Employees' pride in their organisations drops 10% since January, reports Hyphen

Only two fifths of employees are proud to work for their organisations, according to research from Hyphen, the recruitment solutions provider; declining from nearly half at the start of the year.

‘Employees first, customers second’, says HCL Technologies’ global HRD

Global IT company HCL Technologies has made the controversial decision to announce 'Employees first' on its website homepage, rather than customers first.

Nine out of 10 employees still claim to be 'engaged' at work, reports ETS

A study by HR consultancy ETS has found almost nine out of 10 employees describe themselves as being ‘engaged’ at work.

The future of employee engagement surveys

How many companies currently running an employee engagement survey can honestly say that it is making a difference to the strategic direction of the business? Not many, I’ll bet.

Olympics does little to reverse low workforce morale, reveals Lane4

A barometer released this morning reveals the detrimental impact the ongoing uncertainty in the economic climate is having on the UK workforce, as more than half (52%) of respondents say they have not...

Staff are on board with companies' agendas to overcome challenging economy, finds CBI/Harvey Nash report

Companies are working together with their staff to overcome challenging economic conditions, a survey by the CBI and recruitment specialists Harvey Nash has revealed.

How Kraft Foods is inspiring employees through the opportunity of London 2012

London 2012 is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring the excitement of the Olympics to the UK, and champion British athletes on home soil. As an Olympic supporter, we asked ourselves how we could...

UK employers fail to unlock the potential of their staff, Hay Group report claims

UK firms are failing to unlock the full productivity of their workforce, with the majority of employees facing “significant barriers to performing their job well”, according to a report from global...

Study reveals the drivers that make employees go the extra mile

A report from HR consultancy ETS reveals what makes workers want to ‘go the extra mile’ for their employers.

Are you being engaged? Bored staff wish away time and drive away customers, finds Institute of Customer Service

As the UK readies to serve the world at the London Olympics, research reveals a pressing lack of engagement among UK frontline service staff.

Not another definition of employee engagement

Research from the CIPD and Kingston Business School’s Centre for Research in Employment Skills and Society (CRESS) proposes two new levels of employee engagement – the ‘transactional’ and the...

Aon Hewitt identifies the key drivers of employee engagement ROI

Organisations are likely to get the highest return on investment in employee engagement if they focus on improving career opportunities, recognition, organisational reputation and communication, finds...

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