Category: Employee Experience

Pros and Cons of Flexible Working, UK Employees’ Favourite Perk

Flexible working proves to a popular employee incentive, with 35% of the public selecting it as their favourite perk But one in three also worry that remote working could damage the traditional office environment For Flexible Working Awareness Day, Direct365 urges employers...

‘Kayo’ to ‘Kayla’: Quarter of Ethnic, Female Execs Forced to Change Their Name

A quarter (23%) of professional women in the UK with ‘non-white’ sounding names have changed their name to sound more ‘traditionally-British’ in order to get a job, according to a study by Nottx.com, the UK’s only ‘name-blind’ headhunting platform. It is...

Play to Engage: Café Style – EPIC Methodology

“The opposite to play is not work, it’s depression” Dr. Stuart Brown No play: no trust, collaboration, no creativity, no innovation! To be creative in workplaces requires that leaders create a culture of ‘play.’ The challenge is that in many workplaces...

‘Brexit’ Survival Kit – 5 Expert Tips for Small Businesses

The date has been set for Thursday 23rd June, campaigns have started and soon the public will decide whether or not Britain should remain in the European Union. The effects of a vote to leave have been widely speculated but...

A Warm Introduction Is So Much Better Than a Cold Lead

DueDil releases DueDil Connect to change the way businesses identify opportunities via their team’s network DueDil Connect combines the power of individual networks with DueDil’s comprehensive company information DueDil Connect uncovers hidden opportunities that wouldn’t otherwise be found with conventional sales tools,...

Why Global Cruise Companies Must Take a Punt on Apprentices

The UK government revealed in January 2016 that more than 150,000 youngsters started an apprenticeship in England (across all industries) in the fourth quarter of 2015 alone, and the authorities are keen to see this number grow even further. As the...

Co-operative Retailers Are Leading the Way for Women on Boards

Women on boards of co-operative retailers double those of FTSE companies Nearly twice as many women are directors of co-operative retailers as FTSE 100 and 250 companies Half of co-operative retailers’ boards have 50% or more female directors, whereas no FTSE companies...

Let’s Meet between “Snug” and “A Peace and a Quiet Room”

Shift in direction for digital business as the industry moves away from brand communications to customer experience Manchester’s Code Computerlove, a forerunner of the region’s burgeoning digital marketing industry, has unveiled how and why it’s taking a new direction. The 17...

The CEO Uncovered

Many public relations experts will have sat in a planning discussion where the strategy concerning CEO communications has been discussed. What communications activities are appropriate and which audiences should he or she prioritise? Does he need to be more visible...

Handwriting at Work Could Be Extinct for Future Sales Professionals

Over a Third of Recruiters Believe Future Staff Won’t Write at Work With office landscapes changing across the country, it might not be surprising to discover that over one-third (36.2%) of UK recruitment professionals believe that handwriting at work will be...