Employee Experience

Why the UKEXA 26 Finals Day Is Unlike Any Awards Experience You’ve Had Before

For most awards programmes, entry and recognition happen in separate worlds. You submit your work, wait, and – if you’re lucky – collect a trophy a few months later. The UK Employee Experience Awards (UKEXA) 2026 is doing something different. This year, for...

37% of Employees Now Turn to AI for Companionship at Work

More than a third of employees now use AI for companionship at work, according to new research published in Workday’s Human Connection Workplace Index. The Index, which surveyed 2,150 full-time employees actively using AI across seven countries, points to a growing...

What BP’s Leadership Crisis is Really Doing to Its 93,000+ Employees

BP’s leadership crisis has dominated headlines this week. A chair removed after eight months over conduct deemed ‘unacceptable’. A fifth CEO since 2020 and a third chair search in just two years. Then there’s the strategic identity that has lurched from...

AI Employee Feedback Analysis: Upgrade Your Employee Listening Strategy

Most companies are technically listening to employees. Surveys go out, feedback gets collected, exit interviews happen. On paper, the process looks right. But when you examine what actually changes, the answer is often: not much. A new initiative appears here and...

How Should Organisations Protect Employee Experience During AI Adoption? Five EX Leaders Have Their Say

AI adoption is accelerating. But are organisations moving fast enough on the human side of the equation? At Engage Employee Summit 2026, we put this question to a group of practitioners and experts: how should organisations protect employee experience as...

The Five Foundations of Psychological Safety in Employee Onboarding 

Recent Qualtrics research highlights something that will be familiar to many HR and EX leaders. Engagement among employees with less than a year’s tenure has dropped to its lowest point since 2021. And only around a third of new starters...

Best AI HR Software in 2026: Eight Platforms That Reduce Friction

HR software used to be the digital equivalent of a filing cabinet. Now it’s where employees turn when they’re stuck, underpaid, or trying to get a straight answer before their shift starts. That evolution is why picking the best AI...

65% of Employers Are Addressing Women’s Health at Work, So Why Is Progress Still Stalling?

Most organisations know they should be doing more on women’s health at work. The question is why so few are doing it well. New analysis from global consultancy Kearney, developed with the UNFPA-led Equity 2030 Alliance and the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, finds...

AI Anxiety at Work Is Dismantling Employee Engagement – and Most Organisations Aren’t Responding

We have spent years building the infrastructure of employee experience (EX) with pulse surveys and wellbeing programmes. We have introduced flexible working policies, been intentional about DEI initiatives, recognition platforms and career development opportunities. But, right now, what is keeping employees...

The Best Employee Experience Platforms Companies Use When Retention Becomes a Priority

Most organisations don’t set out to neglect employee experience (EX). They just deprioritise it, and the best employee experience platforms on the market exist largely to help them catch up. That deprioritisation has a human cost. People spend a significant part...

How Visa Redesigned Its Employee Volunteering Programme and Nearly Tripled Participation in Two Weeks

When participation in Visa’s employee volunteering programme was low, the instinct — as it so often is in internal communications — was to send better messages. Katie Klimaytys, Director of Global Internal Communications at Visa, decided to challenge that instinct...

Most Employees Say Their Workplace Communication Tools Simply Do Not Work

Workplace communication has never been more technically sophisticated, and yet for many employees, particularly those on the front lines, it has rarely felt more broken. Teams today have access to more channels, platforms, and collaboration tools than at any previous...