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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Employee engagement levels improve around the world, finds Aon Hewitt study of 3,100 employers

After years of declining employee engagement levels around the world, an analysis from by Aon Hewitt, showed a positive global shift in engagement— or emotional and intellectual involvement in the...

Engagement surveys can mask the true nature of staff motivation, according to the CIPD and Kingston Business School

High levels of engagement could be damaging for organisations and their employees if one-dimensional engagement surveys mask the types of engagement at play within an organisation, according to the...

ONS May figures offer some comfort to Government

There was some slightly good news for the embattled Government from the employment figures published today by the Office for National Statistics, for the first quarter (January to March 2012).

Employee engagement defies age of austerity, as workplace pride increases, finds Badenoch & Clark

UK workers are combating austerity blues and economic woes with a renewed sense of purpose, according to a new study revealed exclusively to HR demonstrating levels of enthusiasm and engagement remain...

Britain’s Top Employers: KFC and Rider Levett Bucknall take the top spots

KFC and Rider Levett Bucknall took the poll positions in their categories at last night’s Britain’s Top Employers Dinner.

Olympics Special 7/7: Do HR directors have a sporting chance of ensuring lasting legacy?

In 2005, a Japanese couple moved to Vancouver, Canada with the dream to run a hotdog stand. They didn’t speak English, they didn’t have a marketing budget and certainly didn’t have the funds to...