Our Digital Workplace Directors Forum will examine in detail how the needs of our people are changing and how and where we can equip them to cater for this workplace revolution. Failure to do this is not an option.
Delegates at the Forum will witness case study content from organisations who are already implementing Digital Workplace strategies to improve employee and customer engagement.
The key topics to be discussed at the Digital Workplace Directors Forum include:
• The impact on employee and customer engagement
• The evolution of new technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence
• Employee communication, collaboration and value creation
• Designing employee experiences in the Digital Workplace
• Digital Workplace applications, solutions and innovations
Employment law experts have warned employers to be prepared for a huge loss in workplace productivity as Blue Monday, “the most depressing day of the year”, strikes today. The powerful trend was first coined in 2005 to refer to aspects such as weather conditions, debt levels, time since Christmas as well as national motivation levels. More […]
Leading Enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company UiPath has issued a new report ‘RPA: The Next Step in Retail Automation’. This comprehensive report outlines how RPA is actively reshaping the retail sector worldwide. Leading European retailers have contributed their thoughts on their usage of RPA across multiple functions, from finance to HR, marketing and […]
Electronics giant Philips is to close its only UK factory, at Glemsford, Suffolk, with the loss of 430 jobs. The firm said it would close the site, which makes baby bottles, in 2020 and transfer most of its operations to a site in the Netherlands. It said the move was part of plans to scale […]
New independent research among over 2,000 UK adults commissioned by Studio Graphene, has revealed how satisfied full-time workers across the country are in their job. It found: 30% of full-time employees in the UK plan to change jobs in 2019 – this rises to 39% among 18-34 year olds 33% would take a lower salary […]
82% of UK employees will buy meals more often from their workplace canteen or restaurant if they can order ahead and pick up their meal from a dedicated service point, research by Omnico and The Caterer magazine has found. 52% will use order ahead capability every time, if available, and 29% will use it some […]
Next Monday is Blue Monday, supposedly the most depressing day of the year. The weather’s cold and rainy, you’ve spent all your money on Christmas gifts and you’re still getting used to being back at work. This is a time when many businesses are struggling to find and retain talent and people on the job […]
With Blue Monday just around the corner and January depression well and truly set in, new research has revealed how lighting can have direct impact on mood and wellbeing in the workplace and at home. A survey of 1,000 UK adults carried out by lighting supplier LED Hut, as part of the Brighter Britain report, […]
The shoe retailer Clarks has announced its UK factory could close. The firm opened a new manufacturing unit in 2017, featuring “robot-assisted” technology, at its headquarters in Street, Somerset. Up to 300,000 pairs a year of the footwear firm’s desert boots were to be made at the facility, creating up to 80 technical and managerial […]
The leader of the UK’s biggest business lobby said the government accepts the country is in a “new era” following the defeat of its Brexit proposal. John Allan, president of the CBI, was speaking on the BBC after a conference call hosted by the chancellor. Mr Allan said he was reassured that the government would […]
As we enter 2019, the proliferation of digital devices means that we’re constantly connected to the office wherever we might be, making it difficult to switch off from work, even when we should. In fact, a recent study by Glassdoor has shown the average number of UK employees taking their full annual leave is 62% with […]
