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Blue Monday 2026

Blue Monday, often referred to as the “most depressing day of the year”, usually falls in mid-January. While the concept has become widely recognised, it is important to note that...

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The Future of Employee Benefits: Lessons from 2025 for HR Teams

2025 has been a defining year for HR and Reward teams. Economic pressure, shifting employee expectations and rapid digital change have forced organisations to rethink how they support their people,...

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Employee Benefits in an App?

Who doesn’t have a mobile phone within reach these days? Who doesn’t have an app for everything? Digital awareness is on the rise across all generations, and a 2025 survey...

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How to Improve Communication Within the Workplace

Who has not been in a meeting wondering what the key message actually was? Or sent a message that somehow created more questions than answers? In busy workplaces communication is...

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Buzzwords to know for 2026 – and what they’re really telling you

In 2025 we got a front-row seat to a very strange workplace: hybrid is now ‘normal’ but no one can really agree what that means, AI is both saviour and...

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How to get your team to activate their benefits account

So you’ve opted for My Staff Shop as your chosen employee benefits platform…what next? If you want to see high engagement and usage of the perks you’re paying for, then...

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Tackling the post summer slump

As summer draws to a close and the days begin to shorten, many employees may feel a dip in energy and focus. The return to routine after holidays, coupled with...

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Championing equality in the workplace

In an ever-shrinking global community, the UK workforce is adapting to new ways of working, both domestically and internationally. Thriving and diverse organisations are becoming an exciting mix of creativity...

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How to create a sense of community in the workplace

Creating a Sense of Community in the Workplace In today’s fast-paced work environment, it is easy for people to feel disconnected, even when they are part of a team. That...

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