Retaining, engaging, and motivating employees has long been a challenge for companies of all sizes, and increased global competition for talent is making that harder than ever. Japanese start-up Attuned is using AI to help businesses better understand and retain their employees.

With people around the world being urged to socially distance themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working has fast become a new normal. How can employers bring their staff together (virtually) during this turbulent time, and what are the key challenges remote workers face?

Research has revealed that validation is the most effective support for people who are stressed, compared to other verbal means. With hundreds of millions of people stressed out by COVID-19, the research offers an insight into how certain types of comms can help ease social discomfort.

As COVID-19 drives up levels of stress, brands are stepping in to offer support. Mental healthcare start-up Ginger is meeting this demand by making its behavioral coaching free for frontline workers and waiving annual fees for new clients to make workplace wellbeing easier to achieve.