As the financial year comes to a close, organisations often focus on reporting outcomes to shareholders and leadership. But there's another group that deserves to be part of the conversation: your employees.

While recognition has its place, the race to be seen as “the best” no longer aligns with what job seekers value, nor does it drive the kind of systemic improvements that actually make a workplace thrive.

Taking care of your employees' wellbeing is incredibly important and every organisation should make wellbeing a core element of their People and Culture strategy. Helping your teams to take care of their mental health is a great step towards enhancing their overall wellbeing, and reducing absenteeism at the same time.

WRK+ CEO, Zrinka Lovrencic, recently joined The Job Hunting Podcast with Renata Bernarde for a thoughtful and timely conversation. In the episode, they explore what defines a truly great workplace, how job seekers can evaluate culture before joining a company, and the evolving future of work in a post-pandemic world.

An exceptional employee experience means employees are more likely to be engaged, which leads to improvement in collaboration, innovation, growth, retention, and attraction. Employee experience activities such as learning lunches, workplace celebrations and employee-led clubs can significantly boost team morale and productivity.

There are many benefits to bringing a pet to work. Pets are known to boost morale, relieve stress, build a sense of community, and get people out for a break – everything that is beneficial for personal health and workplace collaboration.

An exceptional employee experience means employees are more likely to be engaged, which leads to improvement in collaboration, innovation, growth, retention, and attraction. Employee experience activities such as learning lunches, workplace celebrations and employee-led clubs can significantly boost team morale and productivity.

The workplace is a place we spend most of our adult lives and, as a result, it plays a key role in creating equality and a more inclusive world for LGBTQI+ people.

Corporate volunteering provides your organisation with the opportunity to develop skills, build teams, and bolster your reputation within your local community.

Broader and more relevant wellbeing encompasses an individual’s primary health dimensions — physical, mental, and financial. Nurturing these dimensions can help your team members live longer, happier lives as well as be more productive at work.

Flexible work hours have significant health and wellbeing results. This is because they contribute to a healthy work-life balance, which makes employees happier, less stressed, and less susceptible to burnout. They're also easier to implement than ever, due to the rise of remote working.

The pressure is on, from employees, customers, regulators, investors, and progressive business leaders – to prioritise ethical, sustainable, and socially conscious practices across your organisation.

The cost of presenteeism to businesses is almost 10 times higher than that of absenteeism. Employee absenteeism and presenteeism can be a major challenge for businesses of all sizes, and it’s not always easy to pinpoint the underlying causes.

Only a decade ago a subsidized gym membership and a fruit basket in the were the health initiatives in workplaces. Today we look at health and wellbeing as a strategic employee engagement and experience approach, with four pillars; mental, physical, financial, and social health.

The purpose of Employee Recognition is to create a bond between employees and the organisation so that everyone feels respected, valued and appreciated.

Taking care of your employees' wellbeing is incredibly important and every organisation should make wellbeing a core element of their HR strategy. Helping your teams to take care of their mental health is a great step towards enhancing their overall wellbeing, and reducing absenteeism at the same time.

Employee Wellbeing from a candidate perspective; interview with Nikki Beaumont, CEO and Founder of Beaumont People.

Nikola Prestia from HR Legal spoke to WRK+ to help our audience understand the legal obligations employers owe to their employees when it comes to employee wellbeing.

The consolidated revenue of the 2022 Best Places to Work is $2.5billion, an 18% increase on their last financial year revenue. When an organisation gets its employee experience right, their employees will stick around and help the organisation thrive.

“Talk Less, Listen More.” When it comes to communication, is listening more important than speaking?