Tag: employee experience

Verplas Celebrates Triple Win at UK Employee Experience Awards 2025

Manufacturing firm Verplas has scooped three awards at the UK Employee Experience Awards 2025, winning gold in both Best Company Culture and Team of the Year categories, and bronze in the Best Use of Employee Insight & Feedback category. The awards...

First Direct Bank Takes Home Two Wins at the UK EX Awards 2025

First Direct Bank walked away with two major honours at the UK Employee Experience Awards 2025, winning gold in the Best Company Culture (1000+ employees) category and silver in the Best Employee Engagement category. The bank, which has been operating for...

More Than Half of Gen Z Check Employer Social Media Before Applying

How much does a company’s online reputation affect whether someone hits “apply”? HireClix’s 2025 Candidate Experience Survey shows it carries real weight, especially for younger job seekers. More than half of Gen Z and Millennials review an employer’s social media presence...

New Study Reveals What Each Generation Wants From Healthcare Careers

While demand for services continues to climb, organisations are struggling to attract and retain the talent needed to deliver care. WellSky has released the results of a new national workforce study to highlight how different generations view careers in healthcare...

Mini Retirements Gain Momentum as U.S. Workers Redesign Life Plans

The traditional idea of retirement is giving way to a more flexible rhythm of life. HSBC’s Quality of Life: Affluent Investor Snapshot reveals a growing trend of “multi retirements,” intentional breaks from work that allow people to realign their priorities,...

Job-Hopping? More Like Myth-Hopping

Despite the stereotype that Millennials and Gen Z employees can’t stay in one place for long, new research from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) shows otherwise. In fact, younger workers today display job tenure patterns strikingly similar to...

Gen Z Wants More Praise at Work 

Three out of four U.S. managers believe Gen Z employees crave more recognition than their older colleagues,  and not just for big wins. A new ResumeTemplates.com survey of 1,050 managers found that 76% say Gen Z workers expect more praise, while...

Shadow AI is Everywhere: Are Your Employees Flying Blind?

As many as 78% of employees are using AI tools not provided by their employer, according to WalkMe’s second annual AI in the Workplace Survey. More than half (51%) report receiving conflicting guidance on when or how to use AI,...

Meetings Don’t Need Another Agenda. They Need Energy

For years, companies have tried to “fix” meetings with better agendas, clearer purposes, and tighter time management. But a new survey from Funmentum Labs reveals that the real missing ingredient isn’t productivity or preparation, it’s energy. The numbers paint a stark...

Workday Acquires Paradox, the AI Candidate Assistant That Speeds Hiring for Frontline Roles

Workday has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Paradox, a company that uses AI-powered conversational agents to transform the job application experience, particularly for high-volume frontline positions. The deal gives Workday a unified, AI-driven talent suite capable of managing recruitment and...