All Employee engagement articles – Page 96
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ArticleRichard Morgan: Employers need to be responsive to change
In a hybrid-working, employee-driven environment, employers need to be prepared for anything.The 9-5 is becoming antiquated. The past two years of working from home followed by the much more recent hybrid working approach has been its death knell. But would the 9-5 way of working have fizzled out anyway? Probably, ...
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AnalysisHow can employers ensure reward and benefits enhance the employee experience?
Need to know:More flexible working hours, agile/home working and better support for mental health are the top employee expectations.Organisations should consider more flexible options including part-time hours term-time work, career breaks and four day working weeks to support their talent management strategy.Reward and benefits can be used to demonstrate an ...
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ArticleHarborough District Council signs Workplace Wellbeing Charter
Harborough District Council has signed the Workplace Wellbeing Charter to promote health and wellbeing based on the needs and values of its 208 employees.The Leicestershire local authority said it was looking to build on a number of initiatives already in place to support the wellbeing of its workers. Senior leaders ...
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ArticleIkea rustles up a tasty dish to attract talent
Something for the weekend: With the market for talent getting ever more competitive as economies try to move on from the pandemic, Ikea has increased the stakes by luring job candidates with futuristic meatballs.The Swedish furniture retail giant is recruiting for 150 technology and innovation roles across Europe this year ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid joins in 'the great resignation'
All around me, my colleagues are resigning. It seems like quitting is in fashion this spring.To make matters worse, many of our HR business partners and talent managers have also left or are in the process of leaving, so we just can’t get people in the door fast enough to ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 28 January – 3 February 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 January and 3 February 2022 were: University staff plan strikes over pensions and payDeloitte introduces flexible public holidays Pimlico Plumbers loses holiday pay appeal 347,000 more staff used an EAP in 2021What support can employers offer for staff going through gender ...
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Supplier articleMeet reproductive health benefits trailblazers in 2021
Author: Nelli Morgulchik BA MResOver the last two years, women’s health has finally come to the spotlight in the UK, both in the private and public sectors - a change that has been long overdue.This year, the UK government has begun formulating an evidence-based women’s health strategy putting women’s voices ...
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ArticleMary Asante: Benefits need to enhance employees' lives
One of the most talked-about employment phenomena post-lockdown has been the Great Resignation. I believe the pandemic has given people the chance to evaluate what is important to them. Couple this with skills shortages for certain roles, and it is more important than ever for organisations to retain their top ...
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Supplier articleMASLOW, HERZBERG AND PINK'S MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES IN THE WORKPLACE
Employee motivation is key to your success, as it’s the drive and energy your employees bring to their work everyday. If it’s lacking, then you might struggle with productivity and lower output meaning you struggle to reach your goals. Whereas motivated employees are more likely to be ...
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AnalysisHow to refresh a reward strategy to align with business goals
Need to know:Employers need to ensure that their reward strategy not only helps to attact, recruit and engage employees, but also reflects the values and goals of the business.Analysing data sets within the organisation can present gaps in benefits provision.Surveys, focus groups and job and exit interviews are useful methods ...
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OpinionClare Kelliher: The pandemic has prompted employers to review their benefits strategies
The experiences of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: business disruption, furloughed employees and extended, enforced working from home, have changed the employment relationship.Our research at Cranfield School of Management during the pandemic found that the physical distancing of working from home sometimes led to psychological distancing, too.Maintaining the connection became harder ...
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ArticleBritvic appoints Elly Tomlins as chief people officer
Soft drink maker Britvic has appointed former Tate & Lyle HR leader Elly Tomlins as chief people officer.Tomlins has started work at Britvic’s head office in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, and taken up a position on the firm’s executive committee.She will be responsible for driving the soft drink brand’s people and ...
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Case StudiesHays structures benefits provision to meet employee need
Hays keeps its benefits portfolio under constant review, with an extra focus throughout the year on finessing the offering ahead of the annual opening of the recruiter’s benefits portal every November.When she first joined the organisation, group head of reward Rosemary Lemon spent some time organising its employee benefits into ...
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Supplier article4 Ways to Attract and Retain Great Employees
RECRUIT AND KEEP THE TALENT YOUR ORGANISATION NEEDS TO THRIVE Despite the economic devastation brought on by the 2020 pandemic – an event which caused unemployment to spike to 16% in May 2020 – the competition for top talent will be fierce as we move ...
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ArticleKidzcare becomes owned by staff
Ownership of Edinburgh-based childcare business Kidzcare has been handed to its 150 employees.All shares in the organisation - which operates four nurseries and six after-school clubs in the Scottish capital - have been placed into an employee ownership trust (EOT) by co-founder Anne-Marie Dunn.Dunn said she wanted to find an ...
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ArticleHutch to trial four-day working week
Mobile game developer Hutch is to take part in a six-month trial of a four-day working week.The business, which creates car racing games for phones, will participate in a co-ordinated pilot organised by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with UK think tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week UK Campaign ...
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AnalysisWhat support can employers offer for staff going through gender transition?
Employers can help by constructing a manageable timeline of changes they may want to implement, such as changing names or pronouns at work.Employers may want to look at how a transitioning employee would like their transition to be communicated to other staff.Ultimately by having effective and meaningful wellbeing support in ...
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Article347,000 more staff used an EAP in 2021
Soaring numbers of UK workers looked for support from an employee assistance programme (EAP) last year, research has revealed.The Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) found that 347,000 more employees used an EAP in October 2021 than they did a year earlier.Its data is based on evidence from information provided by ...
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ArticleFree hot drinks preferable to mental health support for office staff
Free hot drinks are more popular workplace benefits than mental health support, according to one survey.Research conducted with 1,000 office workers by TLF Research on behalf of hybrid-working venue platform Reef App, showed that 35% of these employees really like to see readily available tea and coffee in the workplace.Free ...
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ArticleNew global HR director for engineering firm B&W
Engineering firm Black and White (B&W) Engineering has appointed Rachel Ovington as its new global HR director.Ovington (pictured, right, with director Steve Horn) has come to the business from KP Snacks, parts of the Intersnack Group. In her first HRD role, she brings 15 years of leadership experience within HR ...