April is Stress Awareness Month, and whilst we’re producing resources and insights to help employers look after their whole workforce, today’s blog will focus on supporting and empowering managers.
We’re currently experiencing a cost-of-living crisis, causing the nations’ stress levels to rise. The rise in job vacancies has created a war for talent, with businesses having to do more to retain their people.
Your managers will feel the impact of these two factors alone.
Still, there’s more…
One way to encourage employees to stay or join a business is by creating a competitive employee value proposition (EVP) comprised of a competitive salary, employee benefits, and career development opportunities.
We interviewed 2,000 employees and 500 HR professionals to create our new eBook, The Mountain of Lost Benefits: Making Benefits Matter, and found that over half (57%) of HR professionals ‘feel pressured by senior leadership to cut down on benefits.’
Businesses are asking managers and HR professionals to do more to support, engage and retain their people whilst saving the business money.
It’s hardly surprising that we need to focus on empowering and supporting our managers.
In this blog, we take a look at: aligning and communicating, autonomy, supporting mental wellbeing, and empowering your managers.