With more than three quarters (76.4%) of UK professionals intending to look for a new job in 2022 according to a new survey by CV-Library, Adrian Lewis, Commercial Director at Activ People HR advises that rewarding staff and showing appreciation could be key to retention and has never been more important this festive season. This follows a […]

What makes a business profitable and successful? Is it hiring the right people? Focusing on your most profitable products and services? What about productivity? In today’s digital world, we have tools at our fingertips that allow us to do more in our workday, making our people and ultimately our businesses more productive. But where do […]

Some 53 per cent of the nation’s employers that they don’t know their employees even slightly well on a personal level, a new office worker survey has revealed. The Lunch Break Bonding survey, conducted by Just Eat for Business, delves into office workers’ perception of social lunch breaks, scheduled meetings and team building events, and is paired with […]

Weeks of lockdown have failed to make a dent in employee engagement, with many employers reporting that engagement levels have gone up since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to research from employment specialists XpertHR. A survey of 264 HR professionals conducted over a 24-hour period to April 30th found that: • One in […]

Businesses have moved swiftly to transition and pivot their operations during the lockdown. And staff are getting accustomed to working from home. But keeping employee morale high remains an important issue for managers everywhere. To that end, here are some tips from business leaders on how to keep staff motivated, happy and productive… Jade Thomas, […]

For leaders and those running teams remotely, the relentless task of maintaining positive staff morale in 2020 might just be their biggest business challenge to date, according to a report by Offices.co.uk. “Everyone is under huge strain, but it’s important for business bosses to recognise that staff are their best long-term asset and they need […]

By Mike Edwards, Head of People at Love Energy Savings Some employers fear giving their staff a voice – hoping instead they’ll avoid any issues and grievances by burying their heads in the sand, or worse, allowing a culture of fear to take hold where staff are anxious about speaking up. This attitude isn’t productive for […]