All Employee engagement articles – Page 96
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ArticleLeeds Building Society appoints chief people officer
Leeds Building Society (LBS) has appointed former KPMG HR leader Caroline Hill as chief people officer.Hill joined the Yorkshire-based institution this week after a short stint as head of people for professional services firm KPMG’s audit and business services division.Prior to that she spent four years as chief people and ...
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ArticleAgile cultures create more engaged staff
Employers with a strong agile culture more than treble their commercial performance, according to research.Consultancy JCURV's second annual State of agile culture report found that organisations who switched to this way of working saw an increase of 237% in performance and had employees who were almost twice as engaged as ...
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Article38% of working parents plan to job search in 2022
Almost four in 10 working parents plan to look for a new job in the next 12 months, according to research.The 2022 Modern families index spotlight report found that 38% of workers with children under the age of 18 have jobhunting on the agenda this year.Back-up care and nursery provider ...
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Case StudiesThe Landmark London offers future-focused wellbeing and engagement support
The Landmark London is a five-star hotel based in central London that employs 300 members of staff.To encourage wellbeing and engagement among employees, the business offers a wide variety of initiatives that aim to suit everyone, whatever their circumstances happen to be.Nicola Forshaw, director of human resources at The Landmark ...
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OpinionGethin Nadin: How the future of work will affect employee wellbeing and engagement
The way employers care for and support their people has come under increasing focus over the last two years. But the long-term effects of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic will mean changing employee expectations and growing wellbeing issues are driving employers to have to commit more to employee wellbeing.We have seen ...
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AnalysisHow will the future of work affect the wellbeing and engagement of employees?
Employers will need to ensure they are focusing on wellbeing and redefining the employee experience so that workers can thrive.The pandemic has shown that working models can change overnight, making it essential that employers tailor their wellbeing initiatives to their employees’ evolving needs.Organisation-wide corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives can offer ...
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ArticleNewhall Publishing transfers ownership to staff
Marketing and communications agency Newhall Publishing has handed over ownership to staff as it marks its 60th year of business.The agency, which rebranded from a magazine publisher to multichannel content publisher in 2014 and has delivered campaigns for British Cycling, The Royal Windsor Horse Show, The Kennel Club, and The ...
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ArticleMonzo launches three-month paid sabbatical leave
British bank Monzo has introduced extended, paid sabbatical leave for its 2,100 employees.The online bank, which already offers a one-month unpaid sabbatical per year, has boosted this to allow staff who have been in their roles for four years to take a three months of paid leave either in one ...
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Case StudiesTall Group of Companies ensures staff feel valued and recognised for their efforts
The Tall Group of Companies specialises in secure print and payments solutions including cheques, electronic payment processing and election ballot papers. It employs 135 people across its three sites in Runcorn, Hinkley and Lisburn, in roles ranging from manufacturing to IT systems development and software creation.The pandemic significantly affected the ...
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ArticleTynan Barton: The future of work will be centred around the employee experience
During this dedicated Future of Work Week, in association with Aon, we have brought you exclusive insights and opinions, uncovering the latest trends and thinking around the future of work and how reward and benefits will support it.Emerging, hopefully for the last time, from many of the restrictions imposed on ...
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OpinionLynda Gratton: We need to understand how hybrid work motivates employees
I’ve been observing and researching the impact of the pandemic on work since mid-March 2020.It is clear to me that hybrid work, with flexibility about both where and when work is performed, is here to stay.This is in part because these new ways of working have captured and amplified a ...
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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 ...