Keeping everyone on the same page. As the Internal Communications Manager at Reward Gateway, I struggle myself and have to constantly re-evaluate our approach to employee communications. I was ...
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AnalysisTop tips for communicating to a non-office-based workforce
Need to know:Employers should involve all employees in communications, and consider smartphone apps if certain sites have limited access to email.An effective communications strategy should be simple, coherent and focused on key messages.Organisations should aim to use a variety of channels, such as video, which can communicate a lot of ...
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Infographic: What is the biggest struggle for employees working remotely?
An infographic showing the biggest challenges employees face when working remotely (Source: State of remote work 2018 report, published by Buffer in February 2018).Collaboration and communication - 21%Loneliness - 21%Distractions at home - 16%Staying motivated - 14%Timezone challenges - 13%Finding reliable WiFi - 8%Other - 7%
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Case StudiesImperial College London's Active Bystander Training promotes diversity and inclusion
A training programme is helping Imperial College London employees address issues around bullying, harassment and discrimination, as well as promoting diversity and inclusion.The university scooped the Organisational Development and Culture Change Award at the 2018 Universities Human Resources (UHR) Awards for Excellence in HR in May, recognising the impressive work ...
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OpinionAdesuwa Ajayi: Workplace diversity and the power of community-led platforms
Diversity conversations are taking centre stage in and out of the workplace, but when all the panel discussions are done and employees are fed what feels like yet another advertisement it is no surprise that many still feel invisible.Amid both external and internal pressures, organisations often turn their focus to ...
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ArticleAmazon UK launches transgender toolkit to support employees
Amazon UK's 27,000 full-time employees are now able to access a range of transgender resources, offering best practice guidance aiming to boost diversity, inclusion and support within the organisation.The Transgender Guidelines and Toolkit was created with the help of the online retailer's workforce across the country, as well as its ...