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Working from Home & Employee Engagement
As a by-product of the rise in online communication and collaboration tools, working from home and remote work are now both common features of the workplace. Indeed, the Coronavirus pandemic has led to thousands of companies sending their employees home, meaning workers around the world will be doing their jobs remotely for the foreseeable future…. View ArticlePOSTED ON March 18, 2020
Channel your inner bee
“We’re all 90% chimp and 10% bee.” This famous quote, coined by Jonathan Haidt, really speaks to the importance of company culture and purpose. Jonathan has researched extensively about how our species (humans, just to be clear) continues to evolve from our individualistic primate ancestors to deeply cooperative human beings and said: ‘Chimpanzees, in particular,… View ArticlePOSTED ON February 13, 2020
Love Work Be Happy with Bell Cornwall
We recently visited the lovely people at Bell Cornwall Recruitment in Birmingham city centre. They have such an excellent working philosophy ‘Love Work Be Happy’ We wanted to understand how this philosophy came about, what it means for their clients, candidates and their own people. And finally, how the partnership with us has helped improve… View ArticlePOSTED ON January 29, 2020
What’s Driving Productivity in 2020
As growing numbers of staff are looking beyond financial gain to an employer that recognises the importance of a positive work: life experience for its workforce, the impact of employee engagement on an organisation’s productivity has been the topic of much research and debate. Research suggests that around just one-third of UK employees are engaged… View ArticlePOSTED ON January 21, 2020
Ready for full transparency on your agency workers’ pay?
The Good Work Plan’s Key Information Document is your responsibility as a recruitment business – make sure you know the rules. If you’re using an umbrella payroll service or managing your own temporary workforce PAYE payroll, new regulations mean you need to get ready to significantly change your current process, and they’re coming soon so… View ArticlePOSTED ON October 21, 2019
Employer Wellbeing Tips – Part 2
With three fifths of employees experiencing mental health issues related to work, business leaders have acknowledged that the wellbeing of their staff is at least partly their responsibility. Here are some tips to help you improve the wellbeing of your employees Encourage staff to focus on their physical health Presenteeism, defined as ‘staff are physically… View ArticlePOSTED ON October 9, 2019
Employer Wellbeing Tips – Part 1
With three fifths of employees experiencing mental health issues related to work, business leaders have acknowledged that the wellbeing of their staff is at least partly their responsibility. Here are some tips to help you improve the wellbeing of your employees Offer benefits to support wellbeing Employers should offer a variety of benefits that will… View ArticlePOSTED ON October 3, 2019
