Food and drink top list of most desired workplace perks
Employees desire office food and a bar at work over benefits such as onsite childcare, new research has revealed. The survey by office search company Sketch Labs found these...
Read moreDetailsEmployees desire office food and a bar at work over benefits such as onsite childcare, new research has revealed. The survey by office search company Sketch Labs found these...
Read moreDetailsThe challenge of attracting and retaining talent has ramped up for UK employers in recent years. The pandemic was the catalyst for a sea change in attitudes towards work....
Read moreDetailsArtificial intelligence (AI) is improving employees’ work-life balance, with almost four in 10 (38%) UK businesses noting benefits, according to new research. The ABBYY State of Intelligent Automation Report...
Read moreDetailsEmployees have experienced increased burnout in two-fifths of multinational organisations, according to a new study by Fidelity. The second Global Employer Survey, which interviewed 1,000 senior decision-makers at global...
Read moreDetailsGroup Risk Development (Grid) is urging employers to communicate mental health support “clearly and regularly” ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, emphasising that employees need to...
Read moreDetailsFlexible working options contribute to employees’ sense of belonging, a study has found. EY’s Belonging Barometer 3.0, which surveyed more than 5,000 workers across a range of industries globally,...
Read moreDetailsAlmost nine in 10 (88%) professionals would be interested in a four-day working week trial, compared to just four in 10 (42%) employers, according to a new study. Research...
Read moreDetailsStandard Chartered is rolling out enhanced global parental leave provisions to make them more inclusive for its employees. From next month (1 September), the bank plans to standardise the...
Read moreDetailsMore than half the global workforce has experienced burnout because of excessive workloads and mandated office returns, a new study has found. The research by global workplace creation company...
Read moreDetailsWorking hours are continuing to fall at organisations that took part in a four-day week pilot programme for six months, a year after they launched the trial. Research by...
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Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
