Posted on: 30 May 2023
“Get back into the office!” – the latest risk to engagement?
Culture | Employee Experience | Engagement | Return to the workplace
Over the past few years, the world of work has changed almost beyond recognition. Since returning to work after the pandemic, organisations have had a “hokey cokey” approach to flexible
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: 22 June 2021
Return to the Workplace Survey: Key Headlines
Employee Experience | Engagement | Organisational Effectiveness | Wellbeing
QCG conducted a survey to explore organisations’ plans in preparation for employees returning to the workplace ahead of the anticipated July 19th change in Government guidelines. 102 organisations took part in...
Posted on: 05 June 2021
A recent article from the Harvard Business Review (HBR), “What Does It Mean to Be a Manager Today?”, sparked a lot of debate in our team, especially around the implications...
Posted on: 17 May 2021
Tight pay budgets - doing nothing is not an option!
Economic and legal environment | Employee Experience | Engagement | EVP | Reward
A common theme in our recent work is the experience of tight (or non-existent) pay budgets. This is followed by a sense of hopelessness when it comes to managing pay,...
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: 20 April 2021
The world of work is changing. And yet, the way we look at the value of jobs is still underpinned in many respects by outdated principles and methods. Job evaluation (JE)...
Posted on: 24 March 2021
What you need to do to get your team ready for reopening
Employee Experience | Engagement | Heritage & Visitor Attractions | News | Wellbeing
With museums and other arts and culture institutions getting ready for opening their doors to the public once again, it is important not to overlook the people aspect of these...
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: 17 February 2021
How asking employees the wrong questions gets in the way of a successful reward strategy
Benefits | Engagement | Reward
A favourite quote of mine, attributed to Henry Ford, is: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” This quote perfectly illustrates the dangers of...
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,...
Posted on: 28 February 2020
Employee performance and salaries – Chasing unicorns?
Employee Experience | Engagement | EVP | Performance Management | Performance-related pay | Reward
Pay drives performance. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? At the very least, it sounds all-too-familiar. If I only had a penny for every time I’ve heard this – and another one...
