Winning the war for talent: The importance of employee retention and development

Recruitment during the pandemic has proven challenging across many industries. This is particularly true in the technology sector. The practical difficulties of recruiting during a lockdown are clear, in particular trying to understand a candidates’ cultural fit with what are often close-knit teams, whilst having largely virtual interactions. These are exacerbated by the fact that hiring across high-demand skill sets …

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Rapid employee turnover linked with higher likelihood of data breaches

When employees quit their job and move elsewhere, they often take sensitive data with them. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity experts at Unit 42, who claim there’s a “strong correlation” between employee turnover and data breaches. Over the course of the first half of 2021, Unit 42 analyzed data from more than 700,000 endpoints. During that …

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Many businesses fail to protect employee data effectively

Most business leaders want to keep their employee data secure, but many fail to do so. This is according to a new report from the workforce cyber intelligence company DTEX Systems.  Together with the Ponemon Institute, the firm polled 1,249 IT and security professionals, and found that keeping employee data secure is very important for the majority (63 percent). They …

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Employee engagement a critical ingredient for successful customer relationships

The relationship between employee engagement and customer satisfaction has been well established across a variety of sectors, with the link between the two twice as strong when employee satisfaction is particularly high. This connection is especially important where customers rely heavily on customer service personnel to help them through emotionally charged experiences.  Making sure that employees stay engaged is a critical …

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Hybrid working could help improve employee wellbeing

Hybrid working could help boost employee wellbeing by improving mental health and work-life balance, a new report from the workplace platform Envoy suggests. The UK Return to the Workplace Report, based on a poll of 1,000 adults, claims that the benefits of hybrid working are so obvious that most workers would quit their jobs if they didn’t have the opportunity …

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Remote working has led to greater commitment to employee wellbeing

Employees were experiencing burnout long before Covid-19, but the switch to remote working has placed wellbeing front and center and a greater number of business owners are now committed to creating a healthier workplace. These are the conclusions of a new report from collaboration platform Slack. The majority of respondents (56 percent) said their employers were already making improvements to …

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New ‘right to disconnect’ rules could help fend off employee burnout

Ireland wants to take the lead in shaping remote working practices to ensure employees are able to establish an effective work-life balance, ZDNet reports. Remote and flexible working practices have been celebrated as an opportunity to improve the happiness and wellbeing of workers everywhere. However, many employees found they couldn’t stay away from their work devices and the move away …

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