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10 Ways to Prepare your 2022 People Strategy!
The countdown is ON! It’s one month until Christmas. That means it’s time to crank up the Christmas tunes as there are just 23 working days until Santa comes… We know many of you are planning your 2022 people strategy and limbering up to hit targets and achieve your people goals. But what can you […]
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16 Data Terms HR Need to Know
Some of us are naturally driven by data and understand all the terms straight off the bat. This is linked to your prominent brain type; some people are more inclined to the rational brain type and feel more comfortable with managing data. Others are more emotionally driven and prefer to find the human story. So […]
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The Mental Health Pandemic and the Workplace
Many are questioning whether as a society we’re facing a new mental health pandemic. Study after study after study has shown the effect that the pandemic has had and continues to have on mental health. The reality is that this is going to have an impact on every facet of our lives. Since we spend […]
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Hawksford Launches New Employee Engagement & Happiness Strategy to Help Drive Global Growth
Hawksford, a leading provider of corporate, private client and fund administration services, is launching a new employee engagement and happiness strategy in conjunction with The Happiness Index. Hawksford is headquartered in Jersey and currently employs 440 professionals across multiple locations including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and London. Following significant recent private equity investment from STAR Capital, the […]
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Managing Menopause in the Workplace
Almost half the world’s population will go through menopause at some point in their life. So why is it still such a taboo subject? Estimates suggest that 75% of people going through the menopause have symptoms and for one in four these will impact their daily life and ability to do their job. The NHS […]
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What is a good response rate and how do we improve it?
One of the topics we talk to organisations about time and time again is their response rates. Typically, they’ve run a survey in the past and found that not many people responded and they’ve felt that it hasn’t been worth their while. We can empathise! It’s demoralising to spend time and effort creating something only […]
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How often can (and should) we survey our people?
We’ve said that a one-off annual survey isn’t going to cut it when it comes to employee listening. The question then becomes “how often should we be surveying our people?” This is going to vary from organisation to organisation but we wanted to share some ideas with you. We’re helpful like that! Not Too Little […]
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Defining, measuring & improving employee experience
So we’ve talked about Employee Happiness. And we’ve talked about Employee Engagement. It’s time to throw another term into the mix: Employee Experience. People tend to use these phrases in lots of different ways, so we thought it might be helpful to talk about what specifically we mean in this context. What do we mean […]
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Fuller’s Launch New Employee Engagement & Happiness Programme
Fuller’s is launching a new employee engagement and happiness programme, in conjunction with The Happiness Index, as a cornerstone of its people strategy. The premium pubs and hotels business employs over 4,000 people across 209 managed businesses, with 1,027 boutique bedrooms, and 175 Tenanted Inns. The company has always been values-led and prides itself on […]
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