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Nine Employee Recognition Initiatives You Can Easily Implement Today

Think back to the last time someone genuinely thanked you. Maybe it was a friend who appreciated your help or a family member who noticed you’d gone the extra mile. Whatever it was, that moment stuck with you. Being recognized for our efforts, no matter how small, makes us feel valued and connected . It’s a simple truth: everyone wants to feel seen and appreciated.

Nov 19, 2024 WorkBuzz
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The Secret to Retaining Deskless and Frontline Workers? The Most Successful CEOs Say It’s All About Recognition

Article updated on 20 November,

Oct 10, 2024 WorkBuzz
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5 ways to improve employee engagement in the manufacturing industry

Employee engagement is essential for any successful organisation, and the manufacturing industry is no different. It helps create a positive working environment and aligns employees’ goals with those of the organisation, amongst other benefits:

Feb 2, 2024 WorkBuzz
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What are the moments that matter across the employee lifecycle?

Dramatically shifting employee wants and needs have previously led to a big war for talent. However, even now, the Office of National Statistics reports that job vacancies in the UK are 188,000 above their pre-coronavirus January to March 2020 levels – showing that companies are still struggling to attract, engage, and retain good people.

Sep 25, 2023 WorkBuzz
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5 ways you can improve employee engagement in the financial services sector

Employee engagement is a critical factor in the success of any organisation. And, with only 15% of people working in financial services saying they’re engaged – well below the 33% average across all industries – organisations must take active steps to improve engagement before it’s too late.

Jun 13, 2023 WorkBuzz
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5 of the best ways to retain your deskless employees

Your employees are your Everyday Heroes . They’re your difference-makers, so it’s vital you keep hold of them – but, especially when they work in ‘deskless’ roles, they can be difficult to reach and engage.

Jun 13, 2023 WorkBuzz
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5 ways to improve employee engagement in business and professional services

Employee engagement is a critical factor in the success of any organisation. And, with 44% of people working in business and professional services saying they’re open to new job offers – up from 39% in 2021 – organisations must take active steps to improve engagement before it’s too late.

May 31, 2023 WorkBuzz
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5 ways to improve employee engagement in the leisure and hospitality industry

Employee engagement is a critical factor in the success of any organisation, including those in the leisure and hospitality industry. And, with more than 80% of employees working outside of an office setting – from food and beverage preparation to cleaning and maintenance – it’s vital such organisations take active steps to improve engagement with all their people.

May 19, 2023 WorkBuzz
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5 ways to improve employee engagement in the retail industry

Employee engagement is a critical factor in the success of any organisation, including those in the retail industry. With 49% of UK deskless workers saying they’re open to new opportunities, retailers must take active steps to improve engagement before it’s too late.

Apr 20, 2023 WorkBuzz
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6 ways to improve employee engagement in the transportation and logistics industry

Employee engagement is a critical factor in the success of any organisation, and especially so for those in the transportation and logistics industry. With research from Gallup suggesting the transportation and logistics industry has one of the lowest employee engagement levels – with only 28% of employees reporting they feel engaged at work – employers must take active steps to boost these numbers.

Mar 30, 2023 WorkBuzz
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Why employee engagement is essential in health and social care – and 5 ways to improve it

The health and social care sector is under pressure. In the UK alone, the number of unfulfilled roles in adult social care is at its highest since records began and one in three carers plan to leave the industry within the next five years .

Mar 9, 2023 WorkBuzz
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No desk? No problem! 5 tips for engaging deskless employees

Deskless employees make up 80% of the world’s workforce – that’s a whopping 2.7 billion people away from a traditional ‘desk’ environment for more than 80% of their working requirements.

Jan 25, 2023 WorkBuzz
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10 non-monetary motivators to help encourage your employee engagement

Ensuring your organisation maintains strong employee engagement amid a pending recession can in hindsight seem like a huge challenge. And while many businesses might be tempted to take a step back from employee retention efforts, ONS suggests there’s still more than 1.1 million job vacancies in the UK , meaning employees can still be enticed into new roles.

Jan 13, 2023 WorkBuzz
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When onboarding fails!

New-hire attrition is an ongoing issue, with up to 20 percent of new hires leaving within the first 45 days of their new role and 33 percent leaving after just six months. With the average cost of recruiting a new employee in the UK £3,000 , seeing a third of your new hires leaving so soon, can be both costly and disruptive.

Aug 23, 2022 WorkBuzz
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Why you shouldn’t solely focus on negative survey results

Conducting employee surveys is an incredibly insightful method to understand what is important to your people. At the same time, it’s also very easy to put a microscope over the negative employee feedback received, and primarily focus on how this can be actioned first. Whilst it’s imperative that negative feedback is not ignored, but addressed and actioned in good time, it’s also important to pay close attention to the positive survey results received for the following reasons:

Jun 16, 2022 WorkBuzz
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4 steps to help your people managers increase their team engagement

We are all human, so there’s no way we can be 100% engaged with our work and at the top of our game every single day, all day. Great managers though, will know exactly how to encourage team engagement and to keep employees performing their best whenever it is possible to do so.

Mar 31, 2022 WorkBuzz
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The top employee engagement drivers that your organization should prioritize

If you’re looking to measure your employee engagement and experience levels, you are going to need to focus on specific employee engagement drivers to get both accurate and fair results.

Mar 18, 2022 WorkBuzz
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5 tips for building your culture in a hybrid workforce

With many organisations seeing the employee benefits of working from home during the Covid-19 lockdowns, they have now opted to continue with this new way of working, but it is not without its challenges. While technology proved to be one of the biggest struggles for companies during the start of the pandemic, the concern has now shifted to company culture and how you are supposed to maintain it well with a hybrid workforce.

Feb 25, 2022 WorkBuzz