All Employee engagement articles – Page 107
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ArticleFragomen recruits new chief people officer
Global immigration services provider Fragomen has hired Salvador Malo as its new chief people officer as of this month (October).Malo, who has more than 25 years of experience devising and leading on HR and business strategy, and talent management, will be leading the people team by helping to drive a ...
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Supplier articleNational Work Life Week: wellbeing for employers and employees alike
It's National Work Life Week! A week dedicated to both employers and employees alike to focus on wellbeing at work as well as a work-life balance. When this week arrives each year, it is very much needed as a constant reminder for everyone to stop, take stock and place value ...
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Supplier articleHow can a good employee Net Promoter Score add value to your balance sheet?
Whenever the question is asked about how a particular task or endeavour can add value to your organisation's balance sheet and bottom line, management's ears will perk up and eyebrows will be raised. The golden question is always about adding value to the business and setting itself apart from the ...
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Supplier articleBehind the Scenes: A look at Sofology’s employee engagement journey
We're taking you behind the scenes to learn about our clients' employee engagement journeys! 🚀Sofology is one of the UK’s leading sofa retailers, employing over 1,000 colleagues across its over 50 stores and main support office in Golborne, Warrington. The company first reached out to Reward Gateway back in 2013 ...
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Article58% of staff cannot relax due to remote working
New research findings have revealed that more than half (58%) of employees believe the increase in remote working has meant they are unable to relax or switch off from work.Audio and video products creator Poly’s new report titled The Poly evolution of the workplace also considered changing attitudes to the ...
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ArticleVirgin Atlantic reports 60.9% mean gender pay gap
Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced a mean hourly rate differential gender pay gap of 60.9% for 2021, which has narrowed from 66.4% in 2020.The airline’s median hourly rate differential gender pay gap this year was 41.5%, a decrease from 51.6% in 2020. According to the organisation, this is due to ...
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Article42% of UK staff want a four-day work week
New data has found that UK employees expect more from their employers, with a four-day working week (42%) and unlimited holiday (41%) ranked as the top two benefits desired by staff.Research carried out by agile experience management services Momentive included responses from 2,005 adults aged 18 and over living in ...
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ArticleSoftcat and Cisco win best UK technology workplaces
Softcat, Cisco and Salesforce have been recognised by Great Place to Work as being some of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech for 2021.IT infrastructure provider Softcat was ranked first on the super large organisations list, followed by networking hardware business Cisco. Number one on the large organisations list was ...
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ArticleKuoni launches hybrid working for head office staff
Travel business Kuoni has introduced hybrid working for its head office staff in order to avoid its Surrey location limiting future applicants.From 1 January 2022, employees can choose to work from home, the office, or a mix of both, but will be required to work from the office for up ...
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ArticleMarshmallow appoints its first chief people officer
Digital insurance unicorn Marshmallow has appointed Caroline Gillard as its first chief people officer as it accelerates its drive for growth.The appointment follows Marshmallow announcing its $85 million (£62.3 million) Series B fundraiser in September, which valued the company at $1.25 billion (£912.1 million) making it one of the first ...
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ArticleGender pay gap widens and 10% of employers fail to report
Analysis of employers’ submissions to the gender pay gap reporting service show that one in 10 employers have not complied with the regulations this year. For those that have, the median figure for the hourly pay gap rose from 9.5% to 10.4%, meaning women earn 90p for every pound earned ...
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Supplier articleThe Secret to a Perfect Work-Life Balance
The perfect work-life balance is something we all strive to achieve. However, it’s not as easy as it sounds. Its prevalence in today’s work culture stems from COVID-19’s extensive impact on workplace wellbeing and how now, more than ever, we must look after our minds!In saying that, work-life balance has ...
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Supplier articleSocial Recognition: Why It’s Crucial to Your Success
Most of us understand how rewards and recognition work within a company. However, social recognition is highly undermined and rarely used correctly. Perhaps this is down to not understanding its value or meaning to your people. But you can quickly address this to add value to your employee’s wellbeing.What Is ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Then Screwed: Time to tackle the motherhood penalty
Employee Benefits Live 2021: The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has “turbo-charged” discrimination against working mothers and pregnant women, and employers must turn this around, according to Joeli Brearley, founder of campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed.“This is a key time for all of us. As ambitious employers and HR professionals you are ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: HLM Architects empowers staff to work flexibly
Employee Benefits 2021: Empowering employees and leaders to make their own decisions around flexible and hybrid working is the key to retention, argued Karen Mosley, managing director of HLM Architects.Discussing how to build a new HR strategy for the changing world of work on the second day of Employee Benefits ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Vertex: Work with D&I teams to build inclusive approach to benefits
Employee Benefits Live 2021: Working in partnership with diversity teams can help rewards professionals create benefits that are truly inclusive, advised Natalia Doxopoulos, associate director for total rewards at pharmaceutical company Vertex.Addressing delegates at the second day of Employee Benefits Live 2021 at London’s ExCel, she discussed the need for ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BP creates innovative support for working carers
Employee Benefits Live 2021: Initiatives to support working carers do not have to be expensive, and can utilise in-house resources, said Mayur Lalithraj, reward lead and co-chair working parents and carers business resource group, at BP.Speaking in the panel session, 'Strengthening business by empowering working parents and carers', Lalithraj (pictured) ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 1 October - 7 October 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 1 October – 7 October 2021 were: Doggy perks temps staff back to the officeAldi gives staff Boxing Day off79% of employers offer enhanced maternity leave pay41% of staff workplaces affect wellbeingEXCLUSIVE: Pay policies and mental health at Employee Benefits LiveChris Mathieson: ...
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ArticleOpen wide: 61% prefer dentist to consecutive meetings
Something for the weekend: Do back-to-back work meetings set your teeth on edge? Well, you are not alone, as recent research revealed that, given the choice, 61% of employees would prefer a trip to the dentist to having consecutive meetings, whether in person or virtually.The survey also showed some noticeable ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: DVSA shares engagement survey best practice
Employee Benefits Live 2021: HR teams need to go beyond engagement survey results and talk to their teams about the challenges they face, the deputy head of employee engagement at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has said.Speaking on the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2021, Leigh Barlow ...