All Employee engagement articles – Page 123
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AnalysisWhat are the key employee engagement challenges for the next decade?
Need to know:Strong levels of employee engagement will be needed to help build resilient organisations in competitive and evolving markets.Work is becoming more employee-led, and employers will need to focus on being agile, flexible and catering for the individual.A holistic approach, which encompasses all elements of wellbeing, the employee experience, ...
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Case StudiesOpen Data Institute focuses on individual engagement through regular communication
At the Open Data Institute (ODI), engagement among its 50 employees is achieved via regular, all-company communications and meet-ups, and providing a sense of purpose at work.As a small employer, the ODI uses the nature of its work, which is to advocate for the use of open data to support ...
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OpinionMelanie Wilkes: What will the future of work mean for employee engagement?
Employee engagement is fundamental to good work, and is a driver of business performance. As we think about how to maximise the opportunities of the changing economy and labour market over the coming decade, it should be at the front of our minds.In 2009, the McLeod Review found that a ...
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ArticleNasa is searching for astronauts to take one giant career leap for mankind
Something for the weekend: Houston, we have a job opportunity. As it prepares for upcoming missions, including placing the first woman on the moon, as well as making a move for Mars, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has put the call out for applications from candidates eager to ...
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ArticleBrightstar Financial and Pure Planet named Best small companies for 2020
Commercial finance organisation Brightstar Financial, energy business Pure Planet and contact centre Stepchange Outsourcing have been recognised as the top three small businesses to work for in 2020.The Best 100 small companies 2020 list, compiled by The Sunday Times, was announced on 19 February 2020. It lists those organisations with ...
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ArticleChiswick Park launches spring event programme for 10,000 on-site staff
Business campus Chiswick Park has announced its Spring in the Park 2020 programme, which will run for the 10,000 employees of organisations based the West-London site. The programme, running from Thursday 27 February to Thursday 30 April, will provide a number of experiences ranging from food markets to speaker events, ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: Aligning employees takes careful planning and investment
There are a whole range of approaches employers can take to reward their staff, which can be both financial and non-financial: a bonus, pay rise, holiday and recognition of work are just a few examples.Such variety indicates that no one approach can suit every circumstance, and employers must tailor their ...
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Supplier articleThe Engagement Excellence Summit
Today, hundreds of HR changemakers descend upon The Brewery in London for a day of learning, inspiration and connection at the Engagement Excellence Summit.Since 2008, the Engagement Excellence event series has brought together thousands of HR professionals from across the UK to challenge them to think differently about engagement. The ...
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Supplier articleRecognition: Using behavioural insight to embrace change and stay relevant
"Changes call for innovation, and innovation leads to progress."Li Keqiang, Chinese politicianThis is a fine sentiment – but how do you innovate if change, by human nature, is what we are most afraid of? “We’ve always done it that way,” is a phrase that is used a lot in organisations; ...
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OpinionKsenia Zheltoukhova: To meet real staff needs, give them skills for the future
This week, Nesta is shining a spotlight on the future of work and skills, and has commissioned the UK’s first ever survey of people working in the jobs that are most at risk of being automated in the next decade. Shockingly, the results show that two in three of those ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid deals with benefits unrest
I dread going in there, and I worry if I am going to come out unscathed. I am talking, of course, of our IT department.More specifically, there is a group of specialist developers we inherited when we bought out a fintech start-up. Word on the third floor, Big Bad Boss ...
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Article7,000 Barcadi employees across the globe spend working hours visiting local bars
Something for the weekend: This week, Bacardi is asking 7,000 employees to take time out of their working days to go out and visit bars in more than 100 cities across the world, for more than just the usual Friday lunchtime pint. The 'Back to the Bar' initiative aims to ...
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ArticleNewcastle City Council, GSK and Pinsent Masons recognised for LGBT inclusion
Law firm Pinsent Masons, pharmaceutical organisation GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and investment bank Citi have been included in charity organisation Stonewall's Top 100 Employers Index, with Newcastle City Council taking the top spot for 2020. The Top 100 Index comprises a yearly list of businesses that have worked towards achieving inclusion for ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nesta to discuss navigating jobs of the future at Employee Benefits Connect 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Ksenia Zheltoukhova, director of research operations, research, analysis and policy at innovation foundation Nesta, will discuss how employers can navigate their way to the jobs of the future at Employee Benefits Connect 2020.The session, titled 'Empowering workers to navigate their way to the jobs of the future: How can ...
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ArticleJonckers introduces unlimited paid holiday globally
Global translation organisation Jonckers is implementing an unlimited paid holiday scheme for all 350 employees across the 10 countries in which it operates.Following an initial trial in its Czech and Slovak offices, which began this month, the organisation will roll out unlimited holiday for its 172 Belgian employees from March. ...
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Article62% believe they are fairly paid
Just under two-thirds (62%) believe they are fairly paid for the work that they do, according to research by Synergy.Its What employees want report, which surveyed 3,000 UK workers, also found that 24% of female respondents do not agree that they are fairly paid, compared to 18% of males.More than ...
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ArticleMcDonald's launches app to enhance education benefits for US staff
McDonald’s has launched a career exploration app to help US employees in 36,000 restaurants maximise the learning and education benefits available to themThe app, Archway to Careers, builds upon the organisation's existing Archways to Opportunity programme, which offers McDonald's staff the opportunity to learn English language skills, earn a high ...
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Supplier articleWhy reward and recognition better engage employees than monetary bonuses
There is always debate as to which methods are most effective in improving employee engagement. From the point of view of some employees and employers, the promise of monetary bonuses for stellar performance and achievement seems like the biggest factor that would drive engagement. However, the truth is that most ...
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ArticleHarrods, Pure Planet and Adecco Group awarded for employee engagement
Harrods, renewable energy firm Pure Planet and recruitment organisation The Adecco Group are among the organisations recognised at the 2019 UK and European Employee Engagement Awards. The annual event, which was held at the Troxy, London on 23 January 2020, is designed to recognise organisations that put employee engagement at ...
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AnalysisWhen does diversity and inclusion become exclusive?
Need to know:Alternative and flexible approaches to work often breed resentment among those who feel they are not available to them, as well as excluding users from progression.Networks and groups can create an important space for support and conversation, but risk ignoring intersectionality and cordoning off parts of an organisation.Public ...