Fancy a trip to Berlin?
Our German friends and premier partner Staffbase, are holding their annual Internal Communication Summit in Berlin from the 26-27th of April and they'd love for you to be there!
Workvine have always emphasised the necessary balance between engaged employees and innovative uses of technology. We want to live in a future that doesn't see our jobs snatched from us by robots.
Our Chairman and illustrious leader, Adrian Hobbs, recently took to the internet to share his insights on these potentially colliding developments.
The policy to reveal the pay difference in workplace has been a thought-provoking one. In April 2018, companies with at least 250 employees or more will be encouraged to share their pay differences, primarily between male and female workers. And as of February 2018, over a thousand firms have done so, a practice that will be repeated on an annual basis. Another initiative – which will come into effect in June 2018 – will focus on the pay gap between workers and managers. Business owners will be encouraged to reveal the ratio between their CEO and their average worker, with companies being required to justify the difference.
National Apprentice Week is kicking into gear from 5th to the 9th March. Employers and apprentices around the UK will be working together to showcase the successes this pathway has to offer. The theme for 2018's week is subsequently titled 'Apprenticeships Work', showcasing the positive effect on employers, communities, the economy, and of course, the apprentices themselves.
Cultural Empathy Comes After Digital Engagement
With Gallup surveys consistently reporting that 70% of us do not feel engaged at work, you have to wonder what is missing.
Bosses do their best to motivate and develop their people, but the simple fact is that they never have enough time or resources to do it as much as they would like.
We start this app year with a huge update that brings many helpful improvements: with Spaces you can delegate content management for your sites or departments, new features in Forms allow you to move more processes into the app, and you can now combine SSO login with other login methods. Additionally, two popular features—chat and video uploading—both received numerous refinements.
Just like English is seen as the universal language, email is treated as the universal language for all online communications.
But is email really the messaging messiah we have cracked it up to be? In this article we highlight the risks involved in becoming excessively reliant on company email for internal communication.
Valentine's Day is upon us. A time of love and romance... so why are we focusing on the world of work?
We're not expecting all workplaces to start showering themselves with rose petals. But much like a relationship, a job needs to be a match made in heaven, the right one for you. So, we delve into a few nuggets of wisdom that will make employees fall in love with their job and their workplace... and no, a love potion is NOT an option!
2018 is well underway, New Years resolutions have been made, broken and the workplace is back up to full speed. This year we hope to see innovation and progression among businesses, but progression can only be made possible through internal communications, the pillars upon which every company is built on. Here's a few pointers to ensure you have strong internal communications moving forward into the new year.
Part 1: Automation: Blazing Trails or Destroying Jobs?
In some areas, automation is seen as a godsend by people. Rather than have to wait for a cashier to work through a queue of people in a supermarket, shoppers can head to a row of self-help machines, where waiting time is dramatically shortened. Mass production has never been so prominent thanks to machines working off an assembly line, manufacturing large quantities of products. In some restaurants, rather than wait for a courteous waiter to be available to take your order, you can simply type it in at the bar to be automatically sent into the digital air. You could say that automation is taking us forward at a breath-neck pace.
Intranets are supposed to be seen as the digital web connecting all employees, the centrepiece of a creative framework catering to the requirements of a widespread workforce…
The AD Construction Group have been in business since 1944, building improvements across the UK for decades. But recently, the Group have aligned with Workvine to provide an internal improvement; the Employee App.
SMT GB markets Volvo Construction Equipment products including wheeled loaders, articulated haulers, hydraulic excavators, utility equipment and road equipment products.
Established in Great Britain in 1967 the SMT GB dealership has an established reputation for market leading quality equipment and unrivaled customer support.
Peaks and Plains are an innovative housing association based in Macclesfield. Prior to purchasing the Staffbase Employee App from Workvine, they communicated with their staff mainly through email and the company’s private Intranet. They employ over 200 staff in a wide range of roles including such as repair teams, care and support staff.
Halloween is the best time of year for a good scare. Of course, in the world of UK management, it’s going to take a bit more than the workplace wizard or office witch. Here's a few employee engagement stats that might leave you trembling in your boots.