Employee Benefits: Measure, learn and adapt
By Alan Fergusson, Managing Director, Beneficia Going back to the CIPD Reward Management- Focus on Employee Benefits Survey (in conjunction with LCP- https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/reward-management-infographic2018_tcm18-51566.pdf) at the end of 2018 , I was reminded of a statistic within there the other day when reading another article. The subsequent article which I shared on Linkedin was about The Gym […]
Why Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Stress
Stress is now having a huge impact on companies as it become the number one reason for days off sick. In 2017/18, a staggering 15.4 million working days were lost because of stress and anxiety. This is costing businesses millions of pounds due to a decrease in productivity. With the busy lives we lead now, trying […]
Save thousands of pounds on your recruitment costs
By Christopher Rose, Commission Reduction At Commission Reduction Ltd we believe the best things in life are free. In light of this, the service we provide to all of our customers is completely free of charge. Working on behalf of your business we operate as an intermediary, negotiating the lowest possible commission rates, with the leading recruitment […]
GUEST BLOG: Filling the talent ‘black hole’
By Gary Berney, Marketing Manager, HireUp Astronomers may have photographed a black hole for the first time recently, but there’s been a black hole in talent acquisition for years! The images of the black hole provided by the Event Horizon Telescope imaging project have been truly amazing. It’s brought discussions around all aspects of black […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Save thousands of pounds on your recruitment costs
At Commission Reduction Ltd we believe the best things in life are free. In light of this, the service we provide to all of our customers is completely free of charge. Working on behalf of your business we operate as an intermediary, negotiating the lowest possible commission rates, with the leading recruitment agents. On any given […]
A virtual spotlight on public speaking skills in Leadership Development
Public speaking is widely recognized as an important leadership skill. Studies and surveys indicate that such communication skills are the foundation of successful careers, even more impactful than intelligence and aptitude. As a key marker of communication capabilities, they play heavily into selection for promotion. Given the impact on chance of future success and leadership […]
GUEST BLOG: Investing in training is central to your company’s development
Coorpacademy’s Jean-Marc Tassetto (pictured) examines how a new generation of training analytics tools can unite Learning & Development (L&D) and business… With the arrival of AI (artificial intelligence), robots and automation, workers’ skills will need to change as companies re-think the way they are organised, putting a major emphasis on L&D in the workplace to […]
Emotion drives connection: Why bringing emotion back to business is critical
We’re hard-wired to connect. We’re born and pre-programmed to form attachments that we need to survive. So when we don’t connect, it hurts. Here is some factual data. When we don’t connect the area that lights up in the brain when we experience physical pain – the anterior cingulate – is the exact same area that […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Quality Of Life Benefits
From the name, employee benefits might be seen as something which benefits only the employee. However, with 69% of workers saying they’re more likely to apply for a new role that offers them good benefits, employee benefits schemes can prove to be just as beneficial to the employer.1 How can benefits improve employee engagement? Quality […]
40% of your employees want access to a private GP. Is this something you should offer?
Is private healthcare worthwhile for small and medium businesses? Dr Zubair Ahmed, co-founder and CEO of Medicspot, explains why we should be thinking differently about employee health… Many businesses in the UK are still missing out on the benefits of providing private healthcare to their employees. This is due to the widely-held perception that only […]
