Tag: human resources

January 23, 2024

Health insurer Vitality found that employees lose an estimated 43.6 days annually to health concerns including musculoskeletal conditions, depression and poor sleep quality. This rises to 59.7 days per worker for those under 30, who despite being more physically active […]

January 22, 2024

The business value of employee experience (EX) can be measured in reduced turnover, increased retention, better quality talent acquisition, and internal mobility that preserves and expands institutional knowledge. Yet, making the business case to modernize EX is still a struggle […]

January 22, 2024

A study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has found that vaccination against Covid-19 consistently reduced the risk of lingering long-term symptoms. Researchers from the University of Oxford and Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and […]

January 22, 2024

In 2023, 90% of companies offered some level of hybrid work, according to a new survey from CBRE. The adoption of hybrid work is driving companies to lease less space and redesign their offices to be more effective for employees, […]

January 19, 2024

Launched in November, the government’s WorkWell rehabilitation and return-to-work pilots are designed to foster a healthier and more supportive work environment. At its heart, the WorkWell scheme aims seamlessly to integrate local employment and health support for individuals with disabilities […]

January 18, 2024

In preparation for the move, Wickes partnered with social enterprise Timewise to carry out research on the roles of store managers, operations managers and duty managers to find out what barriers there were to flexible working. It then sought to […]

January 17, 2024

Planning for retirement can be a daunting task, especially with the introduction of new regulations. The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which goes into effect on January 1, 2024, is the latest major overhaul of retirement planning laws in the […]

January 17, 2024

If you are looking for a way to simplify your human resources functions, you can partner with a professional employer organization (PEO). This buying guide will help you learn more about what a PEO is and which businesses it’s best […]

January 16, 2024

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has shared data showing that productivity dropped 1.9% over the past two years. This may be one factor influencing the return-to-work orders of industry leaders such as Google and Meta, which require employees to […]

January 12, 2024

The group’s global workforce is comprised of 61.2% and 55.2% of women at the leadership and officer level, respectively. Overall, women make up 67.2% of the company’s workforce, according to Neiman Marcus’ ESG report. The company also said it had […]

January 12, 2024

Employees generally may be wary of expressing interest in promotions due, in part, to fears about bias or unfair treatment, according to a 2022 Syndio survey. Moreover, a 2021 Indeed report cited survey data that showed women were less comfortable […]

January 11, 2024

The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023, a statutory instrument that passed through Parliament this week, removes the live-in domestic worker exemption under the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 that states that tasks done by an individual who […]

January 10, 2024

With unemployment near a 50-year low, it has become an “employee” rather than an “employer” marketplace. Brian Michaud, SVP of ADP TotalSource® explains, “With the ability to work from anywhere and little incentive to show company loyalty, American workers are […]

January 10, 2024

Now more than ever, the relationship between an employee and their manager plays a significant role in determining job satisfaction. However, a recent study by Achievers Workforce Institute (AWI) revealed that 75% of employees consider their managers to be ineffective. […]

January 5, 2024

The number of dissatisfied employees could jump next year, creating an employee experience (EX) downturn. This prediction follows recent Forrester research showing significant drops in employee engagement and culture energy between 2022 and 2023. These declines come just as employers […]

January 5, 2024

The shift to remote work, accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic, has fundamentally altered the landscape of employee socialization. For remote workers, gone are the water-cooler chats, office pop-ins and hallway run-ins that spurred so much camaraderie and ad-hoc collaboration […]

January 4, 2024

The woman spoke out via the Prospect trade union after reading reports in November 2023 that 60 senior female officials had made allegations of sexual assault, harassment and abuse in the MoD in a letter to permanent secretary David Williams. […]

January 3, 2024

Once more, Dry January is upon us. Founded in 2013 by British nonprofit organization Alcohol Change, the awareness month, which encourages going 31 days alcohol-free, provides employers another opportunity to step up to the plate to support diverse talent populations […]

January 3, 2024

Like many employers in the tech sector, mobile network Three UK & Ireland is not immune to the challenges arising from the long-standing shortage of female STEM talent, nor is it unaware of the benefits that come from gender-diverse leadership. […]

January 2, 2024

Rolling out even ordinary workplace rules can put in-house counsel in a legal minefield if the organization tries to do it while employees are unionizing, labor specialists say. The National Labor Relations Board earlier this year changed how it evaluates […]