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Mindsets about remote work predict employee well-being in home office: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic
Are there certain kinds of people who are better at remote work than others? In a study conducted by the University of Zurich, zhaw & atwork the objective was to find out how employees faired with the sudden forced working from home environment at the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic.
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Monitoring employees’ health
Only healthy employees can perform at their best. But are companies allowed to require health tests? An HR consulting company, a start-up and a law firm share their perspectives.
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Handelszeitung Management – Complex Leadership
How can returning to the office in midst of the Coronavirus crisis be successfully managed?
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Innovation funding for atwork
We received funding from Innosuisse for further research and development of our software solution for more employee engagement.
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Volunty is now atwork.
We are now atwork with the mission to support companies in comprehensively fostering employee engagement and creating a generational employee experience.
Events
Event 1: “Corporate volunteering – appealing to employees, but what’s in it for companies?”
The first event in the “Blackbox – Employee Engagement” event series explores this topic.
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“Blackbox Employee – Engagement” an event series by HR today and atwork. (formerly Volunty)
What exactly is employee engagement? How can it be measured and is there a “return on engagement”?
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atwork (formerly Volunty) live on CNN Money Switzerland
In an interview with CNN Money, Marco Meister talks about current challenges in the area of employee engagement.
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Why we promote employee engagement atwork.
True employee engagement is when employees fully apply themselves in their professional roles and are physically, cognitively and emotionally present at work. When they work with their hands, head and heart.
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Why you can skip the annual employee survey
Anyone measuring the sentiments and engagement of their employees once a year will usually get a random result – and possibly draw the wrong conclusions.
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The engagement measures that modern employers rely on
You snooze, you lose. This also applies in the business world: a company has to offer employees something in order to retain them. Most of them are only partially committed to their employers.
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How to evaluate the effectiveness of engagement measures
Successful employee engagement follows a simple scientifically based life cycle. Measuring the status quo, assessing areas for improvement, defining appropriate measures and evaluating their effectiveness.
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Five requirements for successful employee engagement
Successful employee engagement in companies follows a scientifically based life cycle. It always begins with measuring the status quo, assessing potential areas for improvement, defining measures and evaluating their effectiveness and long-term impact.
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Connect the unconnected.
Our mission is to connect the unconnected atwork. Our communication app connects blue- and white collar employees in the same company.
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How it all began: The story behind Volunty
Leave the Bubble You are Living in. Find Maria | Marco Meister | TEDxYouth@Zurich
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Volunty is expanding its product range and is now atwork.
Zurich, 2 March 2020 – Volunty Corporate AG has been operating under the new name atwork since 1 March 2020.
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atwork (formerly Volunty) in the Handelszeitung
Promoting inclusion. The start-up from Zurich wants to foster employee engagement and thus reduce the high turnover in several Swiss companies.
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atwork (formerly Volunty) in the HR Guide 2019
Introducing the implementation of cutting-edge technology for employee engagement, atwork (formerly Volunty) is featured in the HR Guide 2019 by HR Today.
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atwork (formely Volunty) in Red Bull Innovator
A ninety-year-old changed his life: With his start-up atwork (formerly Volunty) Marco Meister is taking social engagement to a professional level. Read the interview here.
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Why great managers have engaged employees
Motivated and productive employees who are committed to the goals of their company and do an excellent job achieve measurably higher results in companies.
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HR Today: Software solutions foster employee engagement
Employee engagement reduces staff turnover rates and positively impacts productivity, well-being and motivation in the workplace.
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How do you define employee engagement?
Admittedly, the term employee engagement is quite a newly coined term. Many descriptions of what it exactly means can be found on the internet.
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What defines the younger generations?
Starting in 2021, gen Y and Z will make up the majority of the workforce and bring new needs and interests to the workplace. Get a brief summary of what you will need to know here.
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atwork (formerly Volunty), an HR Today “Newstar”
Volunty, now atwork, offers software and service solutions for comprehensively fostering employee engagement in companies.
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How a generational employee experience works
What can organizations do to attract the employees of tomorrow?
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Coffee with… Finanz und Wirtschaft & atwork
Our Co-Founder Marco Meister in an interview with Finanz und Wirtschaft about the lockdown, its reprecussions, and our history atwork.
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HR Today: Who is responsible for employability?
atwork in HR Today: Who is responsible for employability? Marco Meister shares his perspective on the staet of the job market.
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How to get useful survey results
Employee surveys with algorithms & AI can aid in increasing the participation rates and accuracy of answers in survey results.