Andrew Secker: Embracing the new retirement
With UK workers living and working longer, we are beginning to see many looking for a new type of retirement, says Andrew Secker.
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Aliya Vigor-Robertson: Keeping staff motivated and energised for 2019
What can HR departments do to make sure staff stays on?
A world of wellbeing: 4 characteristics of a good wellness initiative
Here are four key steps to introducing a successful wellness initiative into your workplace.
Microsoft shows the way with paid-parental leave for subcontractors
In 20 years of business I’ve lost count of how many days, weekends, public holidays and even a couple of Boxing Days that I’ve…
Glenn Elliott: Big AT&T versus their own pensioners. An ugly and uneven looking fight.
AT&T, the world’s largest phone company, has found it has overpaid a small number of its pensioners. And now it wants the money back.…
Robert Ordever: Ditch the perks!
These ‘quick fixes’ are intended to draw the very best employees and make existing staff happier, more loyal and motivated. But do they actually…
Bruce Barclay: The role of the workplace in employee experience
The physical workplace is playing a key role in that battle, as it’s now required to attract and retain talent, engage and inspire people…
Dogs at work – are we missing a trick?
Charlotte Cooke-Vaughan, an HR consultant at law firm Cripps, celebrates the many documented benefits (wo)man’s best friend brings to the workplace.
How your work space can create a happy mind space
According to a new Bupa report published this spring, employee mental health is now a bigger concern for companies than physical health issues.
5 ways to promote a better work-life balance
Many employees are living such a competitive fast paced lifestyle that they often do not take a moment to step back and realise how…
Vodafone Way of Care: embedded learning for a global workforce
How does a global organisation inspire new learning workplace habits for 80,000 busy staff? How can a company replicate classroom or online content for…
Cain Ullah: Culture – the key to creating a Best Company to Work For
Red Badger kicked off 2018 by becoming a Sunday Times Best Small Company to Work For. Cain Ullah discusses how building a company culture…
James Walsh: How can employers help their staff to engage in workplace pensions?
Pensions have always been an integral part of employee engagement programmes. James Walsh from the PLSA discusses how HR can help to engage their…
Jason Brannan: The new wave – rise of the Employee Relations Officer
Everyone has heard of Human Resources, it’s a job role we’re all familiar with. In the past, this role revolved around policy and process,…
Dawn Sowerby: Want to engage your people? Start with redesigning HR
Dawn Sowerby, Transformation Director at the Aster Group, will be discussing successful engagement strategies at Symposiums leading engagement conference in March. Here she discusses…