Baker Stuart’s Insight: Researchers have found that in the US, the foods people tend to get at work (from vending machines, cafeterias, or free) are exceptionally unhealthy. This highlights the role of workplace wellness programs, have the potential to reach millions of people and have been shown to be effective at changing health behaviors among […]
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 […]
The secret to a successful company culture: awkwardness
Baker Stuart’s Insight: The secret to effective company culture – which a 1991 Harvard study found could be the difference between 756% company growth or 1% – might lie in awkwardness. Moments of difficulty, honesty and awkwardness are valuable to social cohesion in organisations, argue three business authors. Research has shown that even when […]
Belonging: A Fresh Look At Engagement
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Management guru professor Dave Ulrich puts forward the idea that we should look at employee belonging, not just employee engagement. He suggests that the organisations we work in should become settings for belonging, because when people feel that they ‘belong’ their wellbeing is boosted. Organizations can help create a “belonging” atmosphere, but it’s mostly an individual […]
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 […]
Why Employers Favor Men
Baker Stuart’s Insight: This article digs into the issue of why women are discriminated against in hiring decisions. According the this paper, ‘Why Gender Discrimination Is Not About Gender’, employers favor men not because they are prejudiced against women or just ‘prefer’ to hire men, but because they have the belief that men perform better at […]
Flexible working patterns may make us more susceptible to infection
Baker Stuart’s insight: An interesting observation has been made which could have impacts for flexible workers – we are more prone to infection at certain times of the day. This highlights the importance of employee wellbeing. We are more susceptible to infection at certain times of the day as our body clock affects the ability […]
Human capital is the ultimate intangible asset
Baker Stuart’s insight: The Telegraph considers why employees are the most important asset at company has – once again reinforcing the point that human talent should be valued highly by employers. Talent is a financial metric, albeit one that cannot be noted on a balance sheet Why aren’t more firms putting a financial value on […]
Proof that you should get a life
Baker Stuart’s insight: Another interesting discussion around working hours and productivity, with similar findings to our White Paper ‘A Four Day Working Week‘. More evidence against the long-hours culture so many organisations are faced with! DO YOU work too much? Last year we wrote a jolly piece that found an interesting correlation between working hours […]
Rising sick bill ‘costs UK business £29bn a year’
Baker Stuart’s insight: CIPD present some interesting facts and statistics on absenteeism based around a study which has found Britain to be at the top of the global scale for absenteeism. Absence levels in Britain top global scale, finds study The annual cost of sickness absence has climbed to almost £29 billion for UK organisations, […]
