Chris Ronald, VP of Incentives, Rewards & Benefits at BlackHawk Network, BHN talks to PA Life about the power of recognition and rewards in retaining staff… A new challenge In recent months, headlines have focused on the stand-off between employers insisting on office returns and employees pushing back. Research from the British Chambers of Commerce last week […]
talent retention
From mandates to motivation: how recognition and rewards can keep employees from walking out
The struggle to retain talent and what needs to change
1 in 4 employees are looking for a new job right now: here’s why employers are struggling to retain talent and what needs to chance asap. According to research from Ciphr, just over one in four (26%) employees have been ‘actively job hunting’ while working in their current job. If that stat makes you nervous, […]
Recession slowing labor market and worsening talent shortage
Workers and employers in the UK remain cautious as recession and a tightening of the labour market look set to continue in 2023, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG. Despite employers beginning to rein in hiring ambitions and, in some sectors, make redundancies, the tendency of […]
Bumper pay increases set for professionals in 2022 as companies look to hold onto talent
Salaries for white collar professionals will increase by as much as 25% in the first quarter of 2022, as companies bouncing back after the Omicron-slowdown fight to hold onto their best staff. According to the findings from the Robert Walters 2022 UK Salary Guide, professional services firms are planning to increase their budget for pay raises […]
Businesses must act now to hold on to most valuable asset
By Nicole Alvino, Co-Founder and CSO, Firstup… Employees across the globe are voting with their feet, with a well-documented post-pandemic resignation boom already underway. It seems that the last eighteen months or so has given people the time to pause for thought, to reflect on their workplace environment, and many it seems are becoming disillusioned […]
The right employee benefits can help retain talent
By Alex Hind, CEO and co-founder of HEKA… Fuelled by the pandemic, the Great Resignation has impacted sectors across the UK, with many employees leaving roles to find ones which they feel may be more fulfilling or provide the quality of life they’ve come to expect over lockdown. At Heka, we’ve seen how personalised employee […]





