Maintaining a safe and healthy workplace is crucial for businesses to succeed and for workers to thrive. In the UK, prioritising a high standard of health and safety practices at work has become more than just an obligation, but a fundamental principle that underpins every industry. However, regulatory frameworks and standards vary from country to…
According to the Association for Talent Development (ATD), companies that offer comprehensive training programmes have 218% higher income per employee than companies without formalised training. What’s more, such companies oversee a 24% higher profit margin than those who spend less on training. Aside from profitability, a study by Udemy found that 80% of employees said…
HSE statistics demonstrate that each year, over a million workers suffer injuries or are made ill by their work in Great Britain. Workplace injury and illness can have serious effects on workers and their families lives, as well as their employers. In the same study, the latest estimates show that the cost of workplace injury…
Each individual has their own unique methods of learning to ensure productive and effective retention of information. Organisations, when considering how to approach training and education for their employees, should consider how to create the most effective learning environment that embraces multiple learning methods. A learning and skills at work survey conducted by the CIPD…
The favoured hybrid working model has a multitude of benefits for many organisations and individuals across the world. This mode of working has, in turn, increased the rigidity in terms of collaboration and interaction offered in an office environment. Collaborative environments often provide motivation and instant feedback which is typically lacking when working alone, so…
Whether you working from height or sitting at a desk for most of the day, workplace safety is paramount to any organisation. Each year, organisations invest extensively in health and safety management solutions to mitigate workplace injury and risk. However, more is needed – a workplace safety induction could help significantly reduce the number of…
Across the world, workers have had to rapidly adapt to the home working lifestyle. Despite the recent changes in the English government advice regarding working from home, the benefits of this method of working mean that a flexible, hybrid work structure will remain a reality for many employees in 2022. It is without a doubt,…