All Employee engagement articles – Page 122
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ArticleLovewell’s logic: Could Coronavirus alter flexible working in the UK?
With Coronavirus now firmly front and centre in UK consciousness, businesses are well underway with preparing for staff to work from home, where it is feasible for them to do so. For some organisations, this will be the first time they have incorporated remote working into their business strategy.Setting employees ...
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Supplier articleThe data dive: How real-time employee engagement analytics impact culture initiatives
At first glance, employee engagement can be quite ambiguous. Is it just smiling, happy employees or is there something more tangible?Taking steps to improve employee engagement is always a positive initiative for your business, but it’s a hard sell to your leadership team if you can’t see the impact of ...
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Supplier articleSummit spotlight: KP Snacks and Great Place to Work on boosting employee experience and Employee Value Proposition
Well, the 2020 Engagement Excellence Summit has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we’re done sharing inspirational stories. Whether you were there to experience it or didn’t quite make it, this week we’re doing a Summit takeover to share some of the best talks of the day with you, ...
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AnalysisPurpose and productivity: Employee engagement in numbers
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: British Airways aligns customer and employee experience strategies
Employee Benefits Connect 2020: At air travel organisation British Airways, the evolution and progression of digital technology is embraced as a key enabler for business success, bringing together the customer and employee experiences.In a keynote session closing the packed conference schedule at Employee Benefits Connect 2020, Angela Williams, chief people ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Roche establishes inclusion as fundamental for business success
Employee Benefits Connect 2020: For pharmaceutical organisation Roche, inclusive practices are not a tick-box exercise, but a foundation for business success.In a session titled 'How inclusion impacts employee experience and can be used as a lever to attract future talent', Andrew Armes, UK head of talent acquisition at Roche, outlined ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Business values must underpin future engagement strategies
Employee Benefits Connect 2020: Having clearly defined business values can be key to underpinning employee engagement strategies for the workforces of the future, according to Debrah Corey, author, speaker and adviser to Reward Gateway.In her session at Employee Benefits Connect 2020 yesterday (26 February), Corey said: "Business values can significantly ...
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OpinionHelen Smith: Improving engagement when launching a health and wellbeing strategy
When launching a new health and wellbeing strategy, employers need to be proactive in the way they publicise it. After all, staff will not access benefits if they do not know they exist.Invite employees to helpHow do you encourage employees to feel part of the strategy from the outset?A good ...
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AnalysisWhat are the new developments in measuring employee engagement?
Need to know:Annual surveys are still most common, but agile, pulse-style research is increasingly popular for measuring engagement.Technology, from online surveys through to chatbots, is revolutionising how employers track engagement, but should be used sparingly and with clear intentions.Employers are increasingly moving towards seeing staff as consumers, which also means ...
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Case StudiesStonewater looks to the future of engagement with HR chatbot
In 2017, housing association Stonewater started a three-year programme of digital evolution. Most recently, this saw the introduction of an HR chatbot, which was piloted from May 2019 and fully introduced in early 2020.The product, provided by HR and payroll specialists MHR, streamlines administrative processes, such as scanning receipts for ...
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OpinionJess Young: Is employee engagement missing the little things?
Several years ago, I was responsible for implementing a new benefits package at a large university. Take-up was on par with others in the sector, and the initial outlay was relatively small. Management were delighted, but I couldn’t help feeling I’d missed something.Despite sharing plenty of case studies in the ...
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OpinionGavin Willis: Matching profit and purpose to boost staff engagement
When I founded digital marketing agency Search Seven in 2011, I was clear that I wanted to make money and do something positive at the same time. That is why I began the business with the simple pledge that we would match up to 7% of our annual profits as ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nesta shows upskilling for the future will underpin employee engagement
Employee Benefits Connect 2020: Ksenia Zheltoukhova, director of research operations, research, analysis and policy at Nesta opened up the conference today (26 February 2020) with an insight into empowering employees to progress through to the jobs of the future.In her opening keynote session at Employee Benefits Connect 2020, Zheltoukhova (pictured), ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: British Airways to discuss culture and the future of work at Connect 2020
EXCLUSIVE: There is only one day left until Employee Benefits Connect 2020, where Angela Williams, chief people officer at British Airways, will be running a keynote session on culture, people and technology.Williams' session, titled 'Culture and people are the new future of work' will explore how businesses can factor culture, ...
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Case StudiesLHH uses feedback to engage staff during cultural and business changes
In May 2016, Adecco Group, parent company to career transition and leadership development organisation Lee Hecht Harrison, acquired competitor business Penna, merging the two to eventually become LHH. This led to a significant period of change, during which the organisation had to identify and tackle key stress points.Nick Goldberg, who ...
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OpinionJulie Hodges: Employee engagement and organisational change
Change is happening all around us, at a pace and level of complexity which is higher than we have ever experienced before. The challenge for businesses is to keep up and adapt, otherwise they may find themselves in a situation like that facing the retail sector, where stores are closing ...
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AnalysisKeeping employees engaged through organisational change
Need to know:Whether positive progress or worrying uncertainty, change in business can impact employee engagement, retention and wellbeing.Employers should identify key metrics relevant to engagement to focus on and monitor throughout a period of change so as to understand the impact of uncertainty on staff.Consistent, two-way communication, with input from ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Making the case for inclusion at Employee Benefits Connect 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Arms, UK head of talent acquisition at Roche, will be running a presentation on inclusion and engagement at Employee Benefits Connect 2020.In his session, titled 'How inclusion impacts employee experience and can be used as a lever to attract future talent', Arms will explore how creating a sense ...
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Supplier article14 changes any business can make to boost customer retention
One skilled employee leaving your company could be as much as £30,000, according to Oxford Economics. In some cases replacing an employee costs more than what the company was actually paying the employee.Even worse, the cost of turnover, depending on your sector, could as high as 3.5% of your sector’s ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Welcome to Employee Engagement Week!
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Employee Engagement Week in association with Benenden Health!As the world around us continues to evolve at a startling pace, so too do employees’ needs and expectations. Factors such as the changing nature of work and working patterns, developments in technology, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI), ...