Category: Employee Experience

Few UK firms ready for AI regulations

The fun, carefree days of AI experimentation are nearly at an end, with swathes of compliance legislation inbound to control AI usage among employees. There’s also pressure on how AI-generated results and data accuracy is checked. Not that you...

Salesforce is rebuilding office culture with data

Salesforce is ditching spreadsheets for a smart engagement platform to transform how its 76,000 employees connect, celebrate, and stay informed.The company has partnered with Epoch, a startup specialising in employee experience software, to overhaul how it manages internal events and...

A workforce in crisis, what’s your strategy?

With retail news blighted by tariffs and increasing automation, at the workforce level, firms find their approach under growing pressure. Challenged by increasing wages, flexible working demands and a host of commercial issues, flexibility is required.New research by WorkJam reveals...

Frontline jobs see wage increases in Q1 2025, but labour shortages continue across key industries

Frontline workers experienced notable wage growth in the first quarter of 2025, yet many industries are still struggling to fill open roles. A new report from Resume Now and Talroo, based on labour market data from January through March, shows...

Microsoft report highlights frontier firms of AI

Microsoft’s Work Trend annual index report highlights 2025 as the year of the frontier firm. As if company life wasn’t complex enough. Imagine firms that work in a totally on-demand manner, using AI, employees and services as and when it...

Reskilling and upskilling are vital arts for HR and the modern workforce

With skills shortages rising and employee stress levels high in an uncertain employment landscape, reskilling has overtaken wellbeing as the number one HR concern for UK employers in 2025.That represents a major shift from last year’s priorities, as noted by...

Beyond the 4-day week, how Lumen SEO’s team works smarter

The recent news of Cardiff’s Lumen SEO moving from a 4-day week to an any-32-hours-you-like approach seems like an employee experience innovation worth talking about.With larger firms cracking the whip on RTO, smaller firms can maximise every advantage, boosting recruitment,...

Calabrio ONE brings AI to the heart of the contact centre

Calabrio has rolled out a new wave of AI capabilities within its Calabrio ONE suite. These enhancements streamline daily operations, boost agent morale, and foster outstanding customer experiences. By integrating smarter automation and deeper analytics, Calabrio aims to eliminate common...

Turning tension into triumph: The art of managing workplace conflict

No matter who you are or where you work, there is always potential for a disagreement to cause tension in the workplace. Differences of opinion are inevitable; in fact, they could even bring learning, creativity and new ways of thinking....

What 2.3 million healthcare workers are telling us—and who’s listening

Over 2.3 million voices, and one clear message: engagement in healthcare is slipping. According to Press Ganey’s latest study employee engagement in the U.S. healthcare workforce declined slightly in 2024, signalling deeper cracks in the culture of care.While the drop...