Posted on: 31 August 2023
The times we live in demand a greater sense of transparency of the principles behind key decisions – from pay budgets to the Employee Value Proposition, through to day-to-day pay management decisions made...
Posted on: 24 August 2023
How to mitigate the “pay compression” effect
Employee Experience | Heritage & Visitor Attractions | Recognition
Wage rises and pay compression In November 2022, the real Living Wage rates set by the Living Wage Foundation rose to £11.95 per hour in London (90p increase) and £10.90 per hour across...
Posted on: 06 July 2022
Mitigating inflation – even on a tight pay budget
Engagement | News | Recognition | Reward | Wellbeing
Inflation rates are the highest they have been since 1991, and salary increases are not necessarily keeping up. This is problematic especially for lower income employees, who may struggle to...
Posted on: 02 October 2021
Reward and recognition trends to keep an eye on in 2021
Job evaluation | Performance Management | Performance-related pay | Recognition | Reward | Wellbeing
In our reward training courses we often refer to ‘which way the pendulum is swinging’ to introduce discussions about trends in reward and recognition.
Posted on: 21 April 2021
Stress Awareness Month: How organisations and employees can work towards reducing stress
Employee Experience | News | Performance Management | Recognition | Wellbeing
April is Stress Awareness Month, led by the Stress Management Society to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. The past year has been...
Posted on: 21 April 2021
With lockdown measures easing, many organisations are reopening and employees returning to work. However, it is important not to overlook the people aspect of these plans. Having employees ready, with the...
Posted on: 23 March 2021
National Day of Reflection: A time to reflect, but also look forward
Employee Experience | Engagement | News | Recognition | Reward
So today is National Day of Reflection, exactly a year on from when the UK first went into lockdown – and what a year to reflect on! There have been highs...
Posted on: 03 March 2021
Getting recognition right in the Arts, Culture and Visitor Attraction sector
EVP | Heritage & Visitor Attractions | Public Sector | Recognition
The first step in knowing how to recognise your employees is understanding what motivates them. From our extensive work within the sector - and engagement with employees from a large range...
Posted on: 10 February 2021
Reward and recognition trends to keep an eye on in 2021
Job evaluation | Performance Management | Performance-related pay | Recognition | Reward | Wellbeing
In our reward training courses we often refer to ‘which way the pendulum is swinging’ to introduce discussions about trends in reward and recognition. With the start of the year...
Posted on: 27 January 2021
QCG Heritage and Visitor Attractions Pay and Benefits Survey Event Highlights
Heritage & Visitor Attractions | Performance-related pay | Recognition | Regional pay | Reward | Wellbeing
On 26th January the annual post-survey event for the QCG Heritage and Visitor Attractions Pay and Benefits Survey took place. This event provides a space for survey participants to interact...
Posted on: 04 November 2020
QCG Project Management, Engineering and Technical Roles Survey Event Highlights
Construction | Engineering | EVP | Gender Pay | Rail | Recognition | Reward
On 3rd November the annual post-survey event for the QCG Project Management, Engineering and Technical Roles Survey took place. This event provides a space for survey participants to network with...
Posted on: 16 October 2020
Now is the time to supercharge recognition - why recognition is more important than ever
Employee Experience | Engagement | EVP | Performance Management | Recognition | Reward | Wellbeing
In the age of COVID-19, organisations have quite rightly focused on a number of areas to support employees, including: The recalibration of reward principles pinned to a compelling Employee Value Proposition; Wellbeing,...
