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Are you creating a positive company culture?
by Keeley Edge
Dec 17, 2019 / Employers
One of the biggest reasons that employees leave a company is poor management. If you want to retain your most talented employees, then you must create a great culture, and this has to start from the top.
Continue ReadingAre your employees stressed?
by Keeley Edge
Dec 09, 2019 / Employers, Workplace Wellbeing
Stress-related absences are becoming increasingly prevalent in all industries, and although many organisations are putting measures in place to address this, there is still a long way to go.
Continue ReadingGuest Blog: Are you investing in your people?
by Keeley Edge
Nov 28, 2019 / Employers
Although UK employment is at a relatively high rate, Gallup’s 2017 state of the global work place survey shows that only 11% of UK employees are engaged.
Continue ReadingWhat do today’s workforce want from an employer?
by Keeley Edge
Oct 29, 2019 / Employers
The expectations of today’s workforce are a million miles away from what they were 100 years ago, and even from what they were 20 years ago. A decent salary and a good pension are no longer enough to keep people in the same job for 50 years. While financial remuneration is still an incentive for some, most people want something more.
Continue ReadingCelebrating 10 years of sourcing talent
by Keeley Edge
Jul 28, 2019 / Candidates, Company News, Employers
We can hardly believe it; Key Appointments is ten years old, and we’re celebrating. With so many businesses failing to make it to five years, we’re proud of how our business has gone from strength to strength over the last decade.
Continue Reading10 ways to support healthy living in the workplace
by Keeley Edge
Jun 17, 2019 / Employers
Leading a healthy lifestyle is good for us mentally and physically, but it can be tough to take care of ourselves when we’re managing busy schedules.
Continue ReadingAn Employment Lawyers View of Mental Health First Aiders
by Keeley Edge
Jun 17, 2019 / Employers
We have called upon Samira Cakali to be our guest blogger this quarter so we can take a look at Mental Health First Aid from an Employment Law perspective.
Continue ReadingWorkplace stress and anxiety: what to look out for
by Keeley Edge
May 13, 2019 / Employers
In 2017, the prime minister commissioned an independent review into how employers can better support employees' mental health. The report showed that 15% of people in work had symptoms of an existing mental health issue.
Continue ReadingAre you making your employees sick?
by Keeley Edge
Apr 25, 2019 / Employers
Absenteeism costs UK businesses millions of pounds each year, while presenteeism is one of the biggest threats to productivity. Many companies believe sickness and stress are part of everyday life, so they simply accept it and take the hit.
Continue ReadingHow to reward your team
by Keeley Edge
Apr 11, 2019 / Employers
It is a fact that everybody likes to feel appreciated for what they do. It makes us feel good about ourselves. In the workplace, it has been found that the principal motivator for employee performance is recognition of a job well done and people would much rather work for an employer that recognises their efforts rather than only giving feedback when they have done something wrong!
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