All Employee engagement articles – Page 143

  • Money budget
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: 47% cite budget as barrier to improving employee engagement

    2016-07-05T09:46:20Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Almost half (47%) of employer respondents cite budget as a barrier to improving employee engagement, according to research by Employee Benefits and Xerox HR Services.The Benefits research 2016, which surveyed a total of 338 employer respondents, also found that 44% point to the lack of time and resources as ...

  • Employee engagement
    Analysis

    Infographic: How do organisations measure employee engagement?

    2016-07-04T15:39:44Z

    An infographic looking at how organisations measure employee engagement levels (Source: Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, published in June 2016).Read more in What are the best approaches to measuring employee engagement?

  • Motivated staff
    Analysis

    Infographic: What motivated staff in 2015?

    2016-07-04T15:32:28Z

    An infographic looking at what motivated staff in 2015 (Source: Red Letter Days for Business' Employee motivation: who came out on top in 2015? report, published in January 2016).Read more in What are the best approaches to measuring employee engagement?

  • Visualsoft
    Case Studies

    Visualsoft focuses on employee happiness via online survey

    2016-07-04T15:11:54Z

    Web development organisation Visualsoft uses a number of ways to measure employee engagement. The main method is an online weekly micro-survey. This allows its 220 employees to anonymously answer questions set by the business. The questions measure employee feedback across nine main areas: communication and transparency, company 360, culture, personal ...

  • Cathy Brown
    Opinion

    Cathy Brown: Employee engagement enables growth of individuals and organisations

    2016-07-04T15:05:08Z

    We all get more out of going to work if the organisations we work for have an engaging culture, a philosophy that there is a ‘better way to work’.There are four factors that are present in high-performing organisations with highly engaged employees: they have a clear story about the organisation ...

  • Cathy Brown
    Analysis

    What are the best approaches to measuring employee engagement?

    2016-07-04T15:03:00Z

    Need to knowMeasuring employee engagement should be an all-employee exercise.It can take place once a year through a survey, or be continual, using every opportunity available to gauge employees’ engagement levels.Employee benefits can play a key part in a wider engagement strategy.Employee engagement is highly regarded as a key factor ...

  • Sitting at desk
    Article

    92% feel job security is important

    2016-06-30T16:34:12Z

    The majority (92%) of respondents believe that job security is important, although only 65% of employees feel that their current job offers them this, according to research by NatCen.The British social attitudes survey, which interviewed 4,328 British adults, also found that 71% of respondents felt they had a ‘good’ job, ...

  • Mike Blake
    Article

    44% of employees are happy with their benefits package

    2016-06-30T16:29:44Z

    Less than half (44%) of employees are happy with the benefits they receive, a drop from 53% last year, according to research by Willis PMI Group.The survey, which polled 1,197 UK-based full- or part-time employees aged between 18 and 64 on their perceptions of benefits and wellbeing schemes, also showed ...

  • BNP Paribas nine peaks
    Article

    BNP Paribas supports staff in Nine Peaks Challenge

    2016-06-28T11:09:59Z

    Employees at BNP Paribas Real Estate will take on the Nine Peaks Challenge in September to help raise £30,000 for the organisation’s charity partner, the Alzheimer’s Society.The team of 20 employees from across the business will scale the three highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland in less than 72 ...

  • laptop and mobile
    Article

    85% of students expect an annual pay rise when they start work

    2016-06-27T11:07:21Z

    More than four fifths (85%) of students expect an annual pay rise when they join a workforce, according to research by mobile app Debut.The Expectations of Work report, which surveyed 12,000 students in May 2016, also showed that 80% of respondents believe it is now harder to get a job ...

  • Dog at work
    Article

    43% believe dogs in the workplace increase employee productivity

    2016-06-23T15:06:47Z

    Something for the weekend: Just under half (43%) of US respondents believe that bringing their dogs to work with them makes employees more productive, according to research by social interaction app Skout.Its survey of 2,244 Skout app users in the US, also found that 63% of respondents feel that dogs ...

  • Debbie Lovewell-Tuck
    Opinion

    Lovewell's logic: Cast your votes?

    2016-06-23T13:43:30Z

    By 7am on Friday 24 June, we should have the results of the EU referendum.Unsurprisingly, this was the main topic dominating conversation at EB Towers yesterday. Political decisions and preferences, of course, played a part in these conversations, but the question we heard more than any other during the course ...

  • Infographic 1
    Analysis

    Infographic: How are employers improving employee engagement with benefits?

    2016-06-22T14:39:30Z

    An infographic looking at the measures employer respondents are taking to improve employee engagement with benefits (Source: Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, published in June 2016).Read more in How communication can drive benefits take-up

  • Infographic 2
    Analysis

    Infographic: What are the major benefits challenges facing employers?

    2016-06-22T14:36:30Z

    An infographic looking at the major challenges employers face when putting together a benefits programme for staff (Source: Employers taking action on workforce health and wellbeing, Willis Towers Watson, April 2016).Read more in How communication can drive benefits take-up

  • Andy Alderson
    Article

    Vanarama gives staff paid leave to cast EU referendum vote

    2016-06-22T09:40:23Z

    Vanarama will give its employees one hour of paid time off tomorrow (23 June 2016) to ensure that they have the opportunity to vote in the EU referendum.The leave will apply to the 125 employees at the van leasing organisation's head office location.The policy aims to motivate staff to take ...

  • Google
    Article

    Google and John Lewis named best employers for talent attraction and retention

    2016-06-21T10:41:45Z

    Apple, Facebook, Google, John Lewis and Virgin Media are among the top organisations for attracting and retaining talent, according to research by LinkedIn.Its Top attractors list is based on analysis of the actions taken by over 433 million LinkedIn members, which was then used to rank organisations with more than ...

  • Supplier article

    Employee Engagement lessons from the EU Referendum

    2016-06-17T14:42:58Z

    It is perhaps undeniable that the EU referendum appears to have captured the minds and conversations of the general public in a way that everyday Westminster, Council, and indeed European elections have simply failed to do for many years.An anecdotal example from Steve Herbert, Head of Benefits Strategy: I was ...

  • SYHA
    Article

    South Yorkshire Housing Association launches employee engagement initiative

    2016-06-17T11:07:44Z

    South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA) has launched a year-long events initiative as part of its employee engagement programme, LeadWell Development.Kick-starting this summer, the new initiative, SYsHAre, aims to develop collaboration across the organisation, encourage employee wellbeing and improve employee engagement.The events, run in partnership with Team Activ, will include mini ...

  • Supplier article

    Is the war for talent back on?

    2016-06-16T14:04:18Z

    Recent official employment figures from Her Majesty’s Government are rather impressive.According to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) press release issued on the 18th May:The employment rate in the UK has hit a record high of 74.2%The unemployment rate remains at 5.1% (the lowest in a decade and below ...

  • Sam Gee
    Article

    Samantha Gee: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?

    2016-06-15T11:30:00Z

    With the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reporting the lowest job satisfaction for over two years in its Spring 2016 employee outlook: employee views on working life report, published in May 2016, it is worth taking a look at the impact of reward. In particular, how smart are ...