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Five Ways to Improve Staff Wellbeing
As a business owner, one of the top priorities you should have is ensuring the wellbeing of your staff is at an optimum level. Doing this can help maintain productivity and guarantee the demands of the business are met. There are several ways you...
Five Ways to Improve Staff Wellbeing
As a business owner, one of the top priorities you should have is ensuring the wellbeing of your staff is at an optimum level. Doing this can help maintain productivity and guarantee the demands of the business are met. There are several ways you...
Looking After Your Business’ Most Important Asset: A Guide to Motivating Employees
How Do We Define Motivation in the Modern Business Environment? The simplest definition of operational motivation is defined as the “inner force that drives individuals to accomplish personal and organisational goals”. The follow-up question is...
Non-Financial Methods of Motivation
A strong team of employees is the greatest asset at any company’s disposal. This is why every business manager should pay special attention to supporting employee motivation and the methods of motivation available to them. Happy workers are better...
How Can You Improve Staff Productivity
Improving Staff Productivity In our article on Motivating Employees we talked about the various theories of motivation and intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Studies have shown that a high level of motivation leads to increased productivity, but...
Why Does a Business Need HR Support?
HR Support in business is a multi-layered, bespoke approach. Getting it right from the beginning is crucial but that start point will be very different for most businesses. Whether a start up, or a changing company, HR is there to advise,...
The Difference Between a Perk and a Benefit
As a business owner, you are constantly trained to think about the roles and responsibilities you must fulfil. For instance, you must keep your employees safe when they are on your property. However, there are other parts of your business that are...
The Importance of Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace
Mental Health Awareness Week is only a few months away, and in conforming with the positive message that is being spread throughout the world it is important to address mental health in relation to work. Being one of the most prevalent stress...
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Fears for small employers as pension auto-enrolment comes into force
Fears for small employers as pension auto-enrolment comes into force A landmark drive to place people into workplace pensions faces "significant risks" as smaller employers are brought on board the scheme, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO)....
Big employment law issues for SMEs
What SMEs should look out for in the coming year Employment continues to be a highly politicised issue and significant changes to the law governing it have been brought in nearly every year during the last decade. This year is running true to form, and small and...
What role does Reward play in a Talent Management Strategy?
What role does Reward play in a Talent Management Strategy? To be a top-performing organisation, an employer must attract and retain high-potential staff with a talent management strategy that is clearly aligned to the business’ objectives. But what role does...
Workplace stress still a real issue for UK business
Workplace stress still a real issue for UK business One in four employees experiencing Workplace Stress issues, say leading Wellness Experts As many as one in four people calling a national employee assistance helpline say that workplace stress lies at the root of...
The Pros and Cons of Unlimited Holiday
The Pros and Cons of Unlimited Holiday Unlimited holiday simply means salaried employees can take as much time off as they like, whenever they wish to, so the organisation’s holiday policy, in effect, means it has no policy at all. This may be why Andrew Drake, head...
Employees unaware of sickness absence support from their employer
Almost half of employees unaware of sickness absence support from their employer Nearly half (45%) of respondents are not aware or do not know whether any sickness absence support is available from their employer, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance....
How to keep employees motivated
How to keep employees motivated If people believe that the organisation they work for values their contribution and wants to involve them in important things, they are much more likely to feel motivated. This usually means seeking, listening to, and responding to...
Government publishes new zero hours contract regulations and guidance
Government publishes new zero hours contract regulations and guidance The Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 have been published in draft form and laid before Parliament. Section 27A(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 provides that...
Can Early Intervention Reduce Length of Absence?
Early intervention services can reduce the length of long-term sickness absences by 17%, according to research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), commissioned by employee benefits provider Unum. Its Benefits of Early Intervention report, which...
Auto-enrolment compliance notices quadruple
Figures from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) show 469 auto-enrolment compliance notices were issued to employers between July and September 2015. A compliance notice is issued under section 35 of the Pensions Act 2008 to remedy a contravention of one or more...