All Employee engagement articles – Page 38
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Supplier articleEach Person Announces a New Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Each Person Partners with Care First to Provide an Unbeatable Employee Wellbeing Solution to Clients Across the UK!Each Person has partnered with Care First to offer its employers the chance to give their people a ?rst-class Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Support your people when they need it most. From personal ...
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ArticleBurberry recruits new chief people officer
Fashion brand Burberry has appointed Alexandra McCauley as chief people officer.McCauley, who will start in the London-based role on 15 November 2023, will be responsible for all aspects of Burberry’s people strategy globally. She will join the executive committee and she will report to Burberry’s chief executive officer, Jonathan Akeroyd.She ...
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ArticleCharlie Elek: How do you celebrate and demonstrate Pride in your workplace?
We know how important it is to foster an inclusive workplace culture to attract and retain great talent in the hospitality industry. For many years our team has done an outstanding job organising charity outreach and celebrating key calendar moments and awareness days, including LGBTQIA+ Pride. Following a record-breaking year ...
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ArticleAlessandro Storer: How do you celebrate and demonstrate Pride in your workplace?
Here at Ovo, Pride is so much more than just a month. All year round, we are doing everything we can to ensure that everybody in the workplace feels recognised, safe, and valued.Research we published in June 2023 shows that LGBTIQ+ professionals are 20% less likely to consider working in ...
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ArticleHalf of disabled staff experienced barriers after workplace adjustments
Half of disabled employees said they still experienced disability-related barriers in the workplace after their employer made adjustments, according to research by Business Disability Forum.The membership organisation’s The great big workplace adjustments survey 2023 looked at the experiences of nearly 1,500 disabled employees and 400 managers around workplace adjustments and ...
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OpinionKatie Ash: Can a flexible-working request be reversed?
For many, the Covid-19 crisis is starting to feel like a distant memory. However, there are still changes to the way we live and work today that were influenced by the restrictions that were put in place. The biggest example in employment law is the shift to working from home.Employers ...
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ArticleExclusive: Wickes and Auto Trader shortlisted for Best Benefits Communications
Retailer Wickes and car sales business Auto Trader have been shortlisted in the Best benefits communications – large and small employers categories at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023.These awards were created to recognise the most effective benefits communications strategy for employers with both more than, and fewer than, 1,500 full-time ...
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ArticleBritish Standards Institute publishes inclusive workplace guidance
The British Standards Institute (BSI) has published new guidance designed to help organisations create a diverse and inclusive workplace culture through leadership commitment or adjusting recruitment practices.Diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, code of practice PAS 1948, has been designed as practical support for employers to develop and implement ...
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ArticleUK engagement rates among lowest in Europe
The majority (90%) of UK workers are not enthused by or engaged with their work and workplace, according to research analytics and advisory firm Gallup.Its State of the global workplace 2023 report found that the UK’s rate of engagement at work is one of the lowest in Europe at 10%, ...
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Article45% of employers do not offer a neonatal leave policy
Employee Benefits poll: Almost half (45%) of organisations do not offer their workforce a neonatal leave policy, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.Just under one in 10 (8.6%) said they do offer a neonatal leave policy, while 19% do not currently but are planning to introduce one and ...
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ArticleCofra Holding hires new chief people officer
Retail, real estate, asset management, private equity and renewable energy firm Cofra Holding has recruited Jeroen Wels to be its new chief people officer from 1 September.Wels will be replacing Ditri Zandstra, who has decided to step down after more than a decade of leadership at Cofra and the Anthos ...
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ArticleExclusive: Wickes and L'Oreal shortlisted for Best alignment of benefits to business strategy
Home improvement retailer Wickes and cosmetics brand L'Oreal have been shortlisted in the category Best alignment of benefits to business strategy at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023.Sponsored by Investors in People, this award celebrates an organisation that demonstrates how its benefits strategy is aligned with its broader business strategy.Judges were ...
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ArticlePortugal pilots four-day work week
Thirty nine private-sector Portuguese organisations have begun a government-funded pilot of a four-day working week as part of a commitment to reduce weekly hours while maintaining full pay.The aim of the pilot is to measure the impact of reduced working time on employees’ physical and mental health and the economic ...
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Article28% want more workplace mental health and wellbeing support
Nearly one-third (28%) of UK workers have asked for greater workplace mental health and wellbeing support from employers to combat isolation and low motivation, according to research by recruitment agency Aspire.The agency, which spoke to 900 candidates for its latest Workplace trends survey, found that flexibility and remote working were ...
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ArticleStaffordshire County Council becomes foster-friendly employer
Credit: Ascannio / Shutterstock.comStaffordshire County Council has received fostering-friendly accreditation by the Fostering Network due to its support for employees who balance work with fostering.The council has given employees who foster more flexibility in working patterns, along with access to paid time off for assessments, training and when settling young ...
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Article39% of staff believe parental leave should be more inclusive
More than one-third (39%) of employees think their employer should do more to make their parental leave policy more inclusive, according to research by global employment and HR firm Remote.Its Pride in parenting: how workplaces can offer inclusive parental leave policies report, which surveyed 5,708 full-time employees across 11 markets ...
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ArticleMandarin Oriental Hotel Group promotes Amanda Hyndman to chief people officer
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has promoted Amanda Hyndman to chief people officer.Hyndman, who joined the group in 2007, was appointed group director of quality and rooms in 2020 due to her contribution to its success. Her career spans more than 30 years in the luxury hotel industry, and she has ...
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White paper investigates ways to tackle soaring employee turnover rates
Employers can access the latest data, information and guidance to help them tackle the skills shortage and recruitment and retention challenges in a free whitepaper published by employee engagement and benefits and outsourced payroll solution provider HIVE360. HIVE360’s ‘Guide to Attracting, Engaging and Retaining Employees’ shares all the insights and ...
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Supplier articleCYCLE TO WORK: THE SOCIALLY CONCIOUS EMPLOYER
It’s Bike Week 100, so we’re dedicating more blog space to addressing the importance of cycling. In the first this week’s blogs, we explored why our Cycle to Work scheme is such an impactful employee benefit, stretching salaries, saving businesses money, and improving physical and mental health. ...
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ArticleAccenture accredited as menopause-friendly employer
Professional services firm Accenture has received menopause-friendly employer accreditation due to its provision of support for perimenopause and menopause.Established by Henpicked: Menopause In The Workplace, the accreditation recognises high standards and proven practices that embrace menopause in the workplace. Employers are assessed on evidence of their effectiveness in culture, policies ...