Office Angels predicts a 'less enjoyable future' at work with engagement levels set to drop

Today has been named as ‘Blue Monday’, the most depressing day of the year, but research from recruitment agency Office Angels suggests that the worst is yet to come, predicting a “less enjoyable”...

Employee engagement: whose responsibility is it anyway?

It’s 8.30am on launch day. The banners are up, the stand looks fantastic and the champions are in place brandishing flyers.

How can organisations improve employee engagement, customer satisfaction and business performance?

Here’s a question: What is the most important thing you want from the organisation for which you work?

Line managers fail to act on employee engagement surveys, according to global Aon Hewitt report

Employers must take action to motivate and equip their managers to act on engagement surveys, according to a report by Aon Hewitt.

Build employee engagement through a culture of innovation

Building a culture of innovation is the hot topic at the moment and alongside how to drive growth is the stuff that’s keeping CEO’s up at night.

Jurys Inn awarded gold Investors in People standard

Jurys Inn has been awarded the only gold accreditation from Investors in People for an international hotel group.

Public sector staff forced to put longer hours in the wake of recession

As morale in the public sector dips, just under a quarter of workers in this sector (25.1%) employed by the state claim they have been forced to work longer hours since the recession.

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Acas launches guide to help employers boost staff engagement

Acas, the employment relations service, has published a new guide to show employers how they can strengthen their business by engaging with staff.

HR need not worry yet about prime minister’s attitude, says PPMA head

HR workers need not worry yet about HR as a frontline job cuts target, Anne Gibson, president of the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA), told HR magazine yesterday.

Beyond fluffy: has engagement become nothing more than a cliché?

Engagement is big business. Companies deemed to have highly engaged staff secure valuable publicity if they make it onto lists such as the CRF Institute-run Britain’s Top Employers list, or The Times...

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Leadership failure is undermining employees' workplace attitudes and experiences

Research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) found that 55% of employees don’t think their managers are competent or confident enough in their roles.

Many employers only pay lip service to engagement, SHRM/Globoforce global survey finds

Most HR leaders (99%) anticipate employee engagement being a key challenge to face, yet non-strategic engagement and recognition programmes continue to pervade companies, global research published...

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