All Employee engagement articles – Page 76
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Zopa Bank allows staff to work abroad 120 days a year
Zopa Bank has introduced a policy that enables its 600 employees to work from another country for up to 120 days a year, effective immediately.With no change to workers’ compensation, the bank has suggested 13 locations across Europe, North America and Asia, including Spain, Greece and Portugal, which they could ...
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Analysis
What really motivates an employee to stay with an employer?
Need to know:With the Great Resignation underway, organisations are working out what really makes staff join and stay with a business.Flexibility, wellbeing and work-life balance are all highly prized by employees.A wider sense of organisational values and the ability to develop are also attractive.The emergence of the Great Resignation in ...
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Critizr launches menstrual and miscarriage leave
Customer interaction management business Critizr has introduced a menstrual and miscarriage leave policy for its 100-plus employees, effective from this month.The organisation, which has offices in the UK, France, Spain, Japan and the Netherlands, has introduced five days of leave in the event of a miscarriage during the first 22 ...
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Marine Management Organisation reports 9.8% mean gender pay gap
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has revealed that its mean gender pay gap has widened in favour of men, from 8.3% in 2020 to 9.8% in 2021.Its median gender pay gap also widened in favour of men, from 4.7% in 2020 to 8.2% a year later. For comparison, the most ...
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CREATIVE IDEAS FOR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAMMES THAT WILL ENGAGE YOUR PEOPLE
Employee recognition is essential for modern organisations, and according to research by Deloitte, recognition programmes lead to a 31% lower voluntary staff churn rate. When your organisation implements an employee recognition programme, it’s 12 times more likely that your organisation has strong business outcomes. But, how do ...
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31% of banking staff plan to leave roles due to pressure
Almost a third (31%) of financial services and banking professionals have planned to leave the industry due to high pressure, according to a report by global digital accountancy platform LemonEdge.Professionals in the industry said a heavy workload (42%) was the main contributor to feeling heightened pressure within their role. This ...
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Natwest, PepsiCo and Tesco make Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022
The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 have been revealed, with major brands such as PepsiCo UK and Ireland, Natwest and Tesco making the cut.Other businesses include full fibre platform CityFibre, payments services firm Worldline, publishing firm Hachette UK, and construction business Wates.Several law firms and financial services organisations ...
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Staff engagement is top priority for global businesses
Employee engagement has risen to become the top priority for global businesses, taking the place from 'operational efficiency', which is now second most important, according to research by workplace and facility management business ISS.The research canvassed the views of 100 of ISS' global customers in a range of professional, technology ...
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Virgin Group recruits first chief people officer
Virgin Group has appointed Nikki Humphrey (pictured) to the newly-created role of chief people officer.Humphrey will join the 'V Team', Virgin’s executive team, in July, and will report directly to Josh Bayliss, chief executive officer of Virgin Group.Her previous role was executive director of people at John Lewis Partnership, a ...
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HOW TO IMPROVE TEAMWORK IN REMOTE AND HYBRID TEAMS
Has your organisation embraced hybrid working yet? Covid-19 supercharges the shift towards more remote and hybrid working, and it’s something that employees are now looking for more and more. However, you might be concerned about the impact on teamwork when you have employees all over the country, ...
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Opinion
Lovewell's logic: What will it take for conversations around hybrid working to change?
Earlier this week, the Employee Benefits team met up in London for our monthly catch up. During the course of the day, one of the topics of discussion was the frequently negative view of working from home that continues to prevail among some leaders and media outlets. As a team ...
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Personnel Today Awards 2022 launches new Reward, Recognition and Benefits category
Personnel Today has introduced a new category for its 24th annual awards ceremony: the Reward, Recognition and Benefits award.HR and learning and development individuals or teams that have led an innovative project, helped people adjust to significant change, or delivered cost-savings through people policies are encouraged to celebrate all they ...
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Google debuts new California eco-office to encourage staff to return
Something for the weekend: As some employers embrace the 'new normal' of hybrid and remote working, Google has unveiled new Californian headquarters designed to tempt staff to return to the physical office.The Bay View campus on the San Francisco Bay in Mountain View was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and ...
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Tiffany Wright: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?
When Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) moved to a fully remote workforce in March 2020, we responded swiftly to support our colleagues through this period of uncertainty, equipping them with tools, techniques and tips to adapt to life working from home.Throughout the pandemic, we have always put our colleagues' health and ...
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Lucy Becque: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?
Prior to the pandemic, the idea of health and safety was important, but perhaps not front of mind for employees in an office. It might have cropped up once in a while when making sure to have the right kind of desk chair, and for the most part people's needs ...
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UK staff want to prioritise health more than their career
More UK working adults said that they want to make health a top priority compared with prioritising their career, at 89% and 51% respectively, according to the Bupa Wellbeing index.The survey, conducted among 8,000 UK adults, found that health and wellbeing is being achieved through cutting down on unhealthy foods ...
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Sabre Corporation updates employee wellbeing package
Editorial credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comSoftware and technology firm for the global travel industry Sabre Corporation has launched an updated employee wellbeing package, aimed at fostering a supportive environment where staff can thrive and succeed.The business, which launched a global 'Work from Anywhere' programme 18 months ago, has introduced this ...
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Unit4 hires chief people officer
Enterprise cloud applications firm Unit4 has appointed Tania Garrett (pictured) as chief people officer.Garrett, who will report to chief executive officer Mike Ettling, will oversee the firm’s people success function, where she will be responsible for talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation and benefits, as well as regional HR field ...
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Las Vegas hotel The Cosmopolitan awards staff $5,000 bonus
The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, USA, has awarded each of its 5,400 members of staff a $5,000 (£4,089) bonus to recognise their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The announcement was made by executives from Blackstone Real Estate Americas, a New York-based private equity firm that owns the approximately 3,000-room, ...
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National Nurses Day: NHS Staff Survey Reveals Need For Better Rewards
his National Nurses Day takes place on the 12th of May. This year it is particularly important to celebrate the date. The recent NHS Staff Survey results revealed high-stress levels and burnout among hard-working healthcare staff. Across the service, there was a decline in those feeling optimistic about their career ...