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LeadershipMental health therapy in the C-suite: Should it be required for the job?

The additional strain of running organizations and workforces during the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a swell of interest from C-suite execs seeking more mental health support.

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CultureGiraffe excursions and bungee jumping: How employee recognition programs are evolving

Employers are pulling out all the stops, offering experiential rewards to employees ranging from giraffe feeding to trips to Disneyland.

Spaces5 things to know about how Google’s new Bay View campus reflects the evolution of workspaces

Google’s new Bay View campus is representative of what the big tech players and other businesses are doing to remake their spaces with the evolution of work life top of mind.

TalentPairing professional and personal goals: How people are capitalizing on employers’ work-from-anywhere policies

Companies are allowing staff to work from anywhere in the world, whether for three months or permanently, meaning digital nomads are no longer a niche tribe.

CultureWTF is Pleasanteeism?

While many employees relish the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in person, for some, this cheery attitude belies underlying fears about returning to the office.

TalentPairing professional and personal goals: How people are capitalizing on employers’ work-from-anywhere policies

Companies are allowing staff to work from anywhere in the world, whether for three months or permanently, meaning digital nomads are no longer a niche tribe.

TalentResponding with impact: How PepsiCo and others are empowering passionate employees to help Ukrainian refugees

From the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, many companies have been inundated with passionate employee-led responses to aid those caught in the crossfire. Here is how companies like PepsiCo have responded.

TalentHow work-anywhere trend helped Vista attract senior talent from heavy hitter brands

A remote-first, flexible working operating model has enabled Vista to snag top talent from major brands like Nike, Spotify, Converse and Netflix in the last year.

TalentRemote working, job-switching trend fuels hottest job market for graduates since 2008

College career centers report an increase in hiring, as employers look to graduates to plug the shortages caused by the mass job-switching trend.

Technology‘I’m holding out to go to the toilet’: Why monitoring employees – inside and outside the office – is rocketing anxiety

Employers anxious about optimizing productivity levels, are turning to monitoring software to keep tabs on staff. But it’s a slippery slope.

TechnologyThese tech tools make collaboration between in-person and remote workers easier

Even with tools like Zoom, Slack and Google Meet, working together while being apart is clunky. Here’s a look at technology being used to foster collaboration between employees at home and in the office. 

TechnologyWTF is an employee experience platform?

With most organizations figuring out flexible and hybrid working models, their employees are the most critical stakeholders. For this reason, to gauge their sentiments, companies are turning to employee experience platforms. But WTF are they?

TechnologyThe 7 biggest hybrid-working challenges, and how to fix them

Who can say they’ve nailed their hybrid working strategy with a straight face? Here are seven of the biggest hybrid working challenges and what can fix them.

Spaces5 things to know about how Google’s new Bay View campus reflects the evolution of workspaces

Google’s new Bay View campus is representative of what the big tech players and other businesses are doing to remake their spaces with the evolution of work life top of mind.

Spaces‘Pajama pants welcome’: How this marketing agency created an office that feels like home

CEO John Visgilio understood that when it came to his own company, he needed to create not just another office space but a real “home” for his employees. 

SpacesHow employers are tracking employee office usage to inform design

Many employers have adopted technology that tracks how staff are using office space. That data then inform decisions around future real estate investments, workspace configurations and what tech to use.

SpacesNavigating the messy business of pets in the workplace – at home and in the office

Pandemic pet owners are now scrambling with how to keep their dogs with them when they return to the office. But many find having pets at work with them more stressful than not.

CultureGiraffe excursions and bungee jumping: How employee recognition programs are evolving

Employers are pulling out all the stops, offering experiential rewards to employees ranging from giraffe feeding to trips to Disneyland.

CultureWTF is Pleasanteeism?

While many employees relish the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in person, for some, this cheery attitude belies underlying fears about returning to the office.

CultureWhy chief culture officers are more vital than ever for the future of work

Never has the role of head of culture been as vital as it is in these times of remote and hybrid work.

CultureBadly managed RTO plans will fuel a ‘well-being crisis,’ doctors warn

While people’s mental health has suffered in general over the past two years, the return to office is adding some new stressors to the mix.

LeadershipDiary of a CPO: To work at Credit Karma you must be vaxxed and in the office. In return: unlimited coffee and cocktails

Credit Karma’s chief people, places and publicity officer Colleen McCreary on why the company requires employees to work in the office–at least some of the time.

LeadershipHow hybrid managers are training young professionals who have never been in an office

Managers are increasingly being trained to develop new hires’ soft business skills like empathy, curiosity and adaptability. Here are some best practices.

LeadershipBosses without borders: The rise of the nomadic CEO

The nomadic CEO is a trend that is seriously global. WorkLife spoke to a range of remote CEOs about what inspired this change in lifestyle and how they run their businesses remotely.

LeadershipMyth buster: Flexible working’s biggest misconceptions 

To get to the nub of true flexibility, we need to reframe the question not around where employees are, but what work they need to do, and then figure out how, when and where they can do that best.

DE&IHow lack of legal ramifications for employers refusing flexible working is causing a female ‘flexidus’

Employees may be demanding flexibility, but it doesn’t mean their employers are legally required to provide it. Lawyers say this is causing a “flexidus” of women quitting.

DE&IGender pension gap may take ‘lifetimes’ to close, experts fear

The gender pay gap takes up a huge amount of media spotlight compared with the equally problematic gender pension gap – an unfortunate, yet logical, by-product of an institutionalized issue.

DE&IHow ‘working mom guilt’ – worsened by the pandemic – should be tackled

The pandemic’s effect on women workers has shown that our support systems — from paid parental leave to work cultures — need improving.

DE&IWhy failing to stamp out sexual harassment in the workplace hurts not only the victims but their employers

Why is sexual harassment in the workplace still so prevalent? Studies suggest the last two years of remote working have only increased the number of cases.

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“For so long, the conversation around mental health in the workplace has been taboo. But when the pandemic hit…employees began to experience anxiety and depression. These feelings alone were overwhelming enough but, on top of the overall uncertainty of the times, began to evolve into unhealthy emotions best managed by a licensed professional.”
Roy Banks, CEO of Weave, an integrator of business hardware and software.
“These apps have become increasingly intrusive, as they can register the time taken to read and respond to an email, monitor meeting attendance, and even film employees from their screen.”
Lesley Holmes, data protection officer for payroll software firm MHR.
“PepsiCo is the largest food and beverage company in Ukraine. We employ over 3,000 people, support more than 1,400 farming jobs, and serve more than 80,000 customers. We are embedded in Ukraine and have a duty to help our people and communities.”
Charline Berry, PepsiCo chief human resources officer for Europe.
“As businesses open their talent pools to the best people around the globe, cross-border teams are becoming more and more common. But as employees still crave connection and interaction, a digital solution is the only way we can maintain that close-knit network when employees are thousands of miles apart.”
Mark Ward, co-founder of personalized learning and skills platform provider THRIVE.
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‘I’m holding out to go to the toilet’: Why monitoring employees – inside and outside the office – is rocketing anxiety

Employers anxious about optimizing productivity levels, are turning to monitoring software to keep tabs on staff. But it’s a slippery slope.

Diary of a CPO: To work at Credit Karma you must be vaxxed and in the office. In return: unlimited coffee and cocktails

Credit Karma’s chief people, places and publicity officer Colleen McCreary on why the company requires employees to work in the office–at least some of the time.

How lack of legal ramifications for employers refusing flexible working is causing a female ‘flexidus’

Employees may be demanding flexibility, but it doesn’t mean their employers are legally required to provide it. Lawyers say this is causing a “flexidus” of women quitting.

Responding with impact: How PepsiCo and others are empowering passionate employees to help Ukrainian refugees

From the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, many companies have been inundated with passionate employee-led responses to aid those caught in the crossfire. Here is how companies like PepsiCo have responded.

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