Employee experience

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...

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.

Beyond exit interviews: Three steps to productive offboarding

Employee experience is arguably one of the most important aspects of any business, and can sometimes feel like one of the hardest to crack. HR teams are largely responsible for ensuring employee...

Postal workers demand further protections amid takeover

The Communications Workers Union (CWU), the union representing most UK postal workers, has claimed that the contracts of a new takeover agreement do not “go far, or long, enough” to protect workers.

Employee benefits stunted by HR budget constraints

More than eight in 10 employers (81%) said that budget approval was a barrier to implementing changes to employee benefits in 2024/2025, a report has shown.

Employee trust has declined since 2022, study finds

Trust that employers will do the right thing for employees has declined from 80% in 2022 to 69%, Mercer's latest research has revealed.

Six ways to fix the roadblocks to higher employee morale

There’s plenty of talk about the value of employee experience. But just how can you turn the talk into actions that really deliver results?

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Lessons from John Lewis: a quality product needs quality people

The John Lewis Partnership hit the headlines this week with the news that Dame Sharon White, the chair, would not be seeking a second term. This makes her term as chair the shortest in John Lewis’s...

Game on: the progress of gamification in HR

The use of game-like structures in HR functions has proved popular for the past few years, but has it now had its day? Edmund Tirbutt reports

Clunky HR tech costing businesses 26 hours per employee

Poorly designed HR tools are damaging productivity and frustrating employees, according to new research.