In this series of blogs, we want to discuss subjects that are considered taboo in the workplace and explore the implications of this. With some hints and tips thrown in to help HR and Management teams to navigate processes when these topics come up within their own workplace.
With an increase of companies encouraging employees to bring their whole self to work, breaking down taboos is important because if someone doesn’t feel like they can talk about an aspect of their life then talking about other parts will be harder. It’s also important to note that an aspect of someone’s life might be bigger to them than first appears to you, so being open to conversations that may make you uncomfortable is key.
The topics we are looking at covering are:
- Bereavement
- Menopause
- Fertility
- Politics
- Diagnosis and Disability
- Parental rights
- Motivation and growth in the workplace
We’ve already covered disability in our guide to making your workplace disability friendly, which you can read here.
It is our hope that these articles will empower you to have these difficult discussions in the workplace, which will in turn encourage your employees to bring their whole selves to work.
But how does a topic become taboo and why is it important to tackle these taboos?
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Each generation has faced different challenges throughout their lives and find themselves in different social and economic positions.
Companies that cater to these are already taking a big step forward in attracting and retaining talent.
So, how do we satisfy the wants and needs of each generation in the workplace? First we need to identify them.
Take a look at the infographic below.
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We recently came across a brilliantly insightful article rom an ex AirBnB employee who shares their experience working for one of the best and most popular employers in the U.S, AirBnB.
There’s loads in there about what makes AirBnB the successful, innovative business that they are. The bit we’re going to focus on here, however, is culture.
AirBnB are an online marketplace for people to list and book accommodation around the world. Founded in 2008 by roommates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, they’re now estimated to be worth $35 billion, with 3,100 employees as of 2017 and offices in 21 different cities around the world from San Francisco where they were founded to Beijing, China.
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Looking for unique and creative staff awards ideas? We’ve tried to cover all the bases here ranging from awards you’ll find in lots of businesses to those that will be unique to you.
We’ve even thrown in some creative ways to present your awards to really help recognise and reward your employees in style.
Employee awards are a simple, yet really effective way of showing appreciation for your team.
Awards benefit from being incredibly timely and can be highly personalised, just two of the many important elements of effective reward and recognition.
So, take a look through and pick out some awards that will resonate the most with your employees.
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Employee wellness statistics can help shed an important light on the current challenges employees face and how employers are combatting them.
Ultimately, this will help show how businesses can support their employees in the most effective way with their overall wellbeing.
This includes multiple pillars of wellbeing, including physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
We’ve pulled together some of the most valuable insights from the most credible industry research including statistics on employee health and wellbeing, employee mental health, employee financial wellbeing and HR employee wellbeing strategy.
So, without further ado we’ll let the statistics do the talking! Here are 66 employee wellness statistics that will help you skyrocket your team’s overall wellbeing.
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Communicating just about anything these days requires lots of creativity.
We’re exposed to a ton of information every day and even the things that relate to us the most can get lost in translation.
With employee benefits, HR leaders and teams need to find creative ways to communicate employee benefits effectively.
Here, we’ll cover some of the ways of communicating employee benefits we know are working for our clients of all shapes, sizes and industries.
Different methods of communication might be needed by businesses with different employee demographics, locations and working models.
We’ve covered some of the most popular ways to communicate employee benefits, including why they’re so popular and how they could work for your business and your employees.
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Employee benefits have always helped support the cost of living for employees in many ways, whether it be saving on the weekly shop with discounts or saving on the commute with various commuting benefits, for example.
But with the rising cost of living this focus has become even more important.
A strong, fair and well-rounded pay and compensation package is as important as ever as inflation rises in 2022.
The base of this package is fair and equal pay across the board in line with rising costs, but there are other areas which employee benefits can help address.
While fair pay helps employees’ incomings keep up with inflation at a minimum, employee benefits play their role in reducing outgoings, supporting employees with the foundation of their finances, helping build the right skills and protecting their financial future as well as the here and now.
With all this in mind, let’s dive into how employee benefits can really help.
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What does Apple, a company with over 132,000 employees and a worth of over $1 Trillion, offer their employees in employee benefits?
We’ll cover that here, but what they offer certainly works. In 2019 they were voted by employees as Indeed’s best UK employer. The main factors cited were work culture, free or discounted products and good rates of pay.
When it comes to employee benefits at Apple, only employees can get a complete overview of what they offer. However, some of their most popular perks are well documented.
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time to break out the office Christmas trees and dust off the decorations. A well decorated office at Christmas is a work of art and we’re here to help.
Here are our favourite office Christmas decorations!
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We’ve all heard of the phrase “you’ll never please everyone”, but when it comes to employee benefits and perks, you should absolutely aim to please everyone.
We’ve written previously about what different generations want from their job and their role, but what employee benefits do they want?
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