Pensions: Is your best and most costly employee benefit your least appreciated?
The government’s recent review of auto-enrolment found that 12 million workers are not placing enough importance on saving for their pensions. When it comes to engagement analysis, the government’s review was particularly enlightening, offering guidance covering ways in which employers can refocus pension engagement strategies to encourage a higher level of adoption and lower level of drop […]
How to measure corporate social responsibility in a simple and time-efficient way
Whether you work for a large or small organisation, you will have seen corporate responsibility undergo a radical transformation in recent years. In particular, there has been a seismic shift in expectations of what companies can (and should) do when it comes to community investment. Arriving alongside this shift are a host of new buzzwords […]
Winning the hearts and minds of millennials: 3 guiding principles for managers
Millennials, also known as Generation Y, were born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s. They began entering the workforce more than 15 years ago and are now taking it over. By 2020 they are anticipated to comprise nearly half of employees in developed, western economies. An interesting phenomenon has developed among this group. […]
Employee satisfaction: why should investors care?
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
Dynamic working: Flexibility for the next generation of worker
Flexible working is a phrase that is thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean? In 2014, the government released its official definition, stating that: “Flexible working is a way of working that suits an employee’s needs, e.g. having flexible start and finish times, or working from home.” It also stipulated that all […]
Book review: Enhancing Employee Engagement: An Evidence-Based Approach
HRZone has a range of books available for review. If you would like to receive one of our business books, free of charge, please contact the editor on editor at hrzone dot com and we can send you a list of what’s available. In return, we ask for a 400-700 word review of the book, […]
Employee perspectives: “HR should be a more visible part of the hospital.”
We wanted to take a look at how employees within the healthcare industry are coping with the NHS crisis – on top of what is already a very challenging sector to work in – and whether they feel HR is supporting them adequately in their role. In this anonymised interview, a Band 6 critical care […]
Employee behaviour: the real secret behind engagement
Employers are ramping up the range of benefits on offer to employees in a mad scramble to find that elusive engagement silver bullet. As Facebook announces its latest offering, up to £15,000 for female employees to freeze their eggs, we’ve surely reached peak perk – and the moment to say, enough! A recent global report […]
Powering the internal comms of the future
Employee engagement is notoriously hard to measure. Is it how many people respond to your company-wide email requesting ideas for the next charity event? Or how many read your article posted on the intranet system? Or the amount of people you count walking out of the office with a smile on their face? This in […]
No laptop, no desk, no phone – a disappointing welcome for 42% of the world’s new employees
A global survey of 4,000 employees from the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, has revealed companies fail to provide basic tools on day one. More than one in four (42%) said that they didn’t have a computer or laptop ready for them when they started. While the lack of a computer was the most […]
Three strategies businesses should adopt to retain talent
More than a third of HR directors have seen employee turnover steadily increase in the last three years according to recent research by recruitment firm Robert Half. The research suggests that despite companies investing time, money and effort into keeping their workforce happy, they are still struggling to retain talent. What do employees value most from […]
Employee perspectives: “My time is taken up doing the wrong things.”
We wanted to take a look at how employees within the healthcare industry are coping with the NHS crisis – on top of what is already a very challenging sector to work in – and whether they feel HR is supporting them adequately in their role. In this anonymised interview, a Clinical Lead for Community […]
Digital transformation is workforce transformation: Why HR must assume a leadership role
Digital transformation is top of mind in boardroom discussions today for ample reasons: higher quality products and services, employee productivity enhancements, operational efficiencies and cost savings. In these strategic talks, little mention is given to the need for workplace transformation. But one without the other is a recipe for failure. The risks of employee disengagement, […]
Why you might need a Chief Happiness Officer
Fostering employee happiness is fast moving up the HR agenda and is becoming a key focus for many organisations of all sizes and industries. Companies are increasingly coming to realise that happy employees make engaged, empowered and high performing employees. Ultimately, businesses in which staff wellbeing is not only taken seriously but is made a […]
Employee engagement and GDPR: what’s the link?
Cybersecurity is a huge problem that has increased dramatically in just the last few years. By some estimates, cyber theft costs organizations around $450 billion worldwide. The latest Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report advises that more than half of companies are ill-prepared to deal with an attack on their data, and only around a third rated […]
Employee engagement: the key to helping frontline staff reach their true potential
With unlocking potential one of the key themes for this year’s National Customer Service Week (2-6th October), Kenny Bain, CEO of Rant & Rave looks at ways to drive engagement with employees working in the customer service sector and, ultimately, help them to reach their full potential. If you ask any CEO what the most […]
5 proven ways to increase benefits take-up among employees
Companies make a significant investment into employee benefits. While employers may hope to achieve different outcomes from offering benefits, the truth is, benefit packages contribute to big business goals. From attracting and retaining talent, to motivating and engaging employees and increasing workforce productivity, getting a strong return on investment should be a top priority for […]
Attachment in the workplace: do you understand how it works?
“Children are born with a range of innate behaviours to maximise their survival. Among these is attachment behaviour, which allows the child to draw their primary caregivers towards them at moments of need or distress.” Attachment difficulties include insecure attachment patterns and disorganised attachments that often develop into coercive controlling or compulsive caregiving. This theory […]
One size does not fit all when it comes to engagement
Everybody’s aware of how recent advances in technology have greatly impacted the way we communicate with each other in our personal lives, but it’s also important to acknowledge the role technology has had on our work communication. Old faithfuls for internal communications, such as intranets, e-mails and the staff newsletter, are no longer enough to […]
“If people feel excluded, they will leave – it’s as simple as that.”
Carol Rosati OBE has recently joined The Chemistry Group as Champion of Diversity. She brings with her over 25 years of talent management experience and a passion for creating more inclusive workplaces. Becky Norman, Deputy Editor, HRZone: Can you tell us a bit about your past roles and how your extensive talent management knowledge will […]