Complacency kills: three ways for SMEs to foster employee engagement and productivity
Low employee engagement threatens SME productivity and growth. This article explores three practical strategies to boost engagement: reviewing rewards and benefits beyond salary, creating a workspace that fosters motivation, and implementing additional measures to reduce workplace monotony and improve morale.
Pension transition relief: why HR needs to understand it
Pension transitional relief protects senior employees’ lifetime allowance tax protections when changing jobs, but HR must understand how it works to avoid costly losses during recruitment and onboarding. Without proper consideration, new hires risk losing valuable pension protections simply by joining a new employer’s pension scheme.
Communication skills: what your team say, and what they really mean…
Learn how to interpret team feedback beyond surface meanings. Managers who create conversations around survey data can uncover hidden issues—like guilt about leaving work early—that numbers alone won’t reveal.
How to take the grief out of grievance
Traditional grievance procedures are adversarial and ineffective at resolving workplace conflict. Forward-thinking organizations are adopting person-centered resolution policies that encourage dialogue and safe engagement between parties, delivering faster, lasting solutions while remaining compliant with employment law requirements.
Collaboration: the three questions you should be asking
Collaboration is essential for business success, with 86% of global leaders viewing it as critical. However, implementing collaborative practices requires addressing key questions about employee engagement, workforce skills, and organizational readiness to ensure meaningful change.
Remote control: how to build culture across a team of remote workers
Building and maintaining company culture is harder in remote settings, but it’s essential for employee performance and competitive advantage. The key is understanding your workforce’s distribution, leveraging unified communication systems, and establishing a strong intentional foundation with clear mission and values statements that guide daily operations.
“Culture doesn’t only eat strategy for breakfast… it also builds a brand,” says Anna Malmhake, CEO of Absolut
Absolut CEO Anna Malmhake explains how company culture drives brand consistency across 150 countries and 18,000 employees. Rather than rigid manuals, Absolut uses core values and the “Passion for Progression” philosophy to guide employees while maintaining brand integrity globally.
Back in the Business: Better BAU
This final installment of our HR tech implementation series covers managing the often-overlooked transition from project to Business As Usual (BAU). Learn how to maintain system performance, secure adequate resources, and ensure your HR technology continues delivering intended benefits throughout the contract lifecycle.
How recognition can build a strong and meaningful connection with employees
Recognition is vital for building meaningful employee-employer connections. Research shows a significant gap between how informed employers think employees are about company values versus employees’ actual perception. By implementing recognition programs that reward behaviors aligned with company values, organizations can create a positive culture that fosters stronger connections and engagement.
The power of internal networks: focus on Armed Forces Networks
Internal networks focused on Armed Forces recruitment and retention are delivering measurable business benefits for major organizations like DHL, HSBC, and J.P. Morgan. These strategic networks bridge skills gaps, boost employee engagement, and improve talent acquisition by helping companies recognize and value the qualifications of military veterans and service members.
Viral-friendly engagement: a guide for HR
HR professionals can boost employee engagement by adopting viral-friendly communication strategies, including internal blogs, social media, and shareable content. These technology-driven methods help organizations spread messages across platforms while fostering collaboration and dialogue among staff across generations.
Why you need to nurture Emotional First Responders in the workplace
Emotional First Responders identify and articulate workplace emotions, helping managers gauge team morale and respond with empathy during change. Nurturing these emotionally aware employees builds stronger camaraderie, improves communication during difficult corporate events, and transforms emotions from a liability into a business asset.
5 steps to building a winning team
Learn the five essential steps to building a winning team that delivers exceptional results without burning out. This guide covers assessing your current state, clarifying shared purpose, ensuring the right people are in place, establishing behavioral norms, and building trust—a process requiring sustained effort over time.
Team types – which one are you?
Discover which of five team types describes your group: Seriously Dysfunctional, Mediocre, Resistant, High Potential, or Winning Team. Understanding your team type helps identify what’s working and what needs change to achieve better results more effectively.
Four social factors to consider for successful employee engagement
Only 11% of UK employees feel engaged at work. Successful employee engagement requires effective internal communication strategies that reach the entire workforce, encourage unity, and deliver tailored, easily consumable content across all platforms.
Domestic violence: Why employers should be tackling this silent, pervasive issue
Only 5% of medium and large UK organisations have domestic abuse policies, despite nearly two million adults experiencing abuse annually. Most HR leaders agree employers should support affected employees, yet the issue remains largely absent from workplace agendas and duty-of-care policies.
HR technology: Talking about Training and Communications
HR technology projects require both cultural change management and practical technical training to succeed. This article explores how to balance “soft” communication strategies with “hard” education about system functionality, emphasizing that correct technology usage by end-users is critical to project success.
How HR can help close the gender savings gap
Women earn significantly less than men and save substantially less for retirement, with female workers twice as likely to have under £5,000 in workplace savings. HR departments can help close this gender savings gap through financial education and workplace benefits that support better financial decision-making for all employees.
Why we need a new approach to conflict resolution
Workplace conflict costs UK businesses £33 billion annually, yet traditional HR approaches fail to resolve it effectively. Organizations need a comprehensive conflict management strategy and updated resolution techniques that prioritize relationship-building over rigid, adversarial procedures.
Authenticity is the only way to engage with the smartphone generation
Authenticity and clear messaging are essential for recruiting youth talent. Smartphone-native job seekers demand personable, relevant content delivered on mobile platforms, while corporate jargon and business-speak discourage applications and deter candidates across socio-economic backgrounds.
