Category: Employee Experience

The True Cost of Putting Your People Second

“We are in unprecedented times!” That is the declaration that I have heard over and over for several months now, and it is usually the start of an announcement about cutbacks, site closures, and redundancies. In many aspects, we are in unprecedented...

2020 UK Employee Experience Awards: Winners Announced

The winners of the 2020 UK Employee Experience Awards have been revealed at the Live Online event on 10th September, celebrating teams and individuals who are committed to improving the employee experience. Finalists were competing to secure Gold, Silver and Bronze...

Managing Teams Effectively in The New Blended Workplace

Recent reports show that the blended workplace is very much a reality. Nearly 1 in 5 UK workers plan to work from home indefinitely, half expect to go into the office every day, and two thirds of Londoners plan to...

How Remote Working Encourages Compassion In The Workplace

There is no question that video calls have become a lifeline for many over the past few months. Sales of the software have skyrocketed, virtual happy and coffee hours were our new favourite pastime, our workdays became cluttered with video...

UK Sick Day Costs Could Rise by 45% in 2020

As the UK eases further out of the tight lockdown restrictions that were put in place at the end of March 2020, more and more workers are heading back into offices and factory floors that have laid dormant for nearly...

You Are on Mute: The Perks and Downsides of Working From Home

A new study on productivity and employee well-being in a remote-first workplace find inadequate tools, lack of consensus on digital etiquette and guidance as major challenges in this type of working environment. The international study conducted by digital transformation leaders, Adaptavist,...

Diversity and inclusion in CX

A lot is written about diversity and inclusion in CX in recent times, but not merely enough. In my opinion, there are two sides to the diversity ‘coin’ and, when it comes to the contact centre, inclusion is equally important –...

UK Complaint Handling Awards: 2021 Entries now Open!

Entries are now open for the 2021 UK Complaint Handling Awards, Britain’s biggest celebration of CX-inspired initiatives to resolve consumer problems. 2021 will be the fifth year of the UK Complaint Handling Awards, this time held fully online, from start to...

Tips for Perfecting Your Virtual Recruitment Process

Hannah Louise Cox is Executive Search Consultant at Douglas Jackson and a Judge at the UK Digital Experience Awards 2020. Read about Hannah’s experience at last year’s UK DXA. Times have certainly changed in these last few months and we are living...

Improving Agent Experience Essential to Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty, New Study Finds

The findings of the latest research study by NICE inContact show the views of contact centre agents on their impact on customer experience, being effective brand ambassadors while inspiring brand loyalty and lifetime value. Contact centre agents have an important role...