All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 58
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Supplier articleWhy reward and recognition is so important with a remote workforce
In light of the current COVID-19 outbreak and large sections of the workforce going remote as a result, it’s more important than ever that employers recognise employees who are working from home. When your employees are all in the same office, you might know exactly how to recognise them for ...
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Supplier articleTiming is everything – 7 situations when employees deserve a reward
Rewards are ideal for showing staff gratitude, celebrating staff achievements, capping off significant milestones, and plenty of other situations. We asked one of the experts at Love2shop Business Services, and they came up with seven ideal situations where you should think about rewarding an employee. The list ...
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Supplier articleMiddle managers hold the keys to successful recognition schemes
If your business is going make a significant change to your culture, like embracing all the benefits of employee recognition, you need to empower your middle management to make it happen. That means two things: You have to communicate these benefits to your middle management and ...
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Supplier articleThe Benefits of Exercise on the Immune System
In these times of concern around the coronavirus, it’s more important than ever to be aware of the many benefits of moderate intensity activity for your immune system.What is well-known and widely accepted is that moderate intensity exercise improves both the short- and long-term function of your immune system, so ...
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Supplier articleGet Snacking Right!
When working from home, snacking is incredibly tempting and many of us try to avoid it. However, there is nothing wrong with snacking if it’s done correctly alongside exercise and it’s much easier to control if you understand the rights and wrongs.Why snack?Get snacking right and you can turn your ...
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Supplier articleHow managers can support their team while working from home
Whether it’s with mental health or simply adapting to a new working environment, it’s important for managers to not only help themselves while working from home by staying mindful and active, but also to help their team.Doing so could help bring teams closer together despite being, literally speaking, further apart ...
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Supplier articleStop worrying about the top guns and incentivise your average employees
When riders fall off their horses during the Grand National, you often see the horses carry on the course. Without any instruction, without any structure, without a boss, they finish the course. In this metaphor, those are your top-performing employees. The ones that week in, week out, ...
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Supplier articleHow Fujitsu puts employee recognition at the heart of its culture
How many businesses regularly recognise employees for completing 42 years with the company?It can't be many, especially in this age of short-term contracts and flexible working.But Fujitsu frequently celebrates workers who have reached this 'long service' milestone. "It's amazing how many people have done 42 years, and we have people ...
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Supplier articleThe HR challenge - employee engagement - keeping a remote workforce motivated
As we wake up to the “new normal” of home working or remote working, businesses are faced with the unprecedented challenge of employee engagement of a remote workforce. Before the outbreak of Covid 19 or as its better-known Coronavirus, working from home was seen as a perk, part of the ...
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Supplier articleConnecting a modern workforce: Five ways to build connections with deskless employees
All employees (no matter where they’re located) should be aligned and feel connected with their organisation. This means prioritising communicating to an offline workforce to make sure they receive the right messages at the right time.It’s crucial to your organisation’s success that your communication and recognition initiatives reach workers ...
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Supplier articleHow to connect, recognise and support employees during times of uncertainty: Navigating the coronavirus for HR leaders
According to the Edelman Trust Index, people trust their employer more than any other institution. With more employees working remotely, employers have an opportunity to anchor and grow employees’ trust, especially when it comes to ever-changing situations like the coronavirus outbreak.During this webinar, you will hear what HR leaders are ...
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Supplier articleHow to navigate temporary remote work and keep your people connected
Although remote working is nothing new, temporary remote work is the new normal for a lot of organisations during this time of uncertainty. When employees work remotely, it’s important to communicate the small adjustments that will be required. It’s not just equipment but also about the environment, working style and ...
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Supplier articleStay Active When Working From Home
In these ever-changing times - with most of us working from home or soon to be homeworkers – it’s essential to keep moving for our physical and mental wellbeing.Our fitness expert Jenny Weller has advice for those concerned to ensure they keep up an active lifestyle while working from home ...
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Supplier article5 simple health & wellbeing apps to introduce to your employees
The world’s biggest companies like Apple, Google and Nike are all switched on to the importance of mindfulness in the workplace.While there’s options for employees like the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and a whole host of health and wellbeing employee benefits, offering to subsidise a simple subscription to a mindfulness ...
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Supplier articleAs obesity rates rise, so does the prevalence of diabetes
As obesity rates rise, so does the prevalence of diabetes. Annual eye exams can play a crucial role in detecting diabetes earlier – and driving better health outcomesThe rising levels of obesity in the UK, the most overweight country in Europe, is likely to lead to a corresponding increase in ...
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Supplier articleA new era of workplace communication and recognition
It’s no wonder that a new era of employee engagement is upon us. With the current global environment, the combination of ever-changing technology and shifting employee motivation drivers, employers are challenged to build better, stronger, more resilient organisations. In this eBook, Catrin Lewis, Global Head of Engagement and Internal Communications ...
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Supplier articleBreaking through the noise: 3 new ways to connect with your people
When companies make it easy for employees to connect with each other and with the vision and mission of the business, the outcomes are overwhelmingly positive.Whether we like it or not – and whether our businesses are prepared or not – the current dispersed workplace trends mean employees aren’t all ...
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Supplier articleCoronavirus and the role of HR: Staying connected to your people in times of uncertainty
Whether it’s changing government regulations, a public relations nightmare or a health scare, it’s the role of HR to keep their people informed and, most importantly, safe.In the wake of COVID-19, or the Coronavirus, this is becoming increasingly top of mind for many HR professionals as a pandemic virus is ...
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Supplier articleHow Highways England improved workplace engagement through Xexec
In the first of our interview series we caught up with Lucy Mason, HR Performance Specialist at Highways England, to get her insights into the Employee Benefits industry. Here’s how the interview went:Question 1. How have businesses and employees changed since you started working?The world of work has changed significantly ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: Supporting your employees with their mental wellbeing
Mental wellbeing is an integral part of our lives and should be continually nurtured, not just addressed when problems arise. Wherever your employees are on their mental health journey, they need the right care at the right time. Join benefit expert Jack Curzon and Dr Nick Taylor, ...