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Health & wellbeing: the view of HR professionals throughout the pandemic

23rd August 2021

According to the CIPD’s twenty-first survey report exploring absence and wellbeing practices in UK workplaces, employee wellbeing continues to rise up the corporate agenda. The survey, conducted among 668 HR professionals, found an encouraging fall in the proportion who report their organisation is ‘much more reactive than proactive’ on health and wellbeing (27%, down from …

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Report into high staff turnover in Civil Service says workforce model needs to change

Report into high staff turnover in civil service recommends changes to workforce model

7th February 2019

A government report has revealed insight into the high staff turnover within the civil service, which it says is costing up to £74 million every year. The Institute for Government (IfG) report, titled: Moving On: The Costs of High Staff Turnover in the Civil Service argues that in order to support the challenges facing the …

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Calls for an annual measure of quality of work in the UK

19th October 2018

A report released by the Measuring Job Quality Working Group calls for government to annually monitor the quality of work in the UK, including job security, workplace mental health and support offered by employers. In response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, published in 2017, the Measuring Job Quality Working Group was formed. …

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How a culture of wellbeing helps build an engaged workforce

14th September 2018

A culture of wellbeing A case study published by People Management is a great example of how putting wellbeing at the heart of an organisation’s strategy, and employees at the front and centre of its development, improves employee engagement, which in turn improves customer satisfaction, turnover and talent retention/attraction. Schneider Electric, a multinational energy management firm …

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How employee metrics are winning the war for talent

14th September 2018

The war for talent is fierce. As employers find it increasingly difficult to source the people and the skills they need, getting ahead of the competition requires innovation and creativity. So, whilst pay is no longer the driving force for many employees, businesses are recognising they must evolve with changing employee priorities; flexible and modern …

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Focus on employee engagement to deliver better customer experience

13th September 2018

Based on an article published by Sitel Group on June 19 2018: With the growing challenges facing businesses, it can be too easy for leaders to lose focus of their employees as they channel their resources into getting closer to their customers. As Olivier Camino, Sitel Group’s Global Chief Operating Officer, points out: “If a company …

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