Engagement & Employee Relations
Does higher employee engagement lead to better business performance? If so, what is the underlying evidence, and what actions can HR take to enhance employee engagement? This category seeks to answer these questions, as well as reviewing the latest thinking and practice in how companies manage the relationship between employer and employee. It looks at how companies foster employee loyalty, productivity and retention.
4 February 2015
What is employee engagement & does it matter?
Written by Professor Rob Briner, from the University of Bath's School of Management, the purpose of this paper is to stimulate deeper and more critical thinking about employee engagement from an evidence-based practice perspective.
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Post Meeting Notes - Employee Engagement Through The Crisis
On 13th May 2020, CRF members gathered for Employee Engagement Through the Crisis, a Zoom Interactive Peer Exchange. CRF Research Director Gillian Pillans led a conversation with Jamie Cunningham, Senior People Science Consultant at Glint, Sean Mills, Director at ENGAGE, Victoria Talbot, Head of Brand and Engagement and Louise Harrison, Director HR Centre of Expertise at Direct Line Group, and Andy Moat, People Director at B&Q on how to keep employees motivated and engaged in the face of both the personal and business uncertainty engendered by the Covid-19 crisis.
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Let's Get (Beyond) Physical: Crafting A Multidimensional Approach To Employee Wellbeing
How can employers take a multidimensional, strategic, systematic, and 'whole-person' approach to employee wellbeing? Find out in this research report.
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Employee Engagement Through The Crisis Zoom Interactive Event
On 13th May 2020, CRF members gathered for Employee Engagement Through the Crisis, a Zoom Interactive Peer Exchange. CRF Research Director Gillian Pillans led a conversation with Jamie Cunningham, Senior People Science Consultant at Glint, Sean Mills, Director at ENGAGE, Victoria Talbot, Head of Brand and Engagement and Louise Harrison, Director HR Centre of Expertise at Direct Line Group, and Andy Moat, People Director at B&Q on how to keep employees motivated and engaged in the face of both the personal and business uncertainty engendered by the Covid-19 crisis.
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Post Meeting Notes - The Furlough - What Does It Mean For Employee Relations
This PARC webinar was run in response to member queries about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Employment lawyer Martin Warren took us through the background to CJRS and explained the major implications and potential pitfalls. These Post Meeting Notes discuss the key takeaway points from the Zoom Interactive event.
Read Post Meeting ReviewMarch 31st 2020
Coronavirus: What Should HR Be Doing?
In a time of crisis, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is having huge implications on business. How can HR respond and what should HR be doing? How can HR be preparing for the future in times of uncertainty? The document explores these in terms of productivity, remotivating, communication, planning and learning.
Read ArticleMarch 30th 2020
Post Meeting Notes - Navigating the All-Remote Workforce: Zoom Interactive Event
Following our CRF Zoom Interactive event on Navigating the All-Remote Workforce during the Coronavirus pandemic, these post meeting notes summarise the key findings. Carmen von Rohr, Content and Digital Manager at CRF was joined by Caroline Arora, People Director, and Adrianne Sale MD for HR, Hoxby, to discuss experiences and good practice on remote working.
Read Post Meeting ReviewMarch 27th 2020
Navigating the All-Remote Workforce: Zoom Interactive Event
On 27th March 2020, CRF hosted members in a virtual peer-sharing event. In conversation with special guests Caroline Arora, People Director, and Adrianne Sale, MD for HR, Hoxby, and each other, we shared experiences and good practice on Remote Working. This video is the footage captured during the Zoom call.
Watch VideoMarch 25th 2020
Post Meeting Notes - Coronavirus Pandemic: HR Directors and Experts Discussion Forum
After two Zoom events hosted by CRF with various HR Directors and Experts, we discussed which HR policy actions are being taken during the Coronavirus crisis, how to support a workforce during the crisis, and issues we may be facing around remote working. These post meeting notes give an overview of the discussions.
Read Post Meeting ReviewMarch 5th 2020
Aligning your Employee Experience with your Brand
This presentation was given by Amy Sawbridge at the CRF event, HR Leaders' Forum: Building Purposeful Organisations in Stockholm. She discusses what a brand stands for and why it matters. How important is brand consistency and how well aligned is your employee experience with your brand?
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