Category: Employee Experience

The hidden engine of customer service: why back office WFM matters

Contact centre agents are often the first line of defence — handling queries, resolving complaints, and shaping customer perceptions of a brand. They work to deliver a seamless experience, but their success is not solely dependent on their own skills...

How bold office design tempts employees back to the workplace

The employee experience has been through many volatile cycles in recent years, from the crazy startup years to COVID and now the return-to-office (RTO) drive via various leadership mandates is picking up the pace.One solution for businesses facing the office...

CEOs make big big push for AI but less work/life balance

The growing love-in between CEOs and AI continues, making it a staple of the employee experience. That’s while the notion of work/life balance at startups gets ripped up in recent leadership memos and interviews. In the pro-AI corner, Shopify’s CEO,...

The benefits bill is out of control. This startup says it can fix it

Avante, a startup aiming to fix what it calls a “broken benefits system,” has officially launched a platform that claims to help employers cut waste, increase engagement, and finally get their money’s worth from skyrocketing health insurance spending.With employer-sponsored health...

UK business leaders brace for impact of Trump’s tariffs

A recent survey of 562 members of the Institute of Directors (IoD) revealed that more than a third (37%) of UK business leaders expect to feel the effects of President Trump’s trade tariffs. Among those anticipating an impact, most (70%)...

AI adoption in corporate travel surges, yet support and integration challenges persist

A new study conducted by Serko and Sabre Corporation reveals that AI and genAI are rapidly reshaping corporate travel, with over 90% of surveyed travel managers reporting some level of AI usage. The primary drivers for AI adoption include cost...

Disconnect over benefits leaves healthcare workers frustrated and ready to quit

Many healthcare professionals are considering leaving their jobs due to dissatisfaction with their benefits packages. According to recent research by Zest, 62% of healthcare workers would resign if their employers don’t improve their benefits. The study further revealed that 87%...

Too polite to talk pay? How Brits avoid salary discussions 

In a nation where 71% of job adverts now include salary details, only 16% of Brits are willing to discuss their earnings with colleagues. Despite the UK leading Europe in salary transparency, new research from Indeed reveals that the British...

CX pros struggle in the modern job market (but help is at hand)

Rick M is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a CCXP, has worked on the CXPA’s Book of Knowledge and he’s been searching for a full time CX role for five years.“I was looking at online job ads this morning....

How OKRs boost employee experience and engagement

Objectives and key results (OKRs) are essentially a goal-setting framework. In companies like Google and LinkedIn, teams and individuals have used this framework to set challenging, ambitious goals with measurable results.OKRs consist of an ‘objective’ that is a clearly defined...