In a corporate setting, the human resource department usually works closely with the communications team to formulate and implement campaigns to increase employee engagement.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for employers to prioritize their employees’ health and wellbeing - both in terms of physical and mental health - as the virus takes a toll. One of the ways that employers can address COVID-19, as well as other health issues, is via an employee wellness program.

Effective internal communication is vital to your organization’s success. If your employees aren’t engaged and informed, it has a flow-on effect on everything else your company sets out to achieve.

Using GIFS in corporate communication can help you to engage your employees in a light-hearted way. When you’re competing for your employees’ attention, any method that is likely to increase this outcome is often going to be a winning strategy.

Employee surveys are an extremely useful tool to gather information and data from your workforce. You can use them to gain insights that you wouldn’t otherwise have about your organization from the people who are at the coal-face.

We live in a world where access to information and data is critically important in order for most things to function. This is especially true in the modern workplace which relies on knowledge in order to thrive and succeed. When your company adopts a knowledge sharing culture, you can expect to have better work processes, see an increase in productivity and watch your business grow.

Does your company have a set of core values? If not, you should take the time to develop some and communicate them with your staff to enable your organization to be more successful.

Employers have a duty of care to provide their employees with a safe workplace. When we think of workplaces, we usually think of an office, a factory, a building site, a store or another physical facility. Company vehicles are a workplace for many employees and there is also an obligation to ensure that employees who drive at work are safe.

Why is communicating bad news important?

Internal communications is all about sharing important information… and sometimes that information isn’t going to be popular. Your company may have made large losses, lost a lucrative contract, lost a court case, been acquired by another company, or may have to lay off a large number of employees. 

When your employees are highly engaged, the flow-on benefits to your workplace are enormous: people are happier, more productive, less likely to be absent, less likely to leave the company, and more likely to work hard as a part of a team.