Glenn Elliott

2 min read Research by Bain & Company in Australia suggests that men may be struggling with flexible working. The research, based on a decent sample of 1,030 flexible workers found women strongly positive about arrangements but men distinctly less so. The research found strong evidence of improved employee-NPS score for organisations who had a widespread culture of flexible working, averaging +16 where flexible arrangements are widely used to -44 where they were not available.

3 min read Today is a big day in the Reward Gateway story and it’s actually a big day for employee engagement everywhere. We’re announcing a major £140 million investment in Reward Gateway by Great Hill Partners, a specialist investor in HR and Technology businesses. This investment marks a major milestone in our business and a major vote of confidence in the business model we’ve been running for the last 10 years.

3 min read There was an interesting article on Forbes.com called “How Junk Science Set HR Back Fifty Years” where the author cites a number of HR “enthusiasms” from the last few decades that she really doesn’t rate and thinks caused more damage and harm than good. “360-degree feedback” is first in her cites, in particular the anonymous nature of it and the damage to culture and trust that it created.