All Employee engagement articles – Page 109
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AnalysisHow can employers build a culture that provides the experience employees want?
Need to know:The pandemic has pushed health and wellbeing, home working support and greater flexibility up employees’ benefits wish lists.Benefits can bring an organisation’s values to life by demonstrating that they are more than a tick-box exercise.Communicating benefits and how they feed into an organisation’s culture will drive take-up and ...
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Case StudiesQuincus strengthens its culture through virtual networks and support initiatives
Global organisation Quincus has continued to support its employees and keep its organisational culture alive throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic with virtual events and support networks.The supply chain technology firm has headquarters in Singapore, and its 80 employees operate in teams across India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the UK, and, with ...
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ArticleAwin to introduce four-day working week
Global affiliate network Awin is to introduce a four-day week for over 1,000 employees worldwide to support the wellbeing and productivity.Following a six-month pilot during which employees worked four and a half days per week, from early 2021, the organisation will move its entire workforce to a four-day working week. ...
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Supplier article6 trends shaping the future of employee benefits
By Debra Corey, Best-Selling Author & Thought LeaderThe world of work is changing quickly – as it has been reshaped by new workplace demographics, globalisation and technological advancements, businesses must pivot their benefits strategies to meet their employees where they are.In this new environment, businesses must reassess whether their benefits ...
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Supplier articleHow an employee benefits platform can improve employee benefits engagement
It’s one thing having a great range of employee benefits but achieving the engagement levels you know they deserve is a whole different challenge.There are lots of aspects that make up excellent employee engagement. Here we look at one aspect in particular, your employee benefits platform.The return on investment for ...
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Supplier articleWhat are global HR challenges when it comes to employee engagement?
The role of HR within organisations has evolved and expanded over the last couple of decades. It's shifted from a more reactive traditional department focusing on recruitment, resignations as well as payroll and administrative responsibilities, to a more business-orientated division which is more proactive and involved in formulating the strategic ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Out of sight, out of mind?
Throughout 2020, Employee Benefits’ daily email alerts have been filled with stories of employers introducing or enhancing the support they offer for their workforces as life changed significantly as a result of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. But is this true of all organisations, particularly as many battle for survival amid ...
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Supplier articleWhy consolidating your HR tech stack leads to higher engagement
Companies are looking for more ways to support their employees and ease their financial burden, and a great way to do this is through employee benefits. As employees turn to their companies for this support, it is critical that these benefits are not only provided, but also easily accessible.Babcock International ...
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ArticleNewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust launches green reward scheme
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a green reward programme to engage its 14,500 employees with environmental sustainability and wellbeing across all hospitals. The Shine Rewards programme, provided by sustainability and wellbeing engagement provider Jump, is aimed at motivating staff to make behavioural changes to help the ...
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Supplier articleEngagement Excellence Live: On-demand presentations
By Charlotte Neal, Senior Employee Engagement Specialist at Reward GatewayDid you miss out on last week's Engagement Excellence Live: Innovate & Evolve to Support Your People? I have to say, we had a great day piling up loads of advice and stories around how to reinvigorate your workforce through key ...
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ArticleHorseshoe Casino gifts 800 turkeys to staff
Something for the weekend: Baltimore-based entertainment organisation Horseshoe Casino has gifted every employee a free turkey ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.To reward its employees for their hard work in dealing with uncertainty during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the employer tossed 800 turkeys over to its employees.The ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: How appropriate are festive celebrations in 2020?
How is your organisation planning to celebrate the festive season this year? Do you feel marking the occasion is important for staff motivation and morale, or does it feel inappropriate to celebrate under current circumstances?Over the past few weeks, here at Employee Benefits, we have received a number of press ...
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Supplier articleReward Gateway Announces Salary Sacrifice Partnership with Tusker
Reward Gateway, the leading global employee engagement company, has partnered with vehicle leasing company Tusker to offer a salary sacrifice car scheme to their clients’ employees. The scheme lets employees offset some of their salary in return for a brand new, fully-maintained and insured car, including hybrids and electric vehicles.The ...
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Supplier article6 cost-effective employee benefits that can help you keep engagement high
The year 2020 has really been a test for employee engagement. More has been thrown at HR teams than at any other time since 2008! As a result of this year of change, many Reward teams are looking for ways to reduce benefits costs, save money where possible, maximise the ...
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Supplier articleEngagement Excellence Live is happening next week
When the pandemic hit, HR leaders (HR heroes, really) took action, and throughout have remained focused and driven. Adrenalin kicked in, and you and your teams channeled the energy into evolving your employee engagement strategies in an effort to support employee welfare and create an environment where your people are ...
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ArticleCo-op introduces diversity strategy to address ethnic inequality
Supermarket retailer Co-op is committed to addressing the issues that employees from ethnic minority groups may face in the workplace.The organisation, which currently employs 65,000 staff, has set out a number of steps including publishing its ethnicity pay gap data annually from 2021. The employer will also call on the ...
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ArticleInstantprint improves engagement through virtual fancy dress contest
South Yorkshire-based printing organisation Instantprint boosted employee engagement through launching a virtual workplace dress contest for its 43 employees.The traditional fancy dress competition took place online this year due to the constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The contest set out to improve employee relationships and drive the organisations' people ...
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Supplier articleHow to communicate employee benefits effectively
There are a number of curious terms and technical expressions that populate the world of employee benefits. Some, like 'protection' (insurance) can easily be deciphered, but others, like 'wellbeing' (with an emphasis on living a positive, healthy life) are a bit more elusive.This creates challenges – but also opportunities – ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Special Olympics' leadership approach creates strong sense of belonging
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: In the opening keynote on day six of the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Olga Yakimakho, director of leadership and organisational development at Special Olympics International (pictured), discussed the importance of creating a sense of employee belonging through strong leadership, and how this can impact both ...
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Supplier articleAge of agility: Executive summary
Find all the key findings from Thomson’s latest report ‘The age of agility: Flexible, adaptable and resilient benefits’ 2020/21 report in one place, in their new Executive summary. With exclusive industry insights, the summary provides a bite-sized chapter-by-chapter overview of the shifting objectives of over 500 HR ...