One in five employees are fully engaged at work

More than one in five (21%) UK employees are fully engaged at work, new research has highlighted.

Employees define 'high performance' differently to business leaders

UK business leaders and employees are at odds regarding what a high-performing organisation looks like, and how to achieve it, according to a survey conducted by software company, MHR.

"Bring job design back into focus"

Imagine walking into a building and being told it was constructed without any formal principles or safety checks. You wouldn’t stay long, would you?

The Great Detachment: our next workplace challenge?

If we ignore the trends, we may end up with the Great Resignation 2.0.

Six pre-boarding mistakes to avoid

The time between a candidate accepting a job offer and their first day at work – the pre-boarding period – is a critical and often underestimated phase in the employee lifecycle.

UK employees feel less appreciated than those in Australia and US

The UK falls behind the US and Australia when looking at employee appreciation, according to the findings of a survey published today (16 January) by employee engagement company Reward Gateway...

Charity donations boost employee engagement

Three quarters (75%) of employers do not donate to charity despite employees reporting that they feel more engaged at companies that give to charitable programmes, research by Charities Aid Foundation...

12 months of 2024: October

As we near the end of this year, our '12 Days of Christmas'-style countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2024.

How to maintain employee satisfaction during a crisis

It is unsurprising that employees are becoming increasingly concerned about work-related crises. 

Over half of employees are dissatisfied with onboarding

Over half (54%) of office-based employees said they were dissatisfied with their onboarding experience, a report by employee experience platform Cognexo, published today (25 November) revealed.

Don’t mistake people ‘sitting tight’ for employee satisfaction

'Our people aren’t leaving, so things must be fine', the thinking often goes. But this assumption doesn’t mean that your organisation will be ready for growth in a recovering economy in 2025. Far from...

How HR can retain Gen Z employees

Gen Z employees are difficult to retain, according to Jane Lu, CEO of Australian fashion brand ShowPo.