UK businesses lead Europe when it comes to people data
UK organisations are better at gathering and using insights about their people compared to many of their peers in Europe. That’s according to the findings of a survey conducted by HR and payroll specialist SD Worx across 1,382 companies in eight European countries looking at how well businesses are managing their HR operations. Overall, a quarter (26%) […]
UK Study: The pandemic changed HR. Now what?
By Personio 2020 has been a year like no other. Covid-19 has challenged every company and the HR function along with it. Throughout the pandemic, HR has proved itself the backbone of the business, showing strength as a strategic partner and agile supporter. Yet as the recovery phase begins, 85% of HR professionals see challenges ahead as they […]
REVEALED: The best and worst places to work in the UK
Pest control firm Rentokil Initial has taken the top spot in a list of the best places to work in the UK, with tens of thousands of staff praising the company for job security, promoting from within ethos and great work-life balance culture. Staff also described having high job satisfaction and doing fulfilling work in […]
Majority of HR leaders ‘struggling with digital’
40 per cent of HR professionals have experienced changes in their job because of digital transformation. That’s according to a study by eProcurement specialist Wax Digital, which examines how digital transformation affects management roles in four UK industry sectors: HR, IT, procurement and finance. Less than half of the HR leaders surveyed claimed to have […]
Four in 10 ‘close to breaking point’ at work
The average working adult feels stressed for almost a third of their entire working day, while five hours of sleep will be lost every week because of the pressures faced in their job. That’s according to research polling 2,000 professionals, which also found checking work emails after hours, last-minute deadlines, having to do a speech […]
REVEALED: Five top issues impacting employee productivity
Poor systems, office politics and absence have been highlighted as the key drivers of corporate unproductivity. A survey commissioned by e-days asked senior HR professionals their concerns about employee productivity. Five were considered the most pressing. Forty-two percent of respondents rated poor systems as an issue. Thirty-four percent said office politics negatively impact productivity, while lack […]
SME leaders ‘behind the times on technology’
Nearly a third (31%) of SME decision makers say their leadership team is not moving fast enough to keep up with employees’ changing technology requirements. That’s according to the new 2019 Digital Business Report from Advanced, which calls into question whether employees are given the right tools to improve their productivity. 39% would consider leaving their job if […]
Talent: Arguably the greatest challenge for CEOs
By Justin Rix, Partner, Grant Thornton Investing in talent and skills is a top priority among high growth businesses. Even with this focus on investment, one in two senior decision-makers of high growth businesses say it’s hard to find people with the right skills.[i] In current times of uncertainty, finding talent is now arguably the […]
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 […]
Managers back apprenticeships as concerns over targets raised
Managers back apprenticeships for workers of all ages as a way to overturn the long-term employer underinvestment in skills, according to a survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Of the 1,640 managers surveyed, 88% believe the Apprenticeship Levy should be spent on apprenticeships for all ages. Seven in 10 (69%) say that they would […]
