Baker Stuart’s Insight: New research has found that people who self-identify as ‘busy’ are likely to make healthier choices and have better self esteem. This could have impacts for workplace design. By using branding that suggests busyness to employees, these behaviours and positive self-identity could be encouraged. “Every day, we make many decisions that involve […]
The Broken Bridges of the Workplace 2017 Employee Engagement Report
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 […]
Larger businesses far more stressful to work for than smaller firms
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Research shows that the level of occupational stress workers feel directly correlates to the size of the company they are in. Generally speaking, the larger the organisation, the higher the likelihood of high levels of stress. Despite this, 45% of all respondents still say that their organisations have nothing in place to help with […]
1 in 5 Workplace Wellbeing Programmes Inadequate
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Survey by Cigna gives new STATs on workplace mental health. 87% of respondents across 23 countries report having workplace stress. 67% of respondents will still go to work despite being too ill to be productive. The research shows that despite people wanting more help, the UK is lagging behind comparable countries in offering […]
The Great British Hangover: the business cost of booze
With the Football World Cup in full swing, and up to half a million Brits already going into work with a hangover on any given day, what does this mean for the workplace? The pounding headache, the overwhelming nausea, the light-sensitivity and the bleary-eyed commute. The Great British Hangover seems to be a staple of […]
