All Employee engagement articles – Page 93
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Case StudiesReboot creates a glow with a four-day week
For Naomi and Shai Aharony, co-founders of online marketing business Reboot, the pandemic brought about a huge change in mindset.“We both came from very demanding jobs at American [organisations] where to leave your desk before 8pm was looked at in disgust,” says Shai.However, enforced home working during the lockdowns led ...
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OpinionDanielle Ayres: Communication is key when considering a four-day week
As news circulates of the four-day working week trial set to get underway in the UK in the second half of this year, co-ordinated by 4 Day Week Global, both employees and employers alike are starting to wonder whether this would work practically for them.There are multiple factors to look ...
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AnalysisTop tips for moving staff to a four-day working week
Nearly a third (31%) of UK workers are actively looking for a four-day work week in 2022 or have already agreed to one with their current employer, according to research published by productivity platform ClickUp in January.With fierce competition in the market for talent many employers have already obliged, with ...
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ArticleTarget raises starting salary range to $24
US department store chain Target Corporation has increased its starting wage range to $24 (£18) per hour from $15 (£11) for its more than 400,000 employees.This will apply to hourly team members working in Target stores, supply chain facilities and headquarters locations. The exact starting wage within the range that ...
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Supplier article6 Tips to Increase Employee Engagement in Times of Change
What’s keeping you up at night when it comes to your people and your culture? If you’re like many HR leaders right now, you’re doubling down on efforts to keep engagement high, all while planning a safe return to work for employees who have experienced ...
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OpinionMartin Williams: Will a return-to-work policy pose risks for employers as Covid rules end?
How are we to frame the lifting of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions in the workplace? The virus is still with us and people are being admitted to hospital in a way they would not if this were the common cold.All good employers will need to be mindful of the risks involved ...
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Supplier articleHelping Employees Access Everyday Healthcare
A 2021 report has warned that, thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown measures, NHS waiting lists could sky-rocket to become an overburdening 13 million by the autumn of 2022.It will also have come as a shock to many during the pandemic, that something as simple as face-to-face access to a GP ...
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ArticleFitzgerald Contractors transfers ownership to staff
Credit: Fitzgerald Contractors LtdCivil engineering business Fitzgerald Contractors has transferred ownership to an employee-ownership trust (EOT).The organisation, which made a profit of more than £17.1 million in the year to March 2021, was a subsidiary of Thomas Vale Construction until it was acquired by managing director Nick Coley in 2013. ...
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ArticlePoll: 30% of employers considering moving to a four-day week
Employee Benefits poll: Nearly a third of employers say they are open to the idea of shifting to a four-day working week, while more than a quarter have already made the transition to a more flexible hourly model.While nearly half (43%) of respondents to an online survey remained adamant they ...
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ArticleAlex Beer: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?
Levelling up has proved hard to define, but in broad terms it is about reducing inequalities between areas through increasing productivity and improving living standards.It is also about restoring a sense of community and local pride. It might also mean addressing inequalities on other dimensions, such as the gendered imbalances ...
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ArticleJanet Williamson: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?
The government’s levelling up white paper, Levelling up the United Kingdom, was published in February. The first of its 12 missions is that, by 2030, pay, employment and productivity will rise in every part of the UK. Clearly, employers have a huge role to play in making this happen.For too ...
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ArticlePhilippa Cornish: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?
With an authentic social purpose, businesses can contribute to levelling up communities, which also furthers their organisation’s aims.Social purpose should be aligned with the overall business strategy to truly achieve social impact.The Edelman Trust Barometer, published in January 2022, found that businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are seen as competent ...
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ArticleAverage woman works for free for two months of the year
The average woman effectively works for free for nearly two months of the year compared to the average man, resulting in a 15% gender pay gap on average, according to new analysis published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The research revealed that in education there is a 25% gender pay ...
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Supplier articleFive Employee Appreciation Ideas That Work Every Time
Employee Appreciation Day comes around every once a year. This Friday (4th March) is 2022’s turn. We should all know by now that your people are your company’s greatest asset, and without them, the cogs would simply stop turning. Therefore, employee appreciation is paramount in fostering an engaged and happy ...
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ArticleEssensys appoints chief people officer
Flexible workspace software provider Essensys has appointed Kally Kang-Kersey as chief people officer.The firm, which has offices in London, Hong Kong, New York and California, said she would develop its culture in the newly created role.A 15-year stint at digital solutions provider Zebra Technologies saw Kang-Kersey rise to the position ...
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ArticleSkiddle to pay music fan to attend festivals
Something for the weekend: Are you a die-hard music fan who needs their festival fix after years of music festivals being cancelled and delayed? Well, you just might be in luck with this job advert, as you can party the summer away and get paid for it too!Ticket platform Skiddle ...
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Supplier articleHow to prepare for Employee Appreciation Day in 2022
By Chloe Thompson, Head of Content Strategy at Reward GatewayEmployee Appreciation Day is rapidly approaching – we're less than two weeks away from the big day on Friday, 4th March – so now is the perfect time for leaders to start thinking of ways to celebrate their people. After two ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid helps out on a global wellbeing project
It is not often I put my hand up for extra work; I have plenty. But when I heard there is a new global project to look at wellbeing, I knew I wanted to get involved.I reach out to Kirsty, who has been elected in the US to run this ...
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ArticleUK ranks 11th for work-life balance
The UK has been ranked 11th out of 37 countries for its work-life balance - with the Netherlands in the number one spot.Comparison website Small Business Prices analysed a number of factors around the world including average hourly wage; average hours worked per week; minimum annual leave days per year; ...
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ArticleCushon appoints chief people officer
Rapidly growing finance technology provider Cushon has appointed experienced HR practitioner Jo Bean as chief people officer.The firm, which recently completed four acquisitions in 12 months and now has 140 employees, said Bean would focus on embedding values across the expanding business.She will also promote diversity and inclusion activity at ...