Employers urged to consider both organisational and job engagement
Organisations need to distinguish between employees’ engagement with their job and engagement with the organisation if they are to improve the employee experience and their overall competitive advantage, a new research paper shows. Published by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), the paper highlights that traditional, one-dimensional views of engagement fail to make a distinction between job and organisational...
Onboarding temporary employees: techniques for happier staff and faster value
Guest Blog By Vincent Brown, Robert Half Vice President of temporary staffing for the UK Temporary employees act as a powerhouse to help obliterate large workloads or to fill the gaps in your hiring plan. Because they aren’t permanent members of the team, some employers may delay start dates or skip onboarding processes which might otherwise produce far better staff performance. Don’t wait to get temporary...
Employers Urged To Step Up Workplace Support As 6.4 Million Over-50s Work Longer
Longer working lives have become a reality for millions, yet a significant number of over-50s feel unsupported in the workplace, according to new findings1 from Aviva which highlight the need for UK businesses to boost support for their older workforce. Almost two thirds (63%) of the 10.2 million over-50s in work2 – equivalent to 6.4 million people – are planning to retire later than they thought they would 10 years ago. Many of them...
Managing and supporting employees experiencing domestic abuse
Guest Blog by Health Assured CEO and wellbeing expert David Price Most employers strive to create a happy and positive working environment, ensuring staff remain safe and protected whilst they undertake their work duties. However, for a significant number of workers, the threat of domestic abuse in their personal lives often looms large once they return home. With this in mind, there are several measures employers can take to...
Why a healthy dose of competition is good for your career
Guest Blog by By Matt Weston, Managing Director at Robert Half UK Most of us can probably agree that coming up against competition brings out a very different side to our personalities. Rivalries for promotions, pitches or new roles can push us to be more productive and to produce stronger work. Experts believe that being competitive in business drives creativity and helps refine skills like a willingness to push...
Managing staff who are ill
With the recent figures showing that out of 1000 surveyed companies, 86% of observed staff attended work ill, demonstrating the importance of ensuring employees are firstly, well enough to work productively, but secondly are happy to come into work. As a manager, CEO or team leader, overlooking employee health is vital and as staff return from illness absences’, it should be within your best interest to ensure they are healthy...
Satisfaction Over Salary – Seven Out Of Eight Working Say It’s Not All About The Money
The vast majority of workers in the UK are not motivated primarily by how much they are paid, according to surprising research conducted by the world’s largest job site, Indeed. Only 12% of workers class their salary as the most important factor in their job, far behind enjoying the job (24%) and ‘having a good relationship’ with their colleagues (21%) as the main drivers of job satisfaction. So essential is a good working...
58% of UK wouldn’t be comfortable telling their manager about mental health issues.
A shocking amount of UK workers have little faith in their employer’s ability to support issues such as mental health, stress and anxiety, a study by CIPD course providers, DPG Plc., has found. The study found that a worrying 85% of UK workers thought that there was a stigma attached to mental health issues and stress in the workplace. This may be the root cause for the 58% that wouldn’t be comfortable telling their manager if they...
Only two-fifths of UK employees are happy with their workplace benefits
Only 40% of UK workers appreciate the benefits they receive from their employer, new research has revealed. Despite just two fifths of the employees saying their benefits meet their needs, almost two thirds (61%) of employers believe employees are happy with their benefits package, according to Willis Towers Watson’s Benefit Preferences report, part of its Global Benefits Attitudes Study. As well as highlighting a disconnect...
Satisfaction Over Salary – 7 Out Of 8 Workers Say It’s Not All About The Money
The vast majority of workers in the UK are not motivated primarily by how much they are paid, according to surprising research conducted by the world’s largest job site, Indeed. Only 12% of workers class their salary as the most important factor in their job, far behind enjoying the job (24%) and ‘having a good relationship’ with their colleagues (21%) as the main drivers of job satisfaction. So essential is a good...
Presenteeism hits record high in UK organisations as stress at work rises
‘Presenteeism’, or people coming into work when they are ill, has more than tripled since 2010, according to the latest CIPD/Simplyhealth Health and Well-being at Work report. 86% of over 1,000 respondents to the 2018 survey said they had observed presenteeism in their organisation over the last 12 months, compared with 72% in 2016 and just 26% in 2010. The survey also found that ‘leaveism’, such as people using annual leave to work,...
New research reveals breakdown between employees and employer in recognition, trust and communication of mission and values
A new study from global employee engagement company, Reward Gateway, which surveyed 500 workers and 250 senior decision makers across the UK, has revealed that only 19% of employees feel completely informed about their employer’s corporate mission and only 23% of employees feel completely informed about the values of the organisation they work for. These stats are problematic when you consider that 83% of employers say it’s critical...
Lack of appreciation and insincere “thank yous” reign in UK organisations
UK workers are feeling unappreciated and when they are thanked for their efforts, it doesn’t come across as genuine. This is according to research by The O.C. Tanner Institute, which found that only 34 per cent of UK workers feel appreciated by their organisations. Just 43 per cent believe that when they do receive recognition, it’s authentic and sincere. These findings have been released on Employee Appreciation Day to...
Are you at risk of office burnout?
Guest Blog By Mike Davis, SME Director at AXA PPP healthcare Britain’s small and medium sized firms make up 99.9% of the UK’s private sector businesses, employ nearly three-fifths of its workforce and account for 48% of the turnover. But full-on pursuit of commercial success may be putting owners and employees of these businesses at increased risk of ill health and burnout. Described as a type of stress, office burnout can...
More Than Half Of Professionals Would Leave Employer For Better Training Opportunities
New research launched today reveals that the average UK professional has gone two years without any training, with more than one in ten (13%) having no training in over four years. As a result, nearly two thirds (63%) of UK employees say they would switch employers to secure more regular training opportunities. With UK productivity at a record low, the research by AVADO, the digitally-powered professional learning provider,...
