Baker Stuart’s Insight: The TINYpulse employee engagement report 2017 has some fascinating insights on workplace trends. Employees are feeling less connected to their peer network than ever before, and employee recognition is getting worse. One positive finding is that employers that have moved from annual reviews to more frequent ‘pulse’ performance reviews tend to have employees […]
3 in 4 employees will work beyond 65
Baker Stuart’s Insight: New research shows that 3 in 4 UK workers now expect to work beyond the statutory retirement age, with nearly half expecting to work beyond the age of 70. Almost 90% say that this is due to rising living costs. Beyond that, this finding also raises questions for how we can fully […]
British employees less confident and more stressed over last three years
Baker Stuart’s insight: The results of a new three-year study show that British workers are becoming less confident and more stressed, particularly in comparison to their European counterparts. The study and discusses the possible reasons for the decline in workplace wellbeing, which has important implications for future wellness initiatives here in the UK. UK employees […]
All Present – but Correct? A new White Paper on Presenteeism
Companies sink or swim based on their leaders, and good leadership in a company can be felt throughout the entire organisation. With the cost of losing an employee often being in excess of the annual salary of that worker, losing employees is a cost that organisations can scarcely afford. In contrast to this, the result of a good […]
Sound Advice – A new White Paper on Office Noise
Office noise can be worse than it sounds. From the piercing cry of a small baby to the distant rumble of thunder over the hills, sound is notorious in its ability to provoke a range of physical, physiological and psychological responses in humans. Whilst it’s unlikely that your average office worker is going to be […]
Stressed Out – A new White Paper on Workplace Stress
Workplace Stress. An unemployed graduate is plagued by eczema. A bereaved woman suffers a heart attack. A divorced man develops high blood pressure. Are these circumstances linked… or mere coincidences? Stress is an ever-present influence on our health and well-being, therefore awareness of its impact is critical. The UK Chief Medical Officer raised concerns in […]
I Quit! – A new White Paper on Staff Attrition
Whether a company sells, invents or builds, all businesses share one universal similarity: an organisation can’t move forward without people. With the total cost of an employee leaving in excess of the employee’s annual salary, retaining staff and moving forward in harmony means the difference between flourishing and dying for any organisation looking to prosper in […]
A 4-Day Working Week? – A new White Paper
In 1930, John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay titled “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren”. In this work, Keynes forecasted that in one hundred years hence, we would be working a 15-hour week. Yet today, nearly a century on, we revel in material opulence unimagined by the likes of Keynes, but we still persist with work […]
Standing Desks – A new White Paper
Standing desks are in. Once the province of Scandinavian design magazines, the stand-up desk is extending to the world of corporate drones over here in the rest of Europe. And, as it appears, for good reason — there’s an increasing array of medical evidence that hours of uninterrupted sitting can be surprisingly bad for your health. […]
