Category: Employee Experience

PPL aims to change the music industry with valuable EDI strategy

Diverse teams not only lead to better workplace cultures, they’re delivering business results. A recent survey by LinkedIn found that 60% of respondents said that diversity had contributed to the team success.Another report by People Management found that diverse teams were...

Build an inclusive culture and support your teams to achieve CX success

Although women represent 70% of the CX workforce, just 30% of those in customer experience management are female.Helen Luty with her award at the UK CXA 2023By focusing on building a team of like-minded, empathic individuals, Helen Luty, head of CX...

Gen Z and millennials opt for instant messaging, shunning work phone calls 

According to a recent survey conducted by global recruitment agency Robert Walters, Generation Z and millennial professionals are increasingly avoiding phone calls at work, preferring email and instant messaging instead. According to the report, 59% of Generation Z and millennials (born between...

New employee monitoring policy opens conversations surrounding trust and transparency

To ensure a return to office-working conditions three times a week, PwC are to begin monitoring their UK employees’ working locations. PwC staff are expected to spend 60% of their work time with clients, or in the office.“PwC’s decision to...

Shift workers suffer from pay errors

A survey reveals that UK frontline shift workers frequently lose out on earned pay due to errors in their pay slips.60% of respondents believe they need more money, 38% report late payments, and 23% say they have not received pay...

SME bosses fear doing or saying the wrong thing concerning EDI policies, new research finds

SME bosses are putting off from adopting new working practices concerning equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policies, out of fear of doing or saying the wrong thing, a new report from Workplace Equity Commission (WEC) has found. The report specifically...

UK employees do not believe their manager has had sufficient training

40% of UK employees do not believe their manager has the right skills to perform their role. This is due to their belief that their seniors have not had sufficient training. New research comes from Unmind.The survey of 3,005 managers...

Nearly a million over-60s in the UK are self-employed

The UK workforce is seeing a huge shift as the number of self-employed workers aged 60 and over has reached an all-time high. Nearly one million people in this age group now work for themselves. This is a 33% increase...

Statutory rights are being listed as workplace benefits in job adverts

Almost half (46%) of current job vacancies in the UK are listing a statutory right as a workplace benefit, Rippl has analysed and discovered. The most prominent of all was a pension being listed as a ‘company perk’ in 124,589...

Employees value job security above all else

A survey by Robert Walters found that 77% of professionals now value job security more than pay. 53% of employers have noticed that job candidates have discussed job security more often this year.The survey found that 71% of workers hesitate...