All Employee engagement articles – Page 46
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ArticleOC&C Strategy Consultants introduces global equal parental leave
Global strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants has launched a fully equalised paid parental leave policy in a move towards gender equality for all of its employees.It will be rolling out the new policy across all 12 of its offices in Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, US ...
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ArticleExclusive: GI Group wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2023
GI Group was presented with the highly coveted Grand Prix award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023, which took place on Friday 23 June.The Grand Prix is the ‘winner of winners’ accolade and is selected from the winning entries across all other categories. It is given to the organisation that ...
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Article10% of employers introduced support for staff aged over 50
One in 10 (10%) employers have in the last year introduced support for retaining employees aged over 50 years old, according to new research by Aviva.The insurance, wealth, and retirement business’ Working lives report 2023: fit for future found that more than three-quarters (76%) think it is important to retain ...
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ArticleCoincover appoints new chief people officer
Digital asset protection firm Coincover has appointed Vikki Sly as its new chief people officer in order to boost its commitment to building a healthy scaling business.With a background in designing and implementing successful internal cultures, Sly will play an integral role in building a business culture that prioritises its ...
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Supplier articleThe top five employee engagement mistakes and how to fix them
Employee engagement is critical to every organisation. As a rule of thumb, the better the employee engagement, the higher the morale and productivity throughout the workforce. But businesses can do better at engaging their workers, says David McCormack, CEO of employee perks and benefits provider HIVE360. Engaged ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 16 - 22 June 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 - 22 June 2023 were: Portugal pilots four-day work weekWHSmith, Marks and Spencer, Argos fail to pay minimum wageExclusive: Wickes and L'Oreal shortlisted for Best alignment of benefits to business strategyUK engagement rates among lowest in Europe28% want more workplace mental ...
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ArticleNatalie Leask: How do you celebrate and demonstrate Pride in the workplace?
Savills is celebrating Pride across the UK this month, holding a number of events across the country from a Pride-themed bake off in Inverness, to taking part in the parade in Cardiff. This year, we are also proud to be partnering with the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), the LGBTQ+ youth ...
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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 ...