Getting rejected from a job you’d really wanted is never nice. But there is something you can do to make it seem less of a waste; a way to make it into a good thing for your long-term career trajectory. That thing is simple: asking for feedback. It’ll help you learn areas where you (or…
We’ve all experienced the kind of horrors like spiders and the odd mouse which can have people screaming in fear in the workplace, but there horrors of another kind which are more common in the office – the manager kind. Recent research commissioned by Perkbox has found that over half of working Brits have had a…
According to a recent CIPD survey, people coming into work when they are ill also known as ‘Presenteeism’ has more than tripled since 2010, with 86% of employees admitting they had observed Presenteeism in the workplace. Research by the Centre of Mental shows Presenteeism from Mental Health alone is estimated to cost the UK economy…
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The Six Most Wanted Workplace Benefits
In a time when we’re struggling to give pay raises or bonuses, more employers are investing in employee benefits to encourage retention and loyalty as well as maintaining a positive and enthusiastic workforce. Employees are looking beyond financial gains for job satisfaction, as a wealth of workplace benefits can support a more balanced work-life blend…
Today we are talking to a professional services firm with over 300,000 employees and will learn about talent challenges, strategy, EVP metrics, and more. Liane Bilicki is the Group Brand Director – Recruitment Brand at Deloitte. Have a listen to the episode below, keep reading for a summary and be sure to subscribe to the Employer…
Everybody in the world is anxious. Professionally and on the street, it feels like you’re surrounded by natural enemies. And the most lethal of all is yourself: you with your insecurities, imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and habit of saying the wrong thing. Right? Nope. We live and work in a system where anxiety feels like the…
As the influence of technology continually transforms the way we live and work, the workforce and the skills needed from it are changing too. The rise of increasingly diverse and fluid ways of working – often enabled by technology – has allowed the contingent workforce to flourish. From contractors to freelancers to volunteers, today this…
Looking after our employees’ mental health has become a priority for many companies and rightly so. While we want our staff to be as productive as possible, the last thing we want is presenteeism or even worse “burnout”. But is “burnout” an actual “thing”? Well, it’s been recognized by The World Health Organisation (WHO) as…
According to the British Dyslexia Association (BDA), dyslexia affects approximately 10% of the British population. Therefore, around 2.9 million workers are living with this learning difficulty, meaning it’s incredibly likely that a current or future employee will be dyslexic. Understandably, revealing a learning difficulty can be a daunting prospect in the workplace and this anxiety can hold back those…