Employer News

20/06/2024

Virtual coaching is becoming increasingly prevalent, and the potential of AI is a major emerging trend, according to The OCM’s Consultant Coach-mentors Sarah Tennant (pictured above) and Jon Horsley who share their top trends for the future of professional coaching. Their views are supported by the findings of a report, "Coaching: Maximising Business Impact," which is collaboration between The OCM and the Corporate Research Forum (CRF), that highlights the transformative role of technology in coaching, plus the rise of AI-driven Coachbots and immersive technologies, such as avatars in virtual reality environments....

Virtual coaching, AI and Coachbots – is this the future of coaching? Six new innovations from The OCM

20/06/2024

Employee engagement specialist, WorkBuzz, is primed for American expansion after being selected for the SelectUSA trade mission led by the U.K. Government’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT). WorkBuzz is one of just 15 U.K. scale-ups – and the only HR tech provider - chosen to be part of the delegation. The trade mission (23-28 June 2024) will help WorkBuzz to accelerate its U.S....

HR News VIP Trade Mission to Accelerate WorkBuzz’s Growth

19/06/2024

Lack of recognition and timely feedback are key contributors to productivity anxiety A new survey conducted by Workhuman has uncovered significant insights into the productivity and well-being of employees across the UK. The research reveals that the majority of employees (61%) say they are more productive when working remotely. Yet, at the same time, nearly two-thirds of fully remote UK employees are suffering from productivity anxiety....

News Majority of UK employees report higher productivity while working remotely, but many suffer from 'productivity paranoia

19/06/2024

GoodHabitz, Europe’s largest soft skills online training provider, has appointed Annabelle Vultee as its CEO. Vultee’s primary mission in her new role is to drive GoodHabitz’ worldwide growth plans as the demand for soft skills training rapidly increases. Currently delivering training courses in 22 different languages to 6.2m students worldwide, GoodHabitz is looking to double its Annual Recurring Revenue to 100 million euros within the next three years....

News Online learning pioneer GoodHabitz announces new CEO, Annabelle Vultee

19/06/2024

Louis Kwakye joins as Group Chief Revenue Officer Perkbox and Vivup is making its first C-Suite hire since announcing its plan to combine. Louis Kwakye will be the company’s new Group Chief Revenue Officer. He brings his market expertise and proven track record after 10 years, most recently as Commercial Director, at Reward Gateway. Vivup is a leading provider of world-class health and wellbeing benefits, and…...

Perkbox and Vivup hire Louis Kwakye from Reward Gateway in C-Suite hire

18/06/2024

Vidett, a UK leading professional trustee and pension governance firm, has expanded its UK team, making four new hires. Nick Prouvost joins as client director in Manchester and will help Vidett provide a range of professional trustee services to clients, including investment strategy and endgame ex*****on and planning. He joins from PwC where he was a senior manager in the investment team working with schemes ranging in size from £50m to £500m....

Vidett expands-UK team with four new appointments

18/06/2024

In recent years, the corporate world has increasingly recognised the significance of company culture. The term refers to the collective beliefs, values, attitudes, standards, purposes, and behaviours within the workplace. It includes both the formal guidelines and the informal norms that employees adhere to. Essentially, the culture of your organisation represents the collective way your employees think, speak, and act in your business....

How to Create a Security-First Culture Within Your Company

18/06/2024

GRiD, the industry body that promotes the value of providing financial protection for employees to government, policymakers, stakeholders and employers, has today shared its new visual identity and improved website. The brand renovation aims to reach a wider audience and generate greater awareness and understanding of group risk products and their benefits for employers and their staff. The new logo and colour palette are brighter, fresher and more eye-catching, and will be applied to all assets including a new…...

GRiD, the industry body that promotes the value of providing financial protection for employees to government, policymakers, stakeholders and employers, has today shared its new visual identity and improved website.

17/06/2024

Manufacturing and engineering employers came together last week to celebrate some of the sector’s brightest younger stars at a packed awards ceremony held at Leeds Beckett University’s Rose Bowl building. The Leeds Manufacturing Festival Awards, which are now in their third year, have become one of the highlights of the festival, and showcase the talent and outstanding contribution of younger people to the industry in West Yorkshire....

News Winners announced as awards celebrate manufacturing’s brightest rising stars

17/06/2024

Responding to this month’s political manifestos, leading talent solutions provider, WilsonHCG, has warned that the absence of a focus on skills is concerning. Craig Sweeney, EVP at WilsonHCG, commented: “The details that have been published on the political manifestos this week are lacking the information around the skills agenda that the UK needs. There may be talk from each of the major parties to increase recruitment in core sectors, but the country is facing a growing shortage of talent, particularly in STEM remits....

Skills growth missing from political manifestos, warns talent solutions provider

17/06/2024

An employment solicitor says that new TUPE laws which come into force on 1 July will cut red tape and relieve businesses of many complex and timely processes. Sally Morris, partner and head of employment and HR Services at Midlands law firm mfg Solicitors, said employers across the county need to be aware of the changes to TUPE (Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations), which…...

Solicitor says businesses will benefit from changes to TUPE rules

17/06/2024

Branded merchandise and apparel firm, Infinity Inc, has unveiled new uniforms to be worn by staff members at one of Europe’s leading retail and entertainment destinations, Liverpool ONE. Infinity Inc was awarded the contract to supply branded uniforms by real estate services company Savills UK. It has worked with global real estate services provider Savills for over four years. Savills acts for Liverpool ONE owners Grosvenor Group, on the food, beverage and leisure leasing side of the business....

Uniform specialists dress leisure employees to impress in new workwear deal

17/06/2024

CloudPay, the global leader in payroll solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its new in-app digital payslip functionality. Accessed via CloudPay NOW, CloudPay’s employee experience app, this new capability means employees will now be able to seamlessly view, manage, and download their payslips anytime, anywhere. The introduction of in-app digital payslip functionality dramatically simplifies how employees can access their pay information and year-end tax documents....

News CloudPay launches in-app mobile payslip functionality to enhance employee pay experience

17/06/2024

New role created to strengthen and grow the client base. Global Professional Services firm, Org Group, has announced Ross Crook as its new Global Managing Director of Client Services, for the Talent Solutions business of Morgan McKinley. With his impressive leadership track record in talent acquisition and solutions and his vision for transformative growth, Ross will play a key role in continuing to drive Morgan McKinley's talent solution ambitions....

Industry Expert Ross Crook Appointed Global Managing Director of Client Services at Morgan McKinley Talent Solutions

17/06/2024

As Cervical Screening Awareness Week approaches it is important for global employers to understand how provision differs by country, that not all countries offer screening, and the impact this may have on employees, according to Towergate Health & Protection. Sarah Dennis, head of international at Towergate Health & Protection, says: “Early diagnosis is key to tackling cancer, and screening is a valuable tool in this process....

As Cervical Screening Awareness Week approaches, it is important for global employers to understand how provision differs by country, that not all countries offer screening, and the impact this may have on employees.

17/06/2024

Leading corporate health and wellbeing and specialist rehabilitation and case management provider HCML’s newly released corporate health and wellbeing report has found that the low take-up of Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) is costing businesses. The survey found that while 79% of employers provide an EAP, only 27% of employees realise an EAP exists in their workplace. Furthermore nearly 85% of employers said the utilisation of their EAP was just 3-5%. ...

17/06/2024

Access People will introduce new AI-assisted People XD Evo and People HR Evo products, which offer customers an enhanced software experience. These products incorporate AI features and functionality with world-class People Analytics. HR is known to be a particularly admin-heavy sector. In research conducted by Access earlier this year, 96% of the HR professionals polled stated their HR administration could be completed more efficiently....

News Access Unveils Access Evo - New Ai-Enhanced Software To Support HR Professionals

14/06/2024

As well as the chance to network face to face over a glass or two of wine and something to eat, in this month's HR Connection event, we will be joined by HR industry leaders to discuss and debate the real world realities associated with harnessing AI for high performance. Join us and a panel of HR experts to discuss AI's role in HR and what it actually means for the people business....

HR Connection Event: Harnessing AI for High Performance - 27 June, 6pm

14/06/2024

Moneypenny provides businesses of all shapes and sizes across the UK and the US with call answering, live chat and PA related services and its highly skilled people have perfected the art of being friendly yet efficient on the phone. Their decades spent handling calls mean they can spot the latest trends in what is acceptable and unacceptable in modern phone manners, and a recent Yougov survey* of 2,000 adults in Great Britain highlights the most unacceptable phone behaviours:...

Modern phone manners – is it goodbye to hello?

14/06/2024

Boosting pension engagement and helping employees actively plan their retirement should be a top priority for employers, says Steve Butler, Managing Director at Pension Potential in response to new research revealing widespread disengagement and a lack of financial planning for retirement. A recent survey from The People’s Pension[i] found that almost one in five savers (19 per cent) have never reviewed how much is in their pension savings, and a similar proportion (21 per cent) check their pension just once a year....

Pension Potential urges companies to help employees retire well

13/06/2024

When asked which benefits employers are most likely to offer, only 49% said they consider benefits which support all employees. GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, says it would like to see this figure significantly increased. Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD said: “Employees are a company’s biggest asset, and all need to be supported. It makes good business sense that employee benefits are targeted at the needs of the masses and not the few.”...

Only 49% said they consider benefits which support all employees, according to GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector.

13/06/2024

The youngest generations, as well as those with disabilities, and those identifying as neurodivergent or LGBTQIA+ are feeling the strain the most New research paints a stark picture of the global scale and impact of mental health challenges faced by employed people in the workplace In the UK, the report shows just 38% of employees answer positively when asked whether the heads of their organisation talk about mental health at work…...

News More than 1 in 2 UK employees are dealing with ongoing mental health challenges, or have previously experienced them

13/06/2024

The days when CVs and covering letters were the keys to unlocking dream jobs may be over, with both employees and employers leaning on alternative recruitment methods. Nine in ten young employees believe they are more likely to secure their dream job through a skills-based hiring process, while 94% of employers agree that skills-based hiring is more predictive of on-the-job success than CVs....

Gen Z see skills-based hiring as their route to dream job success in 2024

13/06/2024

This week (10-16 June) is Carers Week - an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. "The challenge of recognising carers within the workplace is escalating," says Stephen Simpson, Content Manager, Employment Law and Compliance, at Brightmine. "Many employers are unaware of the extent of caregiving responsibilities among their staff," he adds....

13/06/2024

Home Working with Kids: Top Tips to Enhance Your Remote Work Experience In recent years, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote and hybrid working has risen massively– with Legal and General's research showing 75% of UK workers work from home some of the time. Even before COVID-19 lockdown restrictions we saw a significant rise in these numbers, according to the ONS the number of people working from home doubled from 2008 to 2018, from 884,000 to 1,54 million....

News Top Tips for Productivity when Working from Home with Kids

13/06/2024

Employers and business leaders need to be more proactive ahead of new legislation designed to protect employees from sexual harassment, a leading expert has said. From October, employers will need to comply with a legal duty to take ‘reasonable steps’ aiming to prevent sexual harassment of employees. This follows the passing of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023....

Eight things employers should do now to prepare for the worker protection act

12/06/2024

Major sporting events can present employers with a number of employee relations challenges. With the Euros kicking off in a matter of weeks, Angela Carter, Director of Legal Services at employment law and HR consultancy firm, WorkNest advises on how employers can ensure workplace harmony during the tournament and avoid any employment law own goals. Let’s be honest. Wherever possible, employers should consider embracing the football fever that is set to sweep the nation once again, as it can provide an opportunity to bring teams together through a shared sense of excitement, camaraderie and competition....

News Your game plan for workplace harmony during the Euros

12/06/2024

Schools, charities and community groups invited to apply for green grants during June Today, Bupa Foundation has announced the launch of its 2024 Healthy Cities campaign, which encourages people to adopt healthy, long-term habits in their daily lives while preserving and regenerating green spaces. During June, Bupa's employees, partners, and customers will participate in a 30-day walking challenge to promote the benefits of being outdoors in nature and fundraise for green initiatives....

Bupa Foundation launches Healthy Cities campaign to boost urban access to green spaces and promote health in the UK