In this episode, we're joined by Phil Foster, CEO of business energy provider Love Energy Savings, to reveal their latest survey findings on sick days. They discovered that 1 in 5 people now feel more comfortable taking a sick day compared to before the pandemic. So, what does this mean for companies? We take a CEO's perspective of pre-pandemic employer attitudes towards sickness and the lessons Love Energy Savings learned from the pandemic and how they've fostered a culture of trust and empathy to manage absenteeism ..read more

Recorded on behalf of the Matt Holman Talks Mental Health Podcast, Edays' People and Performance Director Sabrina Munns talks openly, authentically, and genuinely about her experiences with Mental Health challenges, and how she has evolved her thinking and awareness over the past 2 years ..read more

In this episode, we’re joined by Mark Gregory and Alex Lewis, employee engagement experts with over 50 years of combined corporate experience to discuss their fascinating new book "The engagement habit: For people screaming on the inside". Throughout their careers and the time Mark and Alex have spent in corporate leadership roles, Mark and Alex have developed a firm grasp on the importance of involving and engaging their teams. Whilst many leaders understand that creating engagement is something they should do, actually making it happen remains a mystery. So don't miss this chance to hear tea ..read more

In this episode, we’re joined by Gillian Hyde, a Chartered Psychologist specializing in HR with over 25 years of experience to discuss the impacts of "absentee leadership" - a silent killer of employee engagement and company culture. Gillian takes us through the key challenges, impacts on people, and wider businesses. To top it off, Gillian provides valuable tips to HR leaders on how to spot absentee leaders, and how to solve with early intervention techniques. So grab a cuppa, and become better prepared to manage absentee leaders in your business ..read more

Whether your business is growing, expanding into new territories or you’re looking to accelerate growth…nothing should stand in your HR team’s way. In this latest episode of State of Work, we speak to global inspirational HR leaders, Kara Nixon, Head of People Services at Coca-Cola European Partners, and Ian Reece, HRA L&D, at Filtermist to learn about their businesses have grown rapidly in recent times, finding out how absence management can support HR with your business growth strategy ..read more

Did you know that HR is among the front-runners in data-driven decision-making? In this episode, we've invited Antony Heljula, Technical Director at leading data science and analytics firm Peak Indicators to discuss his latest report 'Data Science in HR'. We talk about the key findings of Antony's report, and the opportunities growing companies are missing without data and intelligence that'll help HR make a bigger impact on company growth objectives. The 'Data Science in HR' report is free to download at peakindicators.com ..read more

In this International Women's Day Special, our very own Lauren Hancox sat down with Evie Skinner, Senior Software Developer at e-days to discuss the impact of diversity and inclusion on company culture and propelling growth in a tech organisation. Evie also talks about her own inspirational career journey that includes overcoming barriers in diversity and inclusion to excel in a working environment that embraces change ..read more

In this episode, we're joined by Leah Naman, People Experience Partner at ASOS, and Paul Holmes, MD at Wirtgen Group to reveal all about how they use absence data and insights to better understand sickness in the B2C and B2B workplace to combat employee burnout and presenteeism. Did you know that stress and mental ill-health are two of the biggest causes of unplanned workplace absences? Absence intelligence is the key to revealing truth and those unifying issues causing high unplanned absence. Learn about the current challenges of managing and understanding sickness absence in small and Enterp ..read more

What a year it's been! We understand it has been a nightmare for HR managing all the unpredictable activity that has happened throughout 2020. From furlough, increased sickness increased carryover, and then some.    If this speaks to you, you aren’t alone and so e-days wants to help you avoid this in 2021 and beyond. We are sharing our THREE little-known secrets to tracking and managing holiday in the new world of work. You'll love this episode of State of Work if you want future-proof solutions to managing employee absence, furlough, carry over, and more. Plus hear from TWO world-cl ..read more

In this episode, we're joined by Chelsea Peek, Head of People at CCM Group. Providing PPE to some of the UK’s biggest brands, CCM Group encourages open communication to champion employee wellbeing through a phase of rapid growth. Learn more about CCM Group’s pioneering wellbeing initiatives to support business growth through a completely new world of work ..read more