All Employee engagement articles – Page 146
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Royal Bank of Scotland engages staff with its sustainability goals
EXCLUSIVE: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is engaging employees with its sustainability and energy-efficiency goals as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy.The organisation's environmental target framework focuses on one initiative each month to boost employee engagement with different environmental aims. Throughout February 2016 it is focusing on energy ...
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Supplier article
Love your graduates
You have a diverse workforce within your business, and each demographic needs different support from you. Love your graduates by supporting them with key life skills.Graduates are students with a jobYoung people living away from home for the first time often haven’t thought about how they will pay for things ...
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Article75% offer flexible working policies
Three-quarters (75%) of employer respondents offer a flexible working policy to their employees, according to research by Vodafone.Its The Flexible: friend or foe? report, which surveyed 4,000 staff and 4,000 employers across Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, the UK and the US, also found ...
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Article54% believe good work-life balance boosts staff engagement
Just over half (54%) of employer respondents believe that having a good work-life balance makes workers feel more engaged, according to research by global computer technology corporation Oracle.The Oracle simply talent research, which surveyed 250 Western European HR decision makers, also found that 93% of respondents say that employee engagement ...
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ArticleHarrods, Jaguar Land Rover and AstraZeneca are named UK’s top employers
AstraZeneca, Harrods and Jaguar Land Rover are the best employers to work for in the UK, according to research by financial software, data, and media firm Bloomberg.The Bloomberg best employers UK 2016 survey of 15,000 employees in more than 1600 UK-based organisations with at least 500 staff, ranked the firms ...
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Case StudiesAstellas reflects CSR policy through charitable giving
Astellas promotes its corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy by offering its 400 staff the opportunity to donate money to charity as they earn and volunteer for community projects. Employees also fundraise towards the organisation's own foundation, the Astellas European Foundation, as well as its chosen corporate charity.The pharmaceutical firm also ...
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OpinionEthel Maldonado: Volunteering brings CSR policies to life
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies too often sit on a website, poorly communicated, rarely visited and even more rarely understood by employees. So what can really bring them to life?Employee volunteering is the most powerful mechanism that we come across at Business in the Community. For example, 80% of employees ...
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ArticleCapita to acquire Work Group's consultancy and resourcing operations
Capita is to acquire the resourcing and consultancy operations of Work Group through a trade and assets deal.Work Group’s resourcing and consultancy operations provide employer branding and marketing, including employee engagement consulting and internal communications.The deal, which follows Capita's recent acquisition of ThirtyThree, aims to bolster the offering of the ...
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ArticleExpedia and Schuh among top employers for workplace culture
Expedia, GE and Schuh are among the UK winners at the 2016 Glassdoor employees’ choice awards, receiving accolades in recognition of their workplace culture.Based on anonymous employee feedback, the organisations are ranked on the overall rating achieved over the past year on a five-point scale, five meaning the member of ...
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ArticleA quarter of employers will not hold a Christmas party for staff
A quarter (25%) of organisations will not provide their workers with a Christmas party this year, according to research by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).However, its research, which surveyed 1,800 employees, also found that 66% of respondents identify their work Christmas party as a valuable opportunity to build ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danwood introduces holiday purchase scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Danwood has introduced holiday buying as a benefit for its 1,140 employees.The printing services organisation is offering the benefit on a voluntary or salary sacrifice basis after its 2014 employee engagement survey revealed that 69% of its staff were interested in purchasing additional holiday. Staff can now purchase up ...
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ArticlePoor work-life balance prompts 8% of new starters to leave
Almost one in 10 (8%) respondents consider moving on from a new job if it does not provide them with a suitable work-life balance, according to research by CV Library.Its survey of 4,225 workers also found that 18% of respondents consider leaving a new job if they feel as though ...
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ArticleKuoni Group implements employee engagement programme
Kuoni Group has implemented an employee engagement programme as part of its employee value proposition (EVP).The travel firm introduced the programme, which is provided by Talentsmoothie, to help focus on initiatives that will deliver the most value to their employees and the organisation, improve staff engagement, attract and retain top ...
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ArticleParkdean Holidays boosts employee engagement
Holiday park operator Parkdean Holidays has reported an increase in employee engagement following the development of engagement and recognition initiatives.The organisation's 2015 employee engagement survey found that 95% of its 663 permanent members of staff classed themselves as engaged, which is a 13% increase on its 2014 results.Parkdean Holidays has ...
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Article88% would take up the offer of a company car
More than three-quarters (88%) of respondents would take up a company car if the option was offered by their employer, according to research by fleet management provider Lex Autolease.Its survey of 501 employees and 249 fleet managers also revealed that 64% of employee respondents that have a company car say ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits - Motivation and Recognition 2015
Read the articles in the Motivation and Recognition 2015 supplement by clicking the links below, or read the online version by using the links to the right under ‘Related articles’ (these articles will go live in stages during October 2015).Motivation and recognition: a round-up of case studies on boosting staff ...
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ArticleAsons Solicitors offers incentives to motivate staff
Asons Solicitors has given its 200 members of staff incentives and prizes such as a football-themed casual dress day, gifts and a raffle.The initiatives were offered as the law firm prepares to open a new legal department on 12 October, as well as to foster a competitive spirit among staff ...
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ArticleStarbucks to pay national living wage to all staff
Starbucks is to pay all of its employees the government’s national living wage, including those under the age of 25. It is also introducing a rental deposit loan scheme to help staff tackle the cost of living.From April 2016, Starbucks will increase its basic pay to £7.20 an hour for ...
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AnalysisWhat is on employers’ wish lists for a benefits portal?
If you read nothing else, read this…Simple navigation and mobile access can help engage employees with benefits portals.Employers consider the branding of portals to be really important.Employers can involve staff in the creation or update of a portal to boost engagement with benefits.As many as 83% use one to raise ...
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ArticleClear workplace vision is key for destination employers
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Employees need to understand the overall purpose of the organisation they work for in order for that organisation to become a destination employer, according to Karen Bowes, vice president of international HR, Capital One.During her closing keynote session at Employee Benefits Live 2015, which focused on ...