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How to keep a team feeling valued through a merger or acquisition
July 8, 2026
Mergers and acquisitions reshuffle teams and leave people feeling overlooked. A practical, light-touch way to keep your people feeling valued while the org chart is still moving.
How to keep a team feeling valued through a merger or acquisition
July 8, 2026
Mergers and acquisitions reshuffle teams and leave people feeling overlooked. A practical, light-touch way to keep your people feeling valued while the org chart is still moving.
Perkbox alternatives: what HR teams move to when the platform goes unused
July 3, 2026
Looking for a Perkbox alternative? The honest reason perks platforms go unused, what to look for instead, and a fair comparison of the options UK HR teams actually move to.
Men's Health Week 2026: small resets that actually help
June 17, 2026
Men's Health Week is a good nudge to check in on the men on your team. Here's how to do it without the tokenism, plus a small daily reset that actually sticks, featuring Scentered.
Read the report: Why manager-led recognition keeps falling short
June 15, 2026
Recognition platforms rate well, so why does manager-led recognition still fail? We read 30,000+ reviews and 40+ HR forum threads to find out.
How Octopus Energy keeps 3,000 field workers from feeling alone
June 11, 2026
Octopus Energy's field teams work alone, scattered across the country. Here's how Head of Engagement Emily Hall uses Huggg to keep 3,000 people feeling connected, recognised and part of something.
8 things we learned at Engage Summit 2026
May 27, 2026
We spent two days at Engage Summit talking recognition, reward and retention with 400+ HR leaders. Here's what actually came up.
We made the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list. Here's the story behind it.
May 21, 2026
Huggg has been named in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. The honest story of how a coffee gifting app became one of the UK's best workplaces.
The recognition gap: what UK HR really thinks about gifting and recognition
May 5, 2026
We surveyed 85 verified UK HR professionals about gifting and recognition, then put three experts on a panel to dig into the findings. Here's what they said.
How to Build a Business Case for Employee Recognition
April 14, 2026
A step-by-step guide to building the business case for employee recognition - the data, the framework, and the arguments that get budget approved.