All Employee engagement articles – Page 158
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ArticleEmployee Engagement report 2015
Employee Benefits’ Employee Engagement report 2015 explores how employers can better engage their staff.The report includes the following articles:Clare Bettelley: Employee engagement replies on employer supportWhy any employer embarking on an employee engagement strategy should first question the extent to which it can consider itself engaging. The true meaning of ...
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ArticleTechnology causes staff to disengage
How employees engage with technology is the biggest cause of disengagement in the workplace, according to Dave Coplin, chief envisioning officer at Microsoft.Speaking in the closing keynote session titled ’The rise of the humans: how to outsmart the digital deluge’ at Employee Benefits Connect on 4 March, Coplin said that ...
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ArticleCNH Industrial keeps global communications simple
Commuications around global compensation and benefits schemes should be kept simple, according to Rob Gerdes, vice president of compensation and benefits at CNH Industrial. Speaking in a session titled ’Developing a global compensation and benefits brand’ at Employee Benefits Connect 2015 on 4 March, Gerdes said: “Communication and marketing materials ...
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ArticleResults Through Digital joins DWP gender campaign
Digital technology firm Results Through Digital is to implement the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) workplace gender equality agenda, Not Just For Boys.Launched last month, the initiative aims to help close the gender pay gap, particularly in traditionally male-dominated sectors such as construction, engineering, science, sport and technology. It ...
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ArticleHayes Davidson launches employee ownership trust
Hayes Davidson has launched an employee ownership trust.The architectural visualisation studio organisation is now 100% owned by its employees (pictured) after it launched the trust at the end of January 2015.Employees in an employee-ownership trust organisation can receive income-tax-free bonuses of up to £3,600 per tax year.Hayes Davidson closely follows ...
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AnalysisWhat makes for a successful voluntary benefits scheme?
If you read nothing else, read this…Voluntary benefits can boost benefits professionals’ spending power. But the scheme must support key business objectives. Benefits take-up data should be monitored to assess employee appeal. Difficult economic times mean tough choices for organisations and, for many, adding voluntary benefits to enrich an existing ...
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OpinionStewart Allanson: Employers must prepare for the workforce revolution
New technologies and increasing mobility are revolutionising the workplace, with huge implications for employers.Not since the industrial revolution of the late 18th and early 19th century has there been such far-reaching change and now, just as then, there is tremendous opportunity mixed with unprecedented risk.Smartphones and devices are the biggest ...
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ArticleHalf of employers say their organisation is great place to work
Just under half of employer respondents (465) believe their organisation is a great place to work, although just 31% of employee respondents would agree, according to research by MetLife UK.Its 12th annual UK Employee benefits trends survey, which surveyed 300 employers and 301 employees, also found that 39% of employer ...
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ArticleNeil Parfrey: Are Christmas parties worth the spend?
Actually, no, it’s me growling at anybody who mentions the words ‘Christmas party’.I am a December baby, and for years I have cultivated the image of a Scrooge-like character, stalking the floors, spreading my humbug among my workmates.The reality is different. As a father and a grandfather, I love the ...
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ArticleAdam Brooke: Are Christmas parties worth the spend?
While we fondly remember the traditional office Christmas party as a great way to share the joy of the season and increase employee bonding, some of us have also encountered (or been told about) the team member who had one drink too many and finally said what they really thought ...
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Google wins best employer award
Google has been recognised by the Employees’ Choice Awards 2015, run by recruiter Glassdoor, as the best company to work for in the UK.The search engine received a 4.4 out of 5 rating, closely followed by John Lewis, which received a 4.3 rating.The results are based solely on input from ...
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ArticleIan Hodson: Are Christmas parties worth the spend?
In whatever format it takes, being able to say thank-you to their workforce is really important for employers.The cost of a celebration event is often easier to justify than the significant cost through the payroll in the form of remuneration.But I think there are a few fundamental questions employers have ...
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Case StudiesB&Q keeps reward simple
Simplification has been at the heart of B&Q’s HR strategy over the past year as part of the organisation’s efforts to help staff understand and appreciate the value of their benefits and, ultimately, to boost take-up. The move is aligned with B&Q’s business objective to simplify its pricing model in ...
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Case StudiesCafcass restructured benefits team to aid engagement
Until around two and a half years ago, 80% of the employer’s benefits resource was focused on employee relations, which dealt with case work, discipliniaries and sickness absence. But the structure was inefficient in resolving employee issues and resulted in the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills ...
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ArticleAnne Teggart: Has flexible benefits had its day?
The make-up and needs of our workforces are changing, so as employers, we should constantly be re-visiting our employer value proposition to ensure that what we are offering drives the best possible engagement. That includes benefits, as well as the breadth of other plans and programmes that make up the ...
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ArticleCould shorter working days boost productivity?
Something for the weekend…Workplaces in Sweden tend to structure their working days to last just six hours in an attempt to boost employees’ productivity when they are present in the workplace.A study from screen screen sharing, online meetings and team collaboration services provider Join.me, revealed that 40% of workers aged ...
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ArticleHome Group to re-launch benefits package
Home Group is to re-launch its employee benefits package and introduce three new benefits later this month.Its map-themed re-launch (pictured) will bring together Home Group’s full benefits proposition in a single web-based portal, provided by Edenred. The move is aimed at driving up employees’ engagement with benefits.As well as repositioning ...
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OpinionDenise Keating: Flexibility increases wellbeing
Employers typically offer formal flexible-working policies, such as leave for parents, and flexibility around sabbatical or other opportunities.The reality is that flexible working is driven only when an employee has a need, such as childcare and eldercare.On the other hand, agile working is where an employer provides employees with flexibility ...
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ArticlePFK Cooper Parry introduces open holiday policy
Accountancy firm PFK Cooper Parry has introduced an open holiday policy, enabling employees to decide how much paid time off work they take and when they take it.The scheme, which forms part of the organisation’s flexible-working strategy and launched last month, is based on managers’ trust that their teams will ...
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ArticleEmployee share plans boost motivation and loyalty
Employees who participate in employee share plans are less likely to be absent and to leave their employer, but more likely to work longer hours and be more satisfied with their roles, according to research undertaken by National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and London School of Economics ...