Category: Covid-19
Emerging from lockdown and the impact on reward
17 June 2021
Flexible working | Agile working | Culture | Covid-19
Whilst some organisations thrived during lockdown, others were forced to cut costs and reimagine their business models to survive. Now, organisations in both camps are experiencing challenges recruiting and retaining, or anticipating it to be an issue in the coming months, citing a new war for talent that has emerged post-pandemic. So, what can you to do hold on to your staff and attract new ones?
Build Back Better: the future role of DEI, employee wellbeing and reward strategy in evolving company culture
25 February 2021
Gender Pay Reporting | Covid-19 | Responsible Reward | Diversity | Ethnicity Pay Reporting
People are expecting their leaders to steer their organisations in a way that is more impactful on both the world around us and communities we serve, as well as treating employees in a more socially responsible manner. So how can you use the fallout of Covid to build back better?
Reframing reward post-COVID: create a foundation for recovery and growth
07 January 2021
Motivation | Pay & Reward | Organisational Design | Reward Strategy | Performance | Wellbeing | Covid-19
Moving from reactive to proactively assessing current state against the future aspiration will place HR in control and will enable space to create a compelling, effective and sustainable people strategy that can support the business to transition from the recovery phase to the growth phase. Sarah Lardner explains how.
Short term vs long term effects of COVID-19: should you change your reward and benefits strategy for 12 months, or five years?
05 August 2020
The question over whether to make short or long term changes to reward strategy is a question facing many HR and Reward professionals during these unprecedented times. There has been a lot of talk over the last few months about when things will get back to normal but how likely is it that things will just go back to the way they were, either in the short term or the long term?
Pay equality: why now is the time to get your house in order
14 July 2020
Corporate Governance | Pay Transparency | Pay Fairness | Equal Pay | Exec pay | Covid-19 | Responsible Reward
The long-term picture will only become known with the passage of time, however, whilst business may be a little slower and some of our typical processes postponed, the world will keep turning and a return to a feudalist barter system seems a little unlikely, which is why now is a great time to prepare for the future.
The impact of bonus and variable pay on morale and engagement
06 July 2020
Bonus | Motivation | Employee engagement | Engagement | Covid-19
As we are now seeing lockdown lifting, albeit gradually, many workplaces are getting back to some kind of normality, are bonus expectations set to come back? Mark Macoun looks at how the pandemic has influenced bonus payments, and suggests ways you can boost morale and engagement when budgets are tight.
How are the enforced changes to working life impacting the working environment?
23 June 2020
There is more to operating in COVID-secure environments than just maintaining social distancing, and it seems that many things could change for the better as we get slicker with digital technology and find more flexible ways of working. But with the restrictions starting to ease, what changes to our working life may continue on a more permanent basis and how will we adapt?
Keeping morale high with remote recognition
23 June 2020
Long Term Incentives | Motivation | Recognition | Covid-19
Simple recognition is often the best. Every time we run focus groups on the subject, the thing people want to most is a simple thank you – they just want to be acknowledged. Whilst we run round like headless chickens, reacting to the latest need this pandemic creates, take a moment to say thank you to those around you – it goes further than you think.
Flexible working: how working arrangements could change after lockdown
10 June 2020
With lockdown bringing an unprecedented change to not only how we work, but where we work, it is evident already that working arrangements will be changed permanently following this pandemic. Spencer Hughes takes a closer look at the changes we've seen throughout this period and the potential lasting impact they will have on the working world.
Working from home, and the long-term impact on Pay and Reward
03 June 2020
Pay & Reward | Flexible working | Disruptive HR | Pay Structure | Covid-19
Remote working was thrust upon many of us by COVID-19, and it looks like it is here to stay, with many never wanting to go back to working in an office. Whilst the obvious health and safety, GDPR and wellbeing aspects have been considered as part of the transition, what hasn’t yet really been discussed is the long-term impact on Pay and Reward. Justine Woolf digs a little deeper into what you may need to consider when reframing your deal for the new ways of working.
Maintaining work-life balance
27 May 2020
Wellbeing | Covid-19 | Mental Health
With the tide cautiously turning, now is the time to consider the new reality which, for some of us, is working from home as a long-term requirement. Emer Bucukoglu looks as ways you can carve out some useful habits to help achieve some sense of balance between work and home.
How to cope with rapid recruitment
27 May 2020
Talent | Covid-19 | Recruitment
Whilst many organisations have experienced a drop in businesses during lockdown, others are finding they need to recruit more staff, at scale and at pace. So for those in this boat, Cathryn Edmondson has devised a few key areas you need to look at to cope with the rapid recruitment challenge.
