Category: Employee Experience

45% of customer service teams use AI, but security concerns stall extensive adoption

A new survey by CommBox highlights that security concerns are a significant obstacle to the widespread adoption of AI in customer service, with unregulated usage becoming more common within companies. The report highlights a cautious approach toward AI implementation, as 45%...

New HR buzzword ‘fauxductivity’ is concerning employers that their staff are pretending to work

The new HR buzzword ‘fauxductivity’ is set to worry employers and highlight the age where keeping an eye on staff’s productivity is a requirement. The term refers to employees keeping up appearances of productivity without actually achieving anything. Instead of...

UK Employee Experience Awards™ 2025 – Open for Entries 

As we focus on empowering employees, we’re excited to announce the start of the UK Employee Experience Awards™ 2025, celebrating workplace excellence. For the 11th consecutive year, UKEXA™ aims to recognise and celebrate passion and commitment of the UK EX professionals like you,...

Are employees ready to trust AI with their paychecks?

According to PayrollOrg’s (PAYO) survey, many U.S. workers are uneasy about integrating AI into payroll processes. Specifically, 39% of respondents expressed discomfort with AI calculating their pay, while 53% were uncomfortable with AI answering payroll-related questions instead of a human. “Payroll...

Workers are now entitled to all tips from customers, by law

In a new law, workers are now entitled to receive all tips from customers at the end of the working month. This law sets out to ban firms from withholding these tip payments, by cash or card. This is set...

The internet has made connection a whole new conversation 

As a Gen Z-er born in 1999, I’ve been online and with a phone in my hand for over half of my life. I got a non-internet flip phone just to text my parents and play Tetris at age 9,...

81% of employers confident in tackling bullying, but only 36% of employees see results

Although many employers believe that they are doing enough to address bullying and harassment, only a third of employees who face conflict feel it has been fully resolved, reveals a new CIPD report. The report shows a significant disconnect between...

Over 70% of workers willing to sacrifice pay for a 4-day week

According to research from Owl Labs, as many as 73% of UK workers are willing to take a pay cut in exchange for a four-day workweek. This is an increase from 65% in 2023, showing a growing desire for more...

Millennials and Gen Zers hate using the phone — what does that mean for customer and employee experience?

I got my son his first phone when he started secondary school, so he would’ve been nearly 11. We justified our decision by saying he needed one to call us in case of an emergency. Five years later, and we’re opening...

72% of Gen Z reject middle management- is this a leadership crisis in the making?

Recent research from Robert Walters has revealed growing disillusionment among younger UK professionals regarding middle management roles, with over half of Generation Z professionals (those born between 1997 and 2010) expressing no desire to pursue these positions. According to the study,...