Would employee benefits packages make millennial employees more loyal?
Research from the cloud-based human resources service, BrightHR, has concluded that a majority of millennial employees would become more loyal to their employers with an introduction of an employee benefits package. The ‘It pays to play survey’, which collected responses from 2,023 individuals, found that 80 per cent of 16-25 year-olds rate workplace benefits as […]
Busy Bees Benefits: Providing employee benefits can strengthen a company’s brand…
One of the UK’s leading providers of employee benefits, Busy Bees Benefits, has revealed that 65 per cent of employers believe incorporating additional employee benefits to standard packages can increase staff retention and ‘strengthen’ their brand. The study, which was conducted in May, set out to investigate the needs of employees within the workplace and […]
Guest Blog, Lee Biggins: How can HR teams handle nepotism in the workplace?
According to recent research conducted by CV-Library, professionals across the UK could be missing out on job opportunities due to nepotism in the workplace. This is an extremely worrying trend which could be preventing businesses from hiring the very best talent, an essential key to organisational productivity and growth. Whether it’s intentional or not, businesses […]
Industry Spotlight: UK workers experience substantial wage drop compared to all leading economies, says TUC…
Despite the introduction of a new National Living Wage of at least £7.20 per hour for workers over the age of 25 – as well as a whole host of organisations publicly declaring their commitment to higher wages for employees — analysis published by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has determined that UK workers suffered the biggest fall in real wages (wages that are adjusted for inflation) […]
Forum Insight: The essential client meeting checklist…
A well prepared face-to-face client meeting can create a significant impact on the quality of existing and new business relationships; as well as vastly increasing the value of a company in the long term. Conducting client meetings is also a viable solution to sustaining business longevity which, is primarily determined by the loyalty and commitment […]
CEO of Majestic Wine to share £7 million bonus with workforce…
The chief executive officer of Majestic Wine, Rowan Gormley, has announced that – depending on whether the chain reaches its total shareholder return performance criteria between the financial years 2017 to 2019 – will split his share award bonus and reward all 493 ‘eligible’ employees. Reportedly, the share awards will be delivered the company’s long-term […]
Financial firms taking significant steps to avoid ‘inappropriate risk-taking’…
A survey conducted by the human resources consulting firm, Mercer, has found that a majority of financial services companies around the world are taking significant steps towards adopting a sound risk culture amongst their workforce. The ‘Global Financial Services Executive Compensation Snapshot Survey‘ demonstrates that 62 per cent of the 68 financial companies surveyed have carried out initiatives to penalise misconduct and non-compliance to a […]
Mental health issues rising in the workplace, CIPD claims…
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) ‘Employee Outlook: Focus on mental health in the workplace 2016’ survey has found that 31 per cent of employees have experienced a mental health problem while in employment; with female employees recorded at the highest rate of 36 per cent (46 per cent in respect of people […]
Millennials set to be the first generation to earn record low wages…
As a result of its latest report, the Resolution Foundation suggests that millennials, people who fall between the ages of 15 – 35, earn an estimated £8,000 less in their 20s than their generation X counterparts – those born between the early 1960s to mid-1970s. The independent UK think tank found that some of the reduced earnings could […]
Guest Blog, Kelly Pashley-Handford: Navigating maternity, paternity and parental leave…
As wonderful as it is to learn that an employee has some exciting news on a pending ‘new arrival’, it can naturally be a challenging time for employers as they begin to think about how the leave of a valued employee could impact the business, and how the absence will be covered. In a nutshell, […]