The Importance of Employee Learning and Development
WEBLearning and Development Increases Employee Retention Rates. Learning and development opportunities have a big influence on employee retention rates. In fact, one study has found that 94% of employees would stay at a company for longer if the business was investing in their career development. In addition, improving employee retention rates ...
How To Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day - HR News
WEBEmployee Appreciation Day will be celebrated in workplaces all over the UK tomorrow (Friday, 4 March, 2022). The celebratory day originates from the USA and was first launched in 1995. Now its held annually on the first Friday in March and it’s increasingly embraced internationally as a day dedicated to recognising and thanking employees for ...
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WEBBrits desperate for peace with a 464% spike in demand for ‘quiet holidays’. Each year, a staggering 19 million days of annual leave go unused by workers in the UK revealing a troubling…. Over two-thirds of UK workers have quit or considered quitting their office job due to poor management. New research today reveals the discrepancy ...
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Updated PPE Regulations: What you need to know - HR News
WEBAlex Minett, Head of Product & Markets at CHAS explains what you need to know. The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 2022 come into force on 6 April 2022, updating the 1992 Regulations to extend employers’ and employees’ duties around PPE to a wider group of workers. PPE is defined as equipment that protects the user against ...
World Wellbeing Week 2023: Why Supporting Employee Mental
WEBPosted on Jun 26, 2023. Dr Julia Lyons and her team at Onebright. Employee wellbeing is crucial to any successful business, yet it is often overlooked.
National Work Life Week: From the Great Resignation to the Great ...
WEBExperts considered the Great Resignation to be a knock-on effect of the coronavirus pandemic as people worldwide re-evaluated their lives. But with restrictions lifted and life returning to normal, resignations haven’t waned, and until the deeper-rooted factors causing workers to quit are addressed, the storm of resignations is unlikely to calm. More than 6.5 million Brits could resign
The Role of Technology in Modernising Human Resources
WEBHere are some of the critical benefits of updating HR with technology: Improved efficiency and productivity: By automating and streamlining HR processes, technology can help organisations save time and resources, allowing HR staff to focus on more strategic initiatives. Digitised record-keeping and documentation can also improve efficiency by ...
Three-quarters of employees are contacted by work when on holiday
WEBAlmost three-quarters of Brits are being contacted by their boss or colleagues while on annual leave, according to new research which coincides with calls for the Government to introduce the “right to disconnect” outside office hours. When asked whether their line manager or colleagues contact them about work when on annual leave, 35% said ...
Successful employee motivation in the post-pandemic landscape
WEBEmployees should have the freedom to incorporate self-paced courses into their work schedules. One or two hours dedicated to learning each week means tens or hundreds of hours’ increased productivity. Or, you could provide micro learning that employees can take any time, in 10-15 minute sessions. Giving employees more choices.