All Employee engagement articles – Page 152
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ArticleMaggie Stilwell: What is the impact of introducing unlimited leave?
An engaged and highly motivated workforce are commercial imperatives for most organisations and at EY we are always exploring new and progressive ways to retain and attract high-performing talent. So it did not escape our notice that some employers have made the move to grant unlimited annual leave to their ...
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ArticleFiona Martin: What is the impact of introducing unlimited leave?
Unlimited paid leave is likely to attract millennials who value time off rather than large pay packets. This means they can go off and have experiences rather than buying stuff.This is a powerful incentive, for those employers that have to compete for the very best talent, to adopt these type ...
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ArticleChiswick Park launches lunch hour summer events programme
Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work is kicking off its annual summer events programme for employees of the 45 organisations on site, including Aker Solutions, Discovery, PepsiCo, and Starbucks.The 8,000-strong business community, based in London, will host events every Friday lunch hour, with the aim of increasing staff wellbeing and productivity, and to ...
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ArticleRolls Royce Group named UK’s most attractive large employer
Rolls Royce Group has been named the large organisation UK employees would most like to work for in the Global Randstad Award 2016.The employer branding survey, which had 200,000 global respondents across 25 countries, ranked British Airways as the second most attractive large employer, with Marks and Spencer coming in ...
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ArticleJP Morgan and Sky make the most engaging benefits proposition shortlist
Goodman Masson, JP Morgan and Sky (pictured) are among those shortlisted for Most engaging benefits proposition at the Employee Benefits Awards 2016.The award, sponsored by Personal Group, recognises employers that have used benefits and rewards as part of their wider strategy to engage employees within the organisation.The full category shortlist ...
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ArticleMoney.co.uk introduces new volunteering and health benefits
Money.co.uk has added new volunteering and health and wellbeing initiatives to its employee benefits programme.The Cirencester-based financial comparison organisation launched a range of new benefits to its reward programme at the beginning of 2016. This includes health and fitness-related schemes, such as sponsoring a team to enter into a local ...
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ArticleAir-IT launches employee engagement and development programme
Air-IT has launched a new employee engagement scheme to support the wellbeing and personal development of its staff.The initiative, provided by The Dream Manager Programme, provides 12 monthly coaching sessions led by trained staff members.The 90-minute sessions have been designed to help employees with their personal and professional ambitions and ...
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Article80% believe a wide-ranging benefits offering is important
More than three-quarters (80%) of employer respondents feel that it is important to offer employees a wide range of benefits choices, according to research by Grass Roots Employee Solutions.Its survey of 63 HR and benefits managers in both public and private sector UK organisations also found that around a third ...
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ArticleKingswood launches employee engagement programme
Kingswood has introduced an employee engagement programme and a range of new voluntary benefits for its 650 staff.The educational activity provider has launched the programme to complement its existing benefits offering, to reward staff for their hard work and to further enhance the organisation's workplace culture.The programme, provided by Perkbox, ...
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ArticleBerry Recruitment launches employee engagement programme
Berry Recruitment is introducing an employee engagement programme for its 250 employees, including a recognition scheme and access to a range of voluntary benefits.The recruitment organisation is launching the engagement programme to enhance the range of benefits available to staff, and to help retain and attract top talent.The programme, provided ...
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AnalysisHow do benefits impact an organisation’s reputation?
Need to know:Engaged employees are more likely to take pride in the organisation they work for and act as brand ambassadors.Careful management, particularly around communication and social media, can limit fall-out in situations where benefits are removed or are insufficient.Going above and beyond legal requirements or the industry norm can ...
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Case StudiesAstellas cascades CSR communications through its workforce
Pharmaceutical firm Astellas communicates its corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy through presentations to its people managers, who can then cascade updates and information to their colleagues as they see fit. It utilises posters, banners and messages on plasma screens throughout its offices to make sure it is highlighted to its ...
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AnalysisHow to engage employees with corporate social responsibility policies
Need to know:Effective communication is needed to engage employees with corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies.Employees involved in CSR initiatives are generally more engaged with an organisation’s culture and values.Communication could take a range of forms, for example, highlighting CSR aims through a bikes-for-work scheme.Corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies can highlight ...
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ArticleStyle.com launches employee engagement platform
Condé Nast’s new e-commerce platform Style.com is to launch an employee engagement programme for its 85 employees.The programme will give staff access to employee benefits and discount schemes via a benefits hub.The platform, provided by Reward Gateway, will also enable employees to access recognition tools and internal communications using a ...
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Article59% say CEOs are focused on finances rather than their employees
More than half (59%) of respondents believe that chief executive officers (CEOs) are focused on finances rather than employees, according to research by Coleman Parkes and the Workforce Institute at Kronos.Its The £60bn question report, which surveyed 200 employees, 150 HR managers and 150 business and operations managers, also found ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: Are employees becoming more influential in driving benefits strategy?
Any self-respecting director of reward will say: ‘Of course. We offer them a flex plan, don’t we (even if take-up is often low); and do lots of interesting generational analysis of our staff engagement survey results (even if we rarely do anything in response).’There is a long history of research, ...
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ArticleWendy Choyce: Are employees becoming more influential in driving benefits strategy?
With more than 30 years of working in people management, I believe that there are several key factors that influence and drive performance levels within a business. One of these, without a doubt, is putting employees at the core of what you do, ensuring that they know that they are ...
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ArticleJulia Hanna: Are employees becoming more influential in driving benefits strategy?
Employees are driving benefits strategy in a number of ways: as talent; as employees without borders; as interest groups; as collaborators; and as consumers.Employees are more mobile, educated, technologically enabled and focused on the short term than ever. They want recognition of their needs, involvement, participation and transparency.The world of ...
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ArticleChiswick Park Enjoy-Work hosts eco event for 8,000 employees
Organisations located at Chiswick Park marked Earth Day on Friday 22 April with a lunchtime event for the 8,000 employees on site.The Go Green event included tree-planting activities in line with Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work’s sustainability strategy and Let’s Get Planting initiative.Employees at the organisations based at Chiswick Park, which include ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail and Unilever among winners at 2016 Workplace Gender Equality Awards
Deloitte, Herbert Smith Freehills, Royal Mail, Southbank Centre and Unilever are among the winners at the 2016 Business in the Community (BITC) Workplace Gender Equality Awards.The awards recognise organisations that have demonstrated leadership in creating equal and inclusive workplaces for women.The awards ceremony (20 April 2016) coincided with the release ...