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Engagement strategy starting points

I have a final stage assessment centre coming up and one section is 1/2 hour of me interviewing 2 directors on their current engagement strategy, 1/2 hour to put together how it could be improved and 1/2 hour to feed back ideas. Given that you could

How to combat stress in the workplace

Sitting down is killing us!

Sitting down is killing us.

Something as seemingly harmless as sitting on a chair has been branded the ‘smoking of our generation’.

It was even called the ‘sitting disease’ by Dr. Levine of the

6 trends shaping the future of HR in 2017

The 7 types of Secret Santa present

You’ll remember the deadline. You’ll come in just under budget. And you’ll be convinced you’ve been original…

We don’t think so

Christmas Checklist - 5 ways to treat your employees this year

It’s December: the sudden omnipresence of the word ‘Christmas’ signifies that the Yuletide is fast approaching.

Unfortunately, employee motivation tends to drop at this time of year, with 28% of UK employees saying that they avoid taking on new work

5 actionable tips to cut down ‘sickies’ in the workplace

The cost of employees “pulling a sickie” has been placed at a staggering £9bn each year – with 1 in 3 employees admitting to having lied or exaggerated an illness in the past.

Salary Curiousity

Just a curious question really regarding salaries. One qualified with CIPD level 3 L&D and been in the job 2 years what kind of salary would you think you would expect. Opinions would be greatly appreciated if allowed. Thanks

An interesting reason for underperformance

Goat Eat Goat

Salary sacrifice is changing

• Employees sav

The ritual of the office birthday card

But has anyone ever really thought about just how much of a minefield office birthday card signin

5 Reasons why your office needs Table Tennis

You only have to look at the offices at trendy tech companies like Google and Facebook to see that modern office culture is everything. It’s the

You got yoghurt: What company culture means

But there’s a yoghurt at the back of your office fridge that’s been there for a lo

Happy chemicals and how to make them

It’s hard being happy nowadays. In fact, it’s even hard to declare the unremarkable words ‘I’m fine’. Major depression is the most prevalent psychological disorder in western society; it infiltrates every age group and almost every community and its

Social recognition - the modern secret to employee happiness

The one important skill your employees need

You might be surprised to learn that it’s no longer the flu keeping most employees home from work. Recent studies have shown that mental health, rather than physical health, has become one of the main causes of absenteeism in the workplace. Mental he

The main obstacle to employee productivity may not be what you think it is

The Body Needs To Rest

To illustrate the human body’s need for rest let’s compare it to a factory machine. After all, we could well consider it the most advanced machine on the planet. Consider a factory machine performing at 100% day after day. Firs

Desk exercises to do at the office

This week's pick of the week on the Employee Engagement zone has really caught my eye. And personally relevant too. Whatever the reason; slept funny, twisted awkwardly, not looking after myself at the desk or old injury I don't know. But what I do kn

The real reason why we crave relaxation

Originally written for Perkbox by Dr. Steve G. Jones

Our society talks a lot about the importance of relaxation, especially in the work environment. But is it all just new age mumbo jumbo that wastes company dollars? I don’t think so, and there are s

Why we should make time for exercise?

The benefits of exercise for employee wellbeing are plentiful. Fitter employees tend to be healthier, more engaged in their work and more productive. It’s impossible to escape the daily reminders about how much more exercise we should be doing. We al