New partnership for Social Care announced with Care Hires
Sona and Care Hires announce an exciting partnership.
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Fill 50% more shifts with your own employees.
Ensure shifts are covered even if you're understaffed.
Manage absence requests and approvals.
Practical ways to boost team morale with proven examples from across the sector.
Find out what care employees say matters to them most at work.
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Control personal and operational details of your staff.
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Staff can see relevant messages in one place.
Request post-shift feedback from staff.
Recognise staff contributions by sending them praise.
Identify staff at risk of churning.
How care organisations can embrace flexible working and thrive.
Maintain quality of care and reduce costs.
Maximise profitability through AI-powered forecasting & scheduling.
Elevate your operational efficiency and guest satisfaction.
Streamline operations across sites.
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Give staff greater visibility of shifts available to work, with a simple "shift claim" process to increase their income.
Improve employee engagement and retention with a seamless employee communication platform.
Happier staff provide greater customer experiences, which in turn drives return rates, revenues and recommendations.
Give staff greater visibility of shifts available to work, with a simple "shift claim" process to increase their income.
Improve employee engagement and retention with a seamless employee communication platform.
Happier staff provide greater customer experiences, which in turn drives return rates, revenues and recommendations.
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Work-life imbalance, burnout, extreme work pressure… frontline employees have been through a lot in the last few years. Give them the support they need and boost staff retention with wellbeing check-ins (and save money along the way).
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With two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and now a looming global recession, focusing on your staff's mental, physical, social, and financial well-being has never been more important.
Employee well-being initiatives as part of your company culture are a strong productivity magnet and retention booster.
Data from an LSE research paper highlights how employee well-being (gauged as employee satisfaction) impacts your company's four critical indicators:
Source: LSE
These results explain why ,as a team leader aiming to attract and retain high-end talent, you should prioritise employee well-being, and take all the necessary steps to foster a thriving work culture.
One of the easiest, most-effective ways to do this is through weekly check-ins.
Regular, contextual, and comprehensive check-ins are not just important in driving a collaborative atmosphere but they’re also a powerful tool for boosting job satisfaction and positively impacting your staff's well-being.
Weekly 1:1 meetings foster a constructive employee-manager relationship while keeping productivity on track.
Frequent check-ins also provide employees with a safe environment to reach out to managers and communicate any concerns or feedback they have
Learn how care organisations can embrace flexible working and thrive.
Okay, now we know check-ins are essential. But how do they work?
Rolling out regular check-ins need planning. Start by finding a central tool for feedback, goal-tracking, and performance reviews.
Next, decide on the frequency of the check-ins–we recommend weekly–and confirm the duration of check-ins–15-30 minutes.
Relevant and thoughtful questions are at the heart of valuable check-ins. Here are our favourites:
Open-ended questions encourage employees to elaborate, and can help drive meaningful conversations. Genuine conversations will help build a personal connection, demonstrating a genuine concern for employee well-being.
The employee's ability to respond to these key questions will also help managers address problems at the core and support their staff's mental well-being.
If you want to learn how to rethink retention based on a 720 UK-based employees survey, you can check out our guide: Rethinking Retention 2022
A Gallup survey found that managers directly influence over 75% of turnover factors. However, without the right tools or data, how can managers spot and fix the problems on the horizon?
That's why weekly check-ins can empower the manager with this information. Sona cares about workforce management–and well-being. That’s why you can check up on your employees and arrange weekly check-ins all from the same app.
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