Tag: employees

New HR buzzword ‘fauxductivity’ is concerning employers that their staff are pretending to work

The new HR buzzword ‘fauxductivity’ is set to worry employers and highlight the age where keeping an eye on staff’s productivity is a requirement. The term refers to employees keeping up appearances of productivity without actually achieving anything. Instead of...

UK Employee Experience Awards™ 2025 – Open for Entries 

As we focus on empowering employees, we’re excited to announce the start of the UK Employee Experience Awards™ 2025, celebrating workplace excellence. For the 11th consecutive year, UKEXA™ aims to recognise and celebrate passion and commitment of the UK EX professionals like you,...

Workers are now entitled to all tips from customers, by law

In a new law, workers are now entitled to receive all tips from customers at the end of the working month. This law sets out to ban firms from withholding these tip payments, by cash or card. This is set...

UK employers need to improve new starter processes, as they’re failing to turn up on first day of work

Over a quarter of UK employers have had new starters fail to turn up on their first day of work within the last year. This is on top of research that 56% of employers said it was more difficult to...

Organisations are struggling with talent and skills needed for their workforce

Organisations are currently struggling to deliver on talent needs. 41% of HR leaders agree that their workforce lacks the required skills. The new research from Gartner has found that half of HR leaders agree that their organisation does not effectively...

Employees haven’t received sufficient training to protect their accounts against cybersecurity attacks

Despite increasing cybersecurity attacks that have hit the headlines recently, new survey research from Yubico and Talker Research has found that there are concerning patterns and behaviours for personal and workplace cybersecurity. Despite being the least secure form of authentication,...

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...