All Employee engagement articles – Page 164
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National Grid aligns global recognition
EXCLUSIVE: National Grid employees have shared more than 13,000 recognition moments globally.It initially launched the pilot recognition programme for 3,000 UK employees in April 2012. In April 2013, the programme was rolled out to the rest of the utilities firm’s 15,000 UK and US employees.Following the merger between its UK ...
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Propellernet rewards staff with dream scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Propellernet has introduced a staff motivation scheme to help employees achieve their dreams.The scheme, Dream Balls, is about ensuring the social media organisation’s 42 employees share in its collective success.Nikki Gatenby (pictured), managing director at Propellernet, said: “Our whole ethos, our whole reason for being, is enjoying the workplace. ...
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BITC enhances engagement and wellbeing guidelines
Business in the Community (BITC) has launched a new version of its public reporting guidelines on employee engagement and wellbeing.The guidelines, which were first launched in May 2011 to help organisations implement consistent reporting on employee engagement and wellbeing, now also include detail informed by the expectations of the investor ...
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Opinion
Lynne Graham: How healthy eating is tied to employee engagement
Showing that you care about every aspect of the work experience is the bedrock of employee engagement. It provides the foundation of trust from which employees are prepared to work harder and smarter.We know that diet can have a massive impact on a person’s ability to do their job. We’re ...
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Work-life balance policies crucial for talent
Individualisation is driving work-life balance strategies and HR policies, which is crucial if organisations are to achieve the talent they require to grow.Speaking at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain, in a session looking at ‘Workplace flexibility as a tool to boost productivity’, Dr Steven Poelmans, professor and director ...
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Yorkshire Water engages staff in wellbeing strategy
Involving employees in health and wellbeing strategies is the best way for employers to see a return on investment.Speaking in a session titled ‘Are health and wellbeing solutions worth investing in?’ at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain on 26 June, Susan Gee, employee health and wellbeing manager at ...
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ATS Euromaster invests in engagement
Tyre manufacturer ATS Euromaster has increased employee engagement, reduced absenteeism and decreased staff turnover following a three-year business turnaround programme.Speaking at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain on 25 June, Irene Stark, HR director at ATS Euromaster, described its programme in a session titled ‘How can engagement drive a ...
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Duncan Brown: Fear not the key for motivation
Aon Hewitt has contributed, with its annual HR barometer of director priorities in organisations with more than two million staff in Europe, and the Global engagement trends study drawn from its database of five million employees.Although the economic indicators are, at last, suggesting the UK is spluttering into recovery, the ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Most engaging benefits package
Winner: Holiday ExtrasScheme: My.extrasEntered by: Thomsons Online BenefitsThe winner of this category is recognised for how it has used benefits within a wider strategy to engage employees, and the extent to which staff have been engaged to influence wider business results, such as improved productivity and absence levels.The judges felt ...
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Capital One tops list of best UK workplaces
Credit card organisation Capital One, consultancy Impact International and social media firm Propellernet were ranked among the top employers in the Great Place to Work Institute’s list of best workplaces in the UK.Capital One took top spot in the large organisation (500 or more employees) category, Impact International in the ...
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John Lewis extends staff volunteering
John Lewis will allocate more than 33,000 working hours each year to enable its employees to spend more time volunteering.Each of the retailer’s stores has a community liaison coordinator who works with local community groups and charities to identify a range of ways in which staff can support them, including ...
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Mitie Group staff take part in charity bike ride
Mitie Group employees have taken part in a 180-mile bike ride around London. The London Revolution, which brought together 2,000 cyclists along a route of London landmarks and Olympic venues, was sponsored by Mitie Group and its charity partner City Gateway, which aims to help unemployed young adults through training, ...
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ArticleHealthcare perks improve staff engagement
In the Healthcare research 2013, published this month, 51% of respondents said their healthcare benefits had improved employee engagement, compared with 33% that said the same in 2010, and 26% that said the same in 2009.This year’s respondents also feel their healthcare benefits are most successful in achieving the following: ...
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Opinion
John Lionis: Do benefits really improve employee engagement?
It looks like the key driver for shaping a benefits strategy, replicating 2011’s result, is to improve employee engagement.My question is this: to what extent can employee benefits influence your emotional attachment to the business, or how much you are willing to help your colleagues, go the ‘extra mile’ or ...
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Employee engagement a priority for employers
Research published by YouForce in May found that 79% of respondents rated employee engagement as a high priority, but only 41% had a strategy in place. Of the 41% that do have a strategy, 30% said it improves employee performance and 13% said it improves retention.The Benefits Research 2013, published ...
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Staff celebrate engagement with tattoos
We reported earlier this month that US-based real estate agency Rapid Reality offered employees a 15% pay rise in return for them getting a tattoo of the organisation’s logo.Young, technology workers in Bangalore, India, however, clearly missed this story. These high-fliers tattoo their bodies with their employer’s logo for nothing.The ...
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Employee engagement on the rise across Europe
Employee engagement levels in Europe rose to 57% in 2012, up from 52% in 2011 and 51% in 2010, according to research by Aon Hewitt.Its Global engagement trends report, which surveyed more than 3,500 organisations, representing more than 3.8 million employees, found that the top five drivers of engagement for ...
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Sanctuary Group staff take part in volunteering day
Sanctuary Group staff collectively donated around 85 hours to volunteering on national Give and Gain Day on 17 May.Employees from the housing and care provider took part in a variety of projects, including: repainting a community centre on the Kingsmead Estate in Hackney, London; transforming green areas around the Shiregreen ...
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Boots and Waitrose support staff volunteering
Boots, British Gas, Lloyds Banking Group, Prudential and Waitrose are among the employers supporting Give and Gain Day by offering employees the opportunity to volunteer.Give and Gain Day, on 17 May, will see more than 11,000 UK employees volunteer in their local communities.The day is part of Business in the ...
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Less than half of employers have engagement strategy
The majority (79%) of respondents rate employee engagement as a high priority, but only 41% have an employee engagement strategy in place, according to research by YouForce.The research, which was conducted in March 2013, found that, of the 41% which do have an employee engagement strategy, 30% said it improves ...