The four-day work week has its positives and challenges, but is it right for your organisation? In June 2022, 70 UK companies and over 3,300 workers began working a four-day week with no loss of pay in the biggest ever four-day week pilot to take place anywhere in the world so far. Participating [...]
The cost-of-living crisis is the latest challenge faced by everyone - employers and employees. Employers are experiencing leaner organisational structure, budget revisions and increased pressures in attracting and retaining talent. And employees are finding their health and wellbeing are impacted, as bills and living costs increase. How do we approach post-pandemic employee wellbeing? [...]
Taking holiday is necessary for employee wellbeing. Working Families' annual campaign, National Work Life Week, is aimed at getting employers and employees discussing wellbeing and work-life balance – this year it will take place 2-6 October. With research last year stating over half of employees (60%) have said their employer actively discourages them from [...]
There is a famous quote by Verna Myers, a leading diversity and inclusion expert that says, “Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance.” But who wants to passively wait to be asked to dance? True belonging means being asked for input into the playlist and feeling free [...]
An Employee Experience Report from pulse survey provider Officevibe has recently highlighted how changes in employee expectations mean that employers must adjust and amplify their retention strategies to stay competitive in a fierce market for talent. Recognition for a job well done can hold great power. The report shows that: 75% of employees [...]
