As confirmed in the Autumn budget, Britain has a significant problem with productivity. Iain Bell from MintCentral offers his advice on improving employee advocacy to maximise profits and increase productivity in the workplace.
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Huw Morgan: Employee Engagement is for life, not just November
It’s ‘best place to work’ season; when companies across the UK slowly wake from hibernation to frantically rally staff to feel good about their company culture in time for the employee surveys.
Rob Bravo: The power of authentic alliances
Most people join organisations, but leave bosses. Rob Bravo, Director of Wellbeing at Talking Talent, suggests how to change this.
Employee Resignations at Five Year High (and are 8.2% in HR)
One in seven (15.5%) employees resigned from the job in 2016, according to the latest data from XpertHR. Labour turnover statistics from 288 organisations show that the resignation rate has increased steadily since 2012, when it stood at 10.6%. HR has the fourth highest voluntary resignation levels out of the groups measured, with rates up…
Unpicking the productivity puzzle
Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK’s productivity levels have dropped back to pre-financial crisis levels and continues to lag behind other major economies.
Over a third of new starters admitted to having ‘bad’ employee onboarding experiences
New research into the onboarding process has uncovered an astounding insight into the worst employee experiences from across the globe.
Debra Gers: Attraction and retention – how to get the best out of your staff
What can you do to stand out from your competitors and how can you attract the best people? Debra Gers from leading law firm Blake Morgan discusses what can be done to retain staff.
Mike Ruddle: Different strokes for different folks – the rise of the dumbbell workforce
Environmental factors have had a profound effect on the composition and profile of an organisational workforce. However, many companies are still not doing enough to reap the business and commercial benefits attributable to embracing diversity & inclusion.
Lack of career planning hampering retention rates
A lack of structure around careers, succession planning and personal development is set to cause organisations the biggest talent headache this year, according to research from Penna Plc, the global HR Services Group. The research, conducted amongst 100 senior Human Resource and Learning and Development professionals, found that ‘lack of opportunity’ (20 per cent) was…
Julie Windsor: Meeting rising expectations – the impact of technology on recruitment and engagement
It’s no secret that HR teams have faced increased pressures during the recent years of economic instability – and our latest HR survey really brought this issue to the fore. When asked about financial and recruitment challenges, 58% of the 290 HR Directors and professionals that responded said their organisations had found it more difficult…
Betsy Kendall: Corporate prisoners and the retention balancing act
According to recent CIPD research, job turnover has slowed significantly over the past 15 years. This means that, in general, people are choosing to stay in their current roles rather than make voluntary exits (i.e. resignations and retirement). Economic conditions are likely to have been a major reason for the particularly significant fall in turnover…
Derek Irvine: Increasing motivation and retention with performance recognition via the crowds
Studies have consistently shown that when recognition is done right, on a regular basis through feedback from all of an employee’s peers, it produces healthier, happier employees that generate better output, deliver improved customer service and remain in their roles for longer periods of time. Yet, recognition in the workplace is lacking, with data revealing…
Almost half of HR Directors identify a lack of talent as an immediate challenge
With the UK economy taking its first steps towards recovery, Human Resources Directors (HRDs) reveal their top three talent threats for the next twelve months in one of the largest surveys into HRD opinion carried out this year. The number one issue identified by HRDs is talent management and retention, followed by succession planning and…
Jilaine Parkes: Driving the course for employee talent acquisition and retention
In this article, Jilaine Parkes, President of Sprigg Talent Management Systems, gives insights into why one company within the Automotive sector, made the switch to a SaaS talent management tool and how technology can take the guess work out of “did I hire the right person.” “It’s not the people you hire…it’s the ones you…
UK unemployment rises to 2.52 million
