Category: Employee communications
Employee Appreciation Day - Importance of a thank you
Justine Woolf | 04 July 2024
Employee communications | Employee Experience
Recognition is one of those areas of reward that we all think is quite easy to do. Put in place a formal company scheme, give it a cheesy name and Bob’s your uncle – we have recognition! The reality is that while formal schemes do work, and I have seen them work very well, my experience is that formal company recognition schemes are the icing on the cake. Outside of pay and bonus awards, it’s at the individual and team level where the greatest impact of non-financial recognition can be made on a daily basis.
What can you do to boost employee engagement
10 June 2022
Employee engagement | Employee communications | Engagement
Employee engagement is for all employees, not just a few. It is vital that any programme reaches and resonates with all employees to make a positive difference. But how do we do that? Firstly, we need to understand how engaged employees are and whether there are any areas of concern.
Why employee engagement can ease the pressure on pay and reduce skills shortages
25 February 2022
Pay & Reward | Employee engagement | Employee communications | Engagement
We do naturally see ebbs and flows in pay movement, and what feels heightened now, will in time be part of a wave.
How to make your communication strategy inclusive
24 December 2020
Employee engagement | Employee communications | Communications | Employee Experience
Achieving a truly inclusive internal comms strategy takes energy and a commitment to review and evolve. Cathryn Edmondson discusses some of the steps an organisation can take in pursuit of an inclusive internal comms strategy.
How communicating with and engaging employees will change in the next five years
03 December 2020
Employee engagement | Employee communications | Engagement | Communications | HR Technology | Employee Experience | Diversity
As baby boomers bow out while Gen Z become a bigger proportion of the workforce, it’s important to rethink your organisation’s engagement strategy. With only 1 in 3 employees on average engaged globally, there has never been more reason to refresh existing tactics.
Authenticity, and why your internal brand is just as important as your external brand
14 July 2020
Pay & Reward | Employee engagement | Employee communications | Engagement | HR Technology | Productivity | Employee Experience
If you aren’t communicating your employee deal effectively, not only are you not getting best return on investment for your spend, but you aren’t leveraging the often many great benefits that make up your total reward deal to best advantage when it comes to attracting, motivating and retaining your staff.
Paying for performance in the not-for-profit sector: Part 2
12 May 2020
HR Reward | Pay Transparency | Bonus | Performance Related Pay | Reward Intelligence | Employee communications | Pay trends | Recognition
This week Justine Woolf presents Part 2 of her How-To on performance-based pay in the not-for-profit sector. She looks at how to decide if it's right for your organisation and if so, how to make it a success.
Onboarding whilst social distancing
23 April 2020
Reward Consultancy | Employee engagement | Employee communications | HR Technology | Employee Experience | Covid-19
Onboarding is such a crucial part of any new hire’s impressions of their employer. Get it right and they’ll be engaged and productive; get it wrong and it’s hard to recover for both sides. But how to go about it when normal life is suspended?
Crisis? What crisis?: How to manage employee communications
14 April 2020
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Employee communications | Communications | Covid-19
How to keep your workforce engaged during the Covid-19 lockdown - some key principles for communicating effectively with employees when meeting face-to-face isn’t an option.
How social distancing has brought our team closer together
23 March 2020
Employee communications | Flexible working | Culture | Covid-19
As businesses across the globe navigate the landscape created by the spread of the Coronavirus, Justine Woolf takes a look at how socially distancing has, in some regards, made us more connected than ever.
How HR can adapt to Coronavirus disruption and enable better engagement
17 March 2020
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Employee engagement | Employee communications | Engagement | Flexible working | Communications | Agile working | HR Technology | Wellbeing | Covid-19
With Coronavirus disruption and so many employees now working remotely, it’s essential we don’t forget the importance of connecting with each other. Judith Moore examines 3 priorities for HR professionals to keep employees engaged during this difficult time.
How to have a pain-free Pay Review
25 February 2020
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Employee communications | Pay Review
If you're about to embark on your Annual Pay Review, first read Cathryn Edmondson's blog on how to make this year's process simpler, smoother and better.
