Strategic HR

Presenteeism

Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University, says that presenteeism (coming to work while unhealthy or working unnecessarily long hours) may be as bad for...

The A - Z of health and wellbeing

Why is health and wellbeing so important for productivity in the workplace? And what does it mean for a company’s bottom line? KATIE JACOBS explains all, with a look at the whats, whys and hows of...

CEO buy-in

It’s the curse of health and wellbeing that it can often be seen as fluffy, rather than a strategic business imperative. And this means it can be tricky to get buy-in from the top, or any hard cash...

Job Satisfaction

It’s no big secret that employee wellbeing and engagement are almost inextricably linked,

Kick the habit

It’s likely many of your employees made a new year’s resolution to give up smoking/drinking/eating junk food/being lazy. It’s equally likely many of them have fallen off the wagon between then and...

Environment

Most employees spend the vast majority of their time in the workplace – but the wrong kind of environment could be damaging their health.

The value of the dual operating system

We need organisational structures that combine hierarchies and networks

Line Managers

The relationship between employee and line manager may well be the most important one when it comes to workplace wellbeing. Line managers are best placed to spot signs that employees may be struggling...

Link wellbeing with engagement to ease business buy-in, says report

HR directors should explicitly link wellbeing with employee engagement in order to drive performance and convince leaders of the need to invest in both, a report from the Engage for Success movement...

Kevin Green: Bruce Springsteen is an HR guru

I have been a fan of 'The Boss' for more years than I care to remember, having first seen him and the mighty E Street Band on The River tour in 1981.

Gen Y attitude to work marks shift in values, says London Business School

Ninety percent of Generation Y employees do not intend to stay with any given employer for more than five years, according to research by the London Business School (LBS).

Culture and talent loss big concerns during M&A

HR executives fear losing top talent and culture clashes when dealing with large-scale mergers and acquisitions, according to Mercer’s 2013 Global M&A Ready Survey.