A practical look at supporting employees via staff networks and employee resource groups (ERGs)
Staff groups is an informal term often used to describe networks of people in a workplace who have similar interests, characteristics, and so on. Staff groups can create a supportive environment and tackle isolation and loneliness at work.
The following guide addresses how to work alongside staff groups to enable them to have a feedback loop into the business. The group and the feedback loop are valuable mechanisms of staff enablement and retention.
There are two main types of staff group:
Practical examples of staff groups could be black and ethnic minority ERGs or a working parents' staff network.
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