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Article80% are prepared to share positive aspects of their work on social media
More than three-quarters (80%) of respondents are prepared to speak about the positive aspects of their work on social media, according to research by communications organisation Portland.Its Creating employee advocates: the role of internal communications report, which surveyed 2,000 UK and US employees, also found that less than one third ...
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ArticleVoyages-sncf introduces on-site e-sport gaming room
E-commerce travel organisation Voyages-sncf.com has introduced a state-of-the-art gaming room at its head office to encourage employees to take part in e-sport competitions.Voyages-sncf.com, which employs approximately 1,000 staff members across Europe, will also support a team of 17 employees by covering registration fees and travel expenses for e-sport competitions.The team, ...
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ArticleUnderstand the human value of the workforce as artificial intelligence advances
Employee Benefits Connect 2017: HR and benefits professionals should understand the human value of their work and that of employees as technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation advances.Delivering the closing keynote address ‘Innovation now and in the future’ at Employee Benefits Connect 2017, Mark Brill, senior lecturer and ...
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ArticleEngaged employees are critical to business growth
Employee Benefits Connect 2017: Organisations need to create a working environment that engages employees in order for the business to grow.Addressing delegates in the conference session ‘Putting people first: The importance of being human’ at Employee Benefits Connect 2017, Rachel Clacher (pictured), co-founder and director at Moneypenny, explained how the ...
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ArticleUse people analytics to develop an effective workforce management strategy
Employee Benefits Connect 2017: Organisations should utilise people analytics to understand changing employee expectations in the future world of work and to create an effective workforce management strategy.Delivering the conference session ‘Leveraging workforce planning and people analytics for smarter decisions’ at Employee Benefits Connect 2017, Adam Gibson (pictured), strategic workforce ...
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ArticleMaximise employee generated content to enhance engagement
Employee Benefits Connect 2017: Organisations should acknowledge and maximise employee generated content to enhance employee engagement.Delivering the conference session ‘Talent in the world of transparency’ at Employee Benefits Connect 2017, Katrina Collier (pictured), social recruiting expert at The Searchologist, explained that as the fight for attention online intensifies, employees are ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Moneypenny to discuss talent management at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Telephone and switchboard organisation Moneypenny will provide insight on adopting a successful talent management approach at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Rachel Clacher (pictured), director at Moneypenny, which ranked fourth in the Sunday Times' 100 Best Companies List 2017, will lead a session titled ‘Putting people first: the importance of being ...
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ArticleAdmiral Group, EE and McDonald's among Best Big Companies to Work For in 2017
Admiral Group, EE, McDonald's Restaurants and Sytner Group are among the organisations recognised in the Sunday Times' 30 Best Big Companies To Work For 2017 list.The Sunday Times' Best Companies lists are based on the results of anonymous employee engagement surveys, which are designed to allow employees to comment on ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Take employee engagement to the next level
As our inaugural Engagement Week, in association with Reward Gateway, draws to an end, it’s time to reflect on the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.As a starting point, take a moment to consider what employee engagement really means to you and your business. (And ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Gain insight into engagement tactics fit for the future at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2017 will be able to gain insight into engagement techniques that are fit for the future of work.Debra Corey (pictured), group reward director at Reward Gateway, and Glenn Elliott, founder and chief executive officer at Reward Gateway, will jointly lead a session titled ‘Connecting ...
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ArticleEmployee engagement in numbers
A round-up of some of the key facts and figures relating to employee engagement:46% of employer respondents that use segmentation in their communications and benefits offering report that employees are very or extremely engaged with their organisation (Source: Thomsons Online Benefits) bit.ly/2jTM0ea67% of employer respondents use exit interviews to measure ...
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ArticleTake employee engagement to the next level
Welcome to our inaugural Engagement Week, in association with Reward Gateway.With employee engagement now increasingly on organisations’ agendas, this dedicated week is designed to bring you exclusive insights and opinions uncovering best practice on engagement in the workplace.As a starting point, take a moment to consider what employee engagement really ...
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Article52% feel leadership buy-in is biggest obstacle to strengthening organisation culture
More than half (52%) of HR professional respondents feel that leadership buy-in is the biggest obstacle to strengthening an organisation’s culture, according to research by CultureIQ and HR.com.Its Employee culture: a closer look report, which surveyed 579 HR professionals, also found that 83% of respondents believe that c-suite executive leadership ...
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ArticleGovernment sets out strategy to support older employees to stay in work
The government has launched a new strategy to promote the benefits of remaining in work for longer, which includes encouraging employers to increase the number of older employees within their workforces.The Fuller working lives strategy outlines how a coalition of job centres and employers can work together to support older ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: The Searchologist to discuss transparency and talent at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Katrina Collier, social recruiting expert at The Searchologist, will discuss the role of transparency in talent attraction and retention strategies at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Collier (pictured) will lead a session titled ‘Talent in the world of transparency’ as part of the talent management conference stream on Wednesday 1 March ...
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ArticleClaire McCartney: How can employers support staff in uncertain times?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Halogen’s latest Employee outlook survey, published in November 2016, shows that, despite working amid wider uncertainty, job satisfaction has increased across all sectors since spring 2016. Interestingly, the biggest increase is actually in public sector workers’ job satisfaction, which is the ...
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ArticleRita Trehan: How can employers support staff in uncertain times?
The most important thing to remember about Brexit is that absolutely nothing is going to change for at least another two years after we trigger Article 50, but it is more likely to be five years or considerably longer. In addition, the EU has a very poor track record of ...
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ArticleCathy Brown: How can employers support staff in uncertain times?
We all know we live in an uncertain world these days. We talk about volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, worry about the pace and dynamic of change, and the impact this has on us. On a day-to-day basis though, we can ignore these things on a practical level because they ...
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Article47% cite flexible working as the most desirable workplace benefit
Almost half (47%) of respondents cite flexible working as the most desirable workplace benefit that they would like to receive, according to research by CV Library.Its survey of 1,000 employees also found that 13% of respondents would turn down a job if the organisation did not offer workplace perks.The research ...
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ArticleMexican football club hires hypnotherapist to boost employee performance
Something for the weekend: Boosting performance and productivity in the workplace is often achieved through a range of employee engagement and wellbeing measures, however, Mexican football club Chiapas, formerly Jaguares de Chiapas, took a more innovative approach when it hired hypnotherapist Luis Guillen to deliver a unique form of mental ...