All Employee engagement articles – Page 103
-
Supplier articleBehind the Scenes: A look at Nationwide’s employee recognition journey
Welcome to our new series, 'Behind the Scenes,' where we'll sneak behind the curtain of how leading employers are attracting, engaging and retaining their talent. First up is Nationwide...Nationwide is the world's largest building society and one of the most popular mortgage providers in the UK, employing over 18,000 people ...
-
ArticleWeetabix engineers strike over pay
Weetabix engineers have begun industrial action over changes to their pay that could result in them being up to £5,000 per year worse off.Picket lines were in place at factories in Burton Latimer and Corby in Northamptonshire this morning (21 September) at the start of a 48-hour strike by members ...
-
ArticleFragomen implements global hybrid working model
Immigration services provider Fragomen has introduced a hybrid working model in order to provide flexibility and choice to its 4,500 strong global workforce.The policy was been put into place earlier this month by all of its 55 offices around the world, which includes 486 members of staff based in the ...
-
ArticleUK businesses to up mental health budget by 18%
New research has revealed that UK business leaders are predicted to increase their investment in employee mental health and wellbeing by 18% during the next year, one of the highest rates across the world.According to Bupa Global’s Executive wellbeing index 2021, which surveyed 1,263 high net worth employees and senior ...
-
ArticleActivision Blizzard recruits chief people officer
American video game holding company Activision Blizzard has hired Julie Hodges as chief people officer as part of a wider strategy to build a more inclusive workplace.Her appointment, which becomes effective from today (21 September), comes just two months after the company was served with a lawsuit from the California ...
-
Supplier articleReward Gateway Launches the Engaged Index™ to Establish Employee Engagement Benchmark
Reward Gateway has just announced an addition to its employee engagement platform with the launch of the Engaged Index™, a proprietary tool that measures workforce engagement. The Engaged Index establishes an employee engagement benchmark for any job role, department, division or geographic location and helps organisations identify areas at risk ...
-
AnalysisCan a reward strategy be truly agile while still delivering on an employer’s philosophy?
Employers have had to quickly amend their benefits approach to best support employees working through challenging circumstances.Recent times have shown us how important resilience is and the ability to cope with change swiftly, so why shouldn’t that translate to reward strategies as well?Constant change to an underlying philosophy would be ...
-
ArticleAAT publishes first ethnicity pay gap report
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has published its first ever ethnicity pay data report, revealing a slight increase in the pay gap and a fall in the number of ethnic minority staff in top jobs.AAT’s combined ethnicity pay data for 2020 and 2021, published alongside its latest gender pay ...
-
ArticleEmcor UK hires new head of EDI
Facilities management business Emcor UK has appointed Marcia Ore as its head of equality, diversity and inclusion.Ore, who started in the role on 13 September, has joined the executive leadership team and will report to CEO Keith Chanter as well as Dylan Wickenden, executive director of human resources. She is ...
-
ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 51% of SMEs lag behind on diversity
More than half (51%) of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) directors and managers believe their organisation still has significant work to do to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I), according to the latest research by recommendation engine GetApp.The survey of 1,000 SME managers and directors revealed that while 70% of respondents ...
-
ArticleSpeakers for Schools allows staff to work flexibly
Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools has introduced a new policy that allows staff to work completely flexibly and from any location.The charity is rolling out the initiative this month (September) to support the wellbeing of its 85 employees who are all based in different locations across the UK.The organisation ...
-
ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Staff engagement at Employee Benefits Live 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Leigh Barlow, deputy head of employee engagement at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), will be participating in a panel talk about employee engagement on Wednesday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Barlow will be giving a presentation for the How To Session titled ‘Understand your people better’, ...
-
ArticleXero introduces new flexible work policy
Global small business platform Xero has launched its redesigned flexible work programme, allowing its product and technology teams to work where they feel they perform best.The initiative will enable engineers, designers, data scientists, product managers and more to choose to work fully remotely, from the office, or in a hybrid ...
-
Article6% of staff want to work full-time in the office
New data has revealed that while 70% of workers want to return to the office, only 6% wish to do so full-time.Research Without Borders carried out a survey of 1,010 UK employees on behalf of performance management software Clear Review, and found that 60% would like their employer to come ...
-
ArticleAtradius implements hybrid working model
Trade credit insurer Atradius has launched a new hybrid working policy in order for its 412 UK members of staff to work flexibly from home for the long-term future.The move will offer employees the opportunity to operate remotely for up to 40% of the time, allowing a choice of working ...
-
ArticleAmex and Citigroup among top family-friendly employers
Parents and carers helpline Working Families has announced its twelfth annual list of the top flexible and family-friendly employers in the UK.This year’s top 10 are American Express, Citigroup, Crown Prosecution Service, Grant Thornton, Independent Living Fund Scotland, Welsh Parliament, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Pinsent Masons, Natwest Group ...
-
Article38% of staff won't take legal action against employer
Nearly 40% of UK workers who feel they have reason to take legal action against their employer are deterred by the prospect of victimisation, a survey by law firm Leigh Day has found.According to the poll of more than 2,000 workers, conducted by Censuswide for Leigh Day, only one in ...
-
ArticleEXCLUSIVE: LADbible Group to discuss diversity at Employee Benefits Live 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Sinead Allchurch, HR director at social media and entertainment publisher LADbible Group, will be participating in a panel talk about diversity and inclusion on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Allchurch will be a panellist for the Inspire Session entitled 'Strengthening business by empowering working parents and carers' ...
-
ArticleYork is the best UK city for hybrid working
New data has found that York is the overall best UK city for hybrid working, scoring 64 points out of 100 due to a “moderate cost of living, a respectable wellbeing standard and a lower average commute”.Business energy supplier Gazprom Energy ranked each major UK city on an index made ...
-
ArticleThe pitfalls of unlimited holidays
Something for the weekend: Do you dream of unlimited holiday allowance? Well, dream no longer, because there are organisations that are offering this rare perk to their lucky employees, such as County Down company Clearbox Communications for one.The business has been operating this benefit for just over six months and ...