Add colour to your auto-enrolment communication

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The success of your company's auto-enrolment will rest on the quality of your communication It's an opportunity to educate, inspire and engage your employees while positioning yourself as an employer of choice This should not be a 'tick-in-the-box' exercise just to appease the relevant authorities. Click on the brochure to find out more >> Our specialist team of consultants, designers and copywriters can create engaging and inspiring communication so you get a genuine return on your auto-enrolment investment. To add some colour...

Having purpose at work – is this the new reward model?

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What really motivates us in our work? Does everyone respond best to monetary reward? An RSAnimate presentation, which has attracted almost 8 million YouTube views and been picked up by an enthusiastic Richard Branson, does a fantastic job of dispelling long-held myths around reward. Adapted from Dan Pink’s thought-provoking talk to the RSA, the animation cleverly illustrates the energy and productivity that can be inspired in people who are working for a purpose, not just money. It provides insights into how the human brain works, and what...

2012 seminar programme announced by Caburn Hope

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‘Communicating successfully in a 21st century business’ Christopher Hopkins, Managing Director of award-winning employee communication consultancy Caburn Hope (www.caburnhope.co.uk) has announced a challenging agenda for its new 2012 seminar programme. Caburn Hope has created a series of dynamic and highly participative ‘master classes’ that will tackle some of the challenges faced by HR professionals in a 21st century business. These free to attend, breakfast sessions will focus on how best to take advantage of the latest...

Survey reveals how to keep employees motivated when pay is hit

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We all know times are tough, whatever sector you’re in. Frozen or constrained pay have become the norm, with 2012 expected largely to continue the trend. Little surprise, then, that the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s annual survey of Employee Attitudes to Pay found that a larger proportion of employees received pay cuts or freezes in 2011 than in any year since 2008. Keeping staff motivated during a recession is a challenge, and the stakes are high. Morale directly affects productivity, creating a downward...

Effective Employee Communication in the 21st Century

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As competition for talent becomes ever fiercer, embracing new communication channels is going to be essential in ensuring a successful business for the 21st century. The business landscape is always changing but the pace of that change over the past decade or so has accelerated hugely thanks to a combination of economic, political, cultural and technological factors. Just as the marketplace has never been more turbulent and unpredictable, so the workplace has never been more varied, or offered so many opportunities. The people who work...