All Employee engagement articles – Page 17
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ArticleBrowne Jacobson appoints Shelley Sutton as people director
UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed Shelley Sutton as its new people director.Sutton takes over the role from Declan Vaughan, who retires this month after holding the role for six years and working at the firm since 2017.She joined Browne Jacobson in 2019 as a HR business ...
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ArticleSEC Newgate UK becomes age-inclusive accredited employer
SEC Newgate UK, a global communications, advocacy and research group, has become an age-inclusive accredited employer due to its commitment to attract, grow and engage employees over the age of 50.The accreditation is awarded by 55/Redefined, which uses its R/AGE methodology to look at organisations’ approach to age inclusion. It ...
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ArticleBMS Group appoints new group chief people officer
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has appointed Ali Trauttmansdorff group chief people officer.Trauttmansdorff, who will be based in London, will report to Nick Cook, chief executive officer of BMS Group, and join the executive committee.In her role, Trauttmansdorff will be focused on supporting the group’s merger and acquisition ...
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ArticleTyler Grange named SME employer of the year for mental health support
Environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has been recognised as SME employer of the year at the InsideOut Awards due to its mental health and wellbeing programme.The annual awards, which are run by the InsideOut LeaderBoard charity, recognise employers which promote mental health, wellness and overall wellbeing.The accolade was awarded to Tyler ...
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Article34% of HR decision makers are satisfied with their salary
Just one-third (34%) of HR decision makers are satisfied with their salary, according to research by HR software provider Ciphr.Its survey of 300 HR decision makers found that 44% of respondents said they have a good work-life balance and 37% believe their organisation fully supports employees’ mental health and wellbeing.More ...
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OpinionDebbie Coyne: Managing Euro 2024 and staff leave
With Euro 2024 football fever sweeping the country, employers are once again facing the age-old conundrum of balancing productivity and business operations with giving their staff the chance to watch their nation at a major summer tournament.Legally, employers are not obliged to provide time off for employees to watch Euro ...
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AnalysisHow to boost the popularity of employee share schemes
Credit: Shutterstock/ YesPhotographersNeed to know:Employee share schemes can help organisations attract, retain and motivate staff.But these are not always as valued as they could be by employees.Effective communication is essential, including video, apps and presentations.In March this year, 9,200 Marks and Spencer staff who had been paying into a share ...
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ArticleHays implements one week of paid carer’s leave
Recruitment firm Hays has introduced one week of paid carer’s leave in order to support its staff across the UK and Ireland who have caring responsibilities.The paid leave can be taken as one week, or flexibly as half or full days. All staff, regardless of their length of service, are ...
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ArticleECI Partners hires head of people
Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has increased its HR team with the appointment of Tamsin Webster as its new head of people.Webster will help develop ECI’s team for future growth and will build on its ongoing diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. She has built and led people and culture ...
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ArticleCisco and DHL Express among Best UK Workplaces for Wellbeing 2024
Valeriya Zankovych / Shutterstock.comDigital communications business Cisco, biopharmaceutical organisation Bristol Myers Squibb and logistics firm DHL Express have been named as some of the top UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2024.Global workplace culture organisation Great Place To Work compiles the list each year to highlight employers who offer high levels ...
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ArticleNokia appoints Lorna Gibb as chief people officer
Telecommunications firm Nokia has appointed Lorna Gibb as chief people officer and member of the group leadership team, effective immediately.Gibb will be based in Finland and report to Nokia’s president and chief executive officer, Pekka Lundmark.She joined the firm in 2020 and has been interim chief people officer since March. ...
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Case StudiesEarth and Wheat bolsters employee engagement through sporting events
Earth and Wheat regularly uses major sporting events, such as the football World Cup or the Wimbledon tennis championships, to engage and motivate its workforce as it helps with team bonding.The sustainable grocery subscription box service that solely operates in the UK employs 20 members of staff.As a brand that ...
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AnalysisHow to use major sporting events to engage and motivate staff
Credit: Delpixel / Shutterstock.com Employers should consider what sporting events would most engage their employees and plan initiatives around these. Workplace activities can boost camaraderie and, ultimately, engagement. Any initiatives should be as inclusive as possible for all employees, as well as voluntary. In its ...
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ArticleScientific Games recruits Amy Steinman as chief human resources officer
Global lottery organisation Scientific Games has recruited Amy Steinman as its new chief human resources officer and the newest member of its executive leadership team.Scientific Games is a partner to 150 lotteries in 50 countries around the globe and provides games, technologies, analytics and services to beneficiary programmes.Steinman will lead ...
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ArticleAscend Innovations employees take part in dress like their boss day
Something for the weekend: While it is important to have mutual respect between an employer and its employees, it doesn’t hurt to joke around every now and then. This is just what Jamaican event management and production firm Ascend Innovations has done, by taking part in a dress like their ...
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OpinionIan Hodson: What role do employers have to play in helping employees work flexibly?
In reality, we have got to our new ways of working at an accelerated rate where the foundations of an operational infrastructure is being built for the 'house' that we are already living in. For me, the point to focus on is the aspect of flexibility as when we talk ...
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ArticleHachette UK and Ovo among The Times Top Employers for Gender Equality
Banking organisation Standard Chartered, energy supplier Ovo and publishing business Hachette UK have been named as some of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024.Business in the Community has created the list for 14 years as part of its work to highlight employers taking action and making gender ...
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ArticleL-Acoustics appoints new chief people officer
L-Acoustics, a manufacturer of loudspeakers, amplifiers, marketing materials and signal processing devices, has appointed Anne Hamlett chief people officer as part of its focus on its people-centric education and innovation culture.Hamlett will provide a people-focused contribution to key strategic topics at the C-level and directly lead three L-Acoustics divisions: people, ...
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Article36% of UK HR professionals feel equipped to balance people function’s needs
Just one-third (36%) of UK HR practitioners feel equipped to balance the needs of their organisation’s people function, according to research by employee experience platform Culture Amp.Its survey of 9,900 HR professionals worldwide, including 304 in the UK, in conjunction with behaviour change platform Thrive Global, also found that 47% ...
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OpinionAndrew Rhodes: How to establish policies on belief and expression to avoid claims
With general election campaigning getting underway in the UK and US, as well as the continued culture wars all feeding into increased political polarisation, there is a considerable risk of disagreements spilling into the workplace.In response to this risk, employers should establish or review their internal policies on political beliefs ...