All Employee engagement articles – Page 148
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ArticleClaire McCartney: How can employers support staff in uncertain times?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Halogen’s latest Employee outlook survey, published in November 2016, shows that, despite working amid wider uncertainty, job satisfaction has increased across all sectors since spring 2016. Interestingly, the biggest increase is actually in public sector workers’ job satisfaction, which is the ...
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ArticleRita Trehan: How can employers support staff in uncertain times?
The most important thing to remember about Brexit is that absolutely nothing is going to change for at least another two years after we trigger Article 50, but it is more likely to be five years or considerably longer. In addition, the EU has a very poor track record of ...
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ArticleCathy Brown: How can employers support staff in uncertain times?
We all know we live in an uncertain world these days. We talk about volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, worry about the pace and dynamic of change, and the impact this has on us. On a day-to-day basis though, we can ignore these things on a practical level because they ...
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Article47% cite flexible working as the most desirable workplace benefit
Almost half (47%) of respondents cite flexible working as the most desirable workplace benefit that they would like to receive, according to research by CV Library.Its survey of 1,000 employees also found that 13% of respondents would turn down a job if the organisation did not offer workplace perks.The research ...
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ArticleMexican football club hires hypnotherapist to boost employee performance
Something for the weekend: Boosting performance and productivity in the workplace is often achieved through a range of employee engagement and wellbeing measures, however, Mexican football club Chiapas, formerly Jaguares de Chiapas, took a more innovative approach when it hired hypnotherapist Luis Guillen to deliver a unique form of mental ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Are high heels a step too far?
How far should employers be able to go in dictating what employees wear at work? I don’t mean in terms of uniforms, there are very valid reasons for these to exist in numerous organisations, but rather in terms of dictating precise stipulations around elements of employees’ personal clothing where they ...
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ArticleNissan Europe launches employee awards to celebrate innovation
Car manufacturer Nissan Europe has held its first Chairman's Innovation Awards, which aim to celebrate ingenuity and engage employees with innovative behaviours.Nissan Europe launched the awards internally in May 2016 in order to encourage its 17,000 employees to share innovative ideas to drive product development and business growth, in addition ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: First Group to take a consumer-centric approach to employee engagement at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: British transport organisation First Group will discuss how to engage employees in consumer-facing roles to create a culture that enables an organisation to achieve its business goals at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Tim Cowley, people and change lead at First Group, will present a session titled 'Consumer-centric model: proving engagement ...
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Mind the CEO gap: what it is and how you can fix it
By Matt Macri-WallerEmployee engagement is no longer an issue for HR departments alone. It’s landing on the desks of CEOs, coming up in board meetings and now, more regularly than ever, it’s featuring in the mainstream media.This is with huge thanks to HR professionals all over the UK for championing ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 53% want to receive benefits communication around life events
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (53%) of employee respondents want their employer to communicate information about benefits to them around life events, such as marriage or childbirth, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its Communicating employee benefits: driving the value of reward report, which surveyed 200 HR and reward professionals and ...
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ArticleMoney.co.uk renovates Victorian castle to create unique office space
Something for the weekend: Cirencester-based technology organisation Money.co.uk has completed a £3 million renovation project to transform a grade two listed castle into the ultimate high-tech workplace, personalised to cater for the wants and needs of the organisation’s 50 employees and to boost employee engagement.The 10,000-square foot Victorian castle, which ...
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ArticleAdobe and Salesforce among best US workplaces in the technology sector
Adobe Systems, Edmunds, Salesforce and Ultimate Software are among the best US workplaces in the technology sector, according to Great Place to Work and Fortune.The Best Workplaces in Technology 2017 rankings are based on feedback from more than 42,000 employees at Great Place to Work-certified employers in the technology industry.The ...
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Gamification in HR
By Sophie GaneGamification – /??e?m?f??ke??(?)n/ – may be a term you’ve heard banded about in recent years. No, it’s not a made-up word like “normalise” or “on fleek”, it’s a real thing. Gamification means taking typical elements of game-playing (e.g. point scoring, competition, rules of play etc.) and applying them ...
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Article55% will stay with an employer due to pensions provision
More than half (55%) of respondents who receive a workplace pension that will provide them with a comfortable retirement income say this is a key reason to stay with their current employer rather than look for a new position, according to research by Reed.Its survey of 2,129 UK employees also ...
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Learn how to increase benefits uptake and engage your employees
Employee engagement is a marathon, not a sprint. There are several building blocks to put in place, which can include initiatives like a discounts or reward and recognition platform, or a refresh of your internal communications strategy. There are always new ways to attract, engage and retain your workforce, and ...
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ArticleMobile Mini launches employee engagement programme
Portable accommodation and storage organisation Mobile Mini has launched an employee engagement programme for its UK-based staff, which includes access to voluntary benefits and a recognition scheme.The new programme, provided by Perkbox, will allow staff to access a range of offers and discounts, including retail and online shopping discounts, restaurant, ...
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Engaging employees in the digital age
Technological advances have, of course, changed the way all of us work and have the potential to make offices more productive and efficient places to be. But with new innovation have come a whole new set of problems, not least how to engage a workforce which is now fully connected ...
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Engaging a workforce – employees should be your greatest investment
Gone are the days when workers went into a job at 16 and stayed until they picked up their retirement carriage clock. The issue of employee engagement is one that employers ignore at their peril. Today’s workers often view themselves as free agents and the rise of platforms such LinkedIn, ...
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OpinionMatt Landeman: Inspiring staff with a clear set of values can support strategic growth
For any ambitious organisation with eyes on strategic growth, it is necessary that each employee is aware of, and buys into, the business values at the heart of the enterprise. This is especially pertinent in fast-paced and quickly evolving sectors such as media, where keeping employees up to speed with ...
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ArticleWasabi launches employee engagement programme
Sushi and bento restaurant chain Wasabi has introduced an employee engagement programme for its UK staff, including a recognition scheme and access to a range of voluntary benefits.The new programme, provided by Perkbox, gives employees access to benefits such as retail and leisure discounts, including attraction day passes, discounted MOTs, ...