All Employee engagement articles – Page 106
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ArticlePreact introduces unlimited holidays for employees
Technology firm Preact has introduced an ‘unlimited holidays’ scheme, alongside offering time off for mental health and wellbeing and a wellbeing allowance, to help staff cope with the stresses and strains of working through the pandemic.The benefit, which has been gradually rolled out across the business this month (October), allows ...
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OpinionKate Brown: How to avoid reduced pay and benefits impacting staff engagement
At the beginning of October, British Airways announced plans to rehire some 3,000 employees after cutting around 10,000 jobs in the peak of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic last year. The airline has been heavily criticised in the press for re-engaging staff on less favourable terms, including reduced pay and benefits.This ...
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Article21% feel isolated working from home
A fifth of employees feel being isolated in a home office during the pandemic has had a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing, according to new research.In a poll of 1,000 people by Gazprom Marketing and Trading (GM&T), 21% said working from home had affected their mental health, ...
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ArticleGolden Charter moves to hybrid working model
Funeral plan provider Golden Charter is moving to a hybrid working model for its employees this month (October) as a way to balanceemployee engagement, wellbeing, and flexibility.The shift means the majority of the organisation's 200 staff members will now be home-based most of the time, only working from Golden Charter’s ...
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Case StudiesCoventry Building Society supports staff wellbeing on return to workplace
Coventry Building Society is the UK’s second largest building society and has more than 2,700 employees, and around two million customers from all across the country with either a savings account or a mortgage.The business offers a range of wellbeing assistance for staff, including a digital GP service, a health ...
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AnalysisHow can employers support the work-life balance of staff on their return to the workplace?
Employers have to demonstrate that they are listening, learning, and that the wellbeing of staff remains a number one priority.There is a need to focus on the positives of returning, such as increased productivity, less loneliness and improved communication.A more dispersed workforce also requires better technology to easily access, understand ...
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ArticleGo Ape now owned by its employees
Outdoor adventure company Go Ape has transferred the majority of shares in the business to an employee ownership trust, allowing its workforce to have a stake in the company’s success. Ninety per cent of Go Ape shares have been handed over to staff, with the remaining 10% ...
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ArticleSTB Graphic Designers becomes employee owned
Leicester, UK-based design business STB Graphic Designers has become employee owned after establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT) this month (October).The organisation, which was originally named Stocks Taylor Benson after being launched by Glenn Taylor, Dean Stocks and John Benson in 1988, has worked with Avon, Aldi, Next, Black and ...
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ArticleMettle hires first culture and people lead
Mettle, the NatWest-backed business account, has appointed Andrea Himmelbauer as its first culture and people lead.Since joining from fintech Arcus where as director of people operations she was responsible for HR, coaching and development, talent acquisition and culture, Himmelbauer, who was born and raised in Mexico, now sits on the ...
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Supplier articleThe Why Behind DEI: How Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Benefit Business
By Niamh Graham Could this time be different? Could this be the time we see true, meaningful change in how the world addresses racial injustice? The disturbing events – and the protests that have followed – have spawned a renewed urgency for HR leaders to look at ...
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OpinionPolly Neate: What employers need to know about the housing emergency
The housing emergency is real. Just ask your colleagues.Right now in the UK, working families are being evicted from their homes. Working people are living in hostels and working parents are going without food just so they can pay the rent. This is the housing emergency. How much do you ...
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Article57% of HR leaders prioritise employee engagement
New research has found that the current top two priorities for HR and business leaders are employee engagement and the overall employee experience, and employee wellbeing, cited by 57% and 56% respectively.Staff engagement organisation WorkBuzz's new report, The state of employee engagement 2021, included insights from more than 300 organisational ...
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ArticleSouth Ribble and Chorley councils launch hybrid work
South Ribble and Chorley (pictured above) councils in Lancashire have announced their aim to have no more than half of their office-based staff working on council premises at any time to improve their work-life balance.The strategy, which is part of the councils’ vision for a post-Covid-19 (Coronavirus) world in which ...
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Supplier articleHow healthy turnover can be key to attracting and retaining top talent
As 2022 draws closer, HR leaders everywhere are still reflecting on how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the landscape of HR, ushering in a much-needed evolution, a new mindset on flexibility and a heightened focus on employee communication and recognition.With this change, it's important to reset, realign and ask: where does ...
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Article52% of UK staff do not have a good work-life balance
New research has highlighted that one in two (52%) UK employees admit that their work regularly eats into their personal life.Business and salary review website Glassdoor surveyed 2,017 UK full-time members of staff and found that nearly half (48%) took action to improve their blend of job and home during ...
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ArticleZopa hires first chief people officer
UK digital bank Zopa has appointed Helen Beurier as its first chief people officer as of this month (October) ahead of its public listing.Beurier has 25 years’ experience working in human resources, was the former executive at PepsiCo and has held senior positions at M&S and GlaxoSmithKline, where she was ...
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Article50% of HR directors use non-financial perks
New research has revealed that non-financial perks have overtaken pay rises as the number one incentive used by employers to attract new members of staff.Indeed Flex, the online marketplace for flexible workers, surveyed 402 HR directors and found that while 47% have increased staff salaries faster than usual in an ...
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ArticleCrawford and Company launches UK staff menopause support
Claims management and outsourcing solutions provider Crawford and Company has launched a menopause policy and support framework for UK employees to mark World Menopause Day (18 October).The employer, which has signed the Workplace Menopause Pledge, has committed to raising awareness and providing support for employees affected by the condition and ...
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ArticlePartners& to become menopause-friendly employer
Insurance broker Partners& has announced its commitment to becoming an accredited menopause-friendly employer to recognise World Menopause Day (18 October).The accreditation from the Menopause Friendly Accreditation Independent Panel, which demonstrates that an employer has a clear understanding of how the condition can have an effect at work, will allow the ...
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OpinionEmma Clark: Breaking the staff menopause taboo
All women will experience the menopause at some point during their life. It can also impact both trans and non-binary people who may not identify as female. Most of those who experience the menopause will do so between the ages of 45 and 55, and between 75% and 80% of ...