All Employee engagement articles – Page 141
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Supplier articleThe most dangerous mistake to make when it comes to your employee engagement strategy
by James Edwards, client success director I’ve worked with hundreds of companies over the past six years. And yet I still have a tough time stopping a groan when I hear a client talk about a ‘quick fix’ to employee engagement. They mean well - the need to better attract, ...
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Supplier articleEmployment engagement in numbers
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Maximising employee engagement
As our Engagement Week, in association with Benenden, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.In today’s workplaces, what truly engages employees is the million-dollar question. For some, it may be the salary and ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: Benefits engagement: quick communication wins
Taking insights from our recent UK Employee Benefits Watch research, we’ve launched the industry’s first and only podcast series! Our experts discuss how to manage a market-leading benefits programme. Benefits engagement: quick communication winsIn this podcast, take away actionable top tips and real life examples on how ...
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AnalysisCan quick wins create lasting employee engagement?
Need to knowOffering ‘quick wins’ can deliver an immediate impact on employee morale and engagement.Possible initiatives include relaxing an organisation's rules, free lunches or additional days off.In the longer-term, it is important to look at the overall employee experience to deliver lasting benefits.Many organisations facing a drop in morale or ...
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Case StudiesLeonard Design engages employees with working environment initiatives
Architectural firm Leonard Design offers a range of low-cost perks to its 80 employees, based around improving their working lives. John Morgan, director, says: “We spend a lot of time in the office so these should be fun, engaging and interesting places.”Each Leonard Design employee is given £100 a year ...
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OpinionJo Dodds: Wellbeing and engagement can improve organisational performance
The Marmot Review, published in February 2010 showed that work can either be good or bad for health.Within the Engage for Success movement, we understand that there is not one particular definition of what employee engagement is. When our founders, David MacLeod and Nita Clarke, researched Engaging for Success, otherwise ...
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Supplier articleNow is the time to prepare your employee benefits for the Christmas season
by Kylie Green, Director of ConsultancyThe truth is it’s never too early to start planning for Christmas when it comes to your benefits programmes.You want to have all your employee benefits programmes launched and running smoothly before your employees begin Christmas shopping or planning their summer holidays in order to ...
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Case StudiesPurley Park Trust takes action based on employee engagement scores
Charity Purley Park Trust, which employs 150 staff and provides care services to people with learning difficulties via eight care homes and a domiciliary agency, has moved away from using a staff satisfaction survey to monitor and measure employee engagement.Larry Grady, chief executive, says: “They take forever to put together, ...
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AnalysisHow to gauge a return on investment on employee engagement initiatives
Need to know:Measuring the return on investment (ROI) on employee engagement initiatives needs to be about much more than carrying out an occasional staff satisfaction survey.Employee key performance indicators (KPIs), staff turnover, absence statistics, exit interviews, customer feedback, evidence of collaboration and employee participation can all be valuable measures to ...
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OpinionSam Kirk: What impact do employee benefits have on engagement at TalkTalk?
I will be honest, I often wrestle with the term 'employee engagement' and wonder whether it has just become a buzz phrase we use in HR in order to encourage our stakeholders to focus on what we should be doing anyway.As HR practitioners, we are all familiar with the concept ...
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OpinionDr Zofia Bajorek: Integrating health and wellbeing with good work can lead to employee engagement
Over the last decade, there is no denying that ‘employee engagement’ has become a buzzword in both the academic and business world. Not a week goes by where engagement is not mentioned in articles concerning employee wellbeing, productivity and what employers can do to improve methods through which they value ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Age UK to discuss employee engagement at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Tammy Palmer (pictured), head of people development and engagement at charity Age UK, will discuss how community opportunities can work as a low-cost employee engagement tool at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘Creative and cost-effective employee engagement strategies’, will form part of the employee engagement conference stream on ...
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Supplier articleWhat is learning and development?
By Zachery Wilkinson, learning development manager at Reward GatewayI have frequent blogged about my views on L&D (Learning and Development) and how we’ve made a big shift here at Reward Gateway.But why does L&D matter? Learning and development is critical to any organization. The person or people that make up ...
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Supplier articleHow to sniff out a great employee discounts platform
by Debra Corey, Group Reward DirectorYou’ve probably thought a lot about what it takes to make your employees happy and engaged. Is it the pay? Opportunities to move up? Or maybe it’s simply the type of people they get to work with every day.The answer to this mysterious question is ...
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Supplier articleExperience isn’t everything: Look beyond the resume to find talent
by Gemma Matthews, Senior RecruiterIf you’re like most companies, your recruiting process probably goes something like this:You work with the hiring manager to write a job description that includes the job requirements.You post the job at a number of places online.You begin accepting applications, and of those you select candidates ...
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AnalysisHow to use health and wellbeing benefits to engage employees
Need to know:Employers should offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits that suit all ages and life stages.They should ensure their culture supports the benefits it offers.Proactive communication with branding and positive messaging helps to drive up engagement.Providing a range of health and wellbeing benefits can drive up employee ...
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Case StudiesRoyal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service offers a range of health benefits to support and engage staff
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) offers a range of health and wellbeing benefits to keep its 600 operational and support staff fit and healthy. Helen Morbin, fitness and health adviser at RBFRS, says: “Our employees are our number one asset: without them we couldn't deliver our mission to ...
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ArticleHelen Smith: How looking after employees’ health and wellbeing can boost engagement
Engaged employees are good for business. By creating a culture where employees feel valued and happy to be at work, an organisation can often see improvements in productivity, innovation, financial performance, and reductions in absence and staff turnover.As engagement becomes more and more important for employers, the link between employee ...
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Supplier articleFour ways to break down company silos and improve employee collaboration
By Robert Hicks, Group HR Director at Reward GatewayIf you work at a larger organisation or one in which communication is challenging, you may be faced with silos that can harm attempts to improve employee engagement. Silos can form for a number of different reasons, including poor communication, disconnect from ...