All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 100
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Opinion
Jeff Archer: How to balance healthcare education and interventions
Where busy employees often struggle is with the important question of why they should invest in making changes to their food routine or healthy lifestyle in general when they are already busy enough with day-to-day living. What is clear, however, and we’ve all seen this happen, is that once any ...
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ArticleRelationship with colleagues most important for engagement
Employees’ relationship with their colleagues is 23% more connected to happiness at work than their relationship with their line manager, according to research by TinyPulse.Its 2013 Employee engagement survey, which analysed 40,000 responses from more than 300 organisations, found that 36% of respondents provide peer-to-peer recognition schemes.The research also found:Only ...
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ArticleDisengaged employees and poor health costs UK £6bn
Employees with poor health and a lack of motivation cost the UK £6 billion last year, according to research by Bupa and the Centre for Economics and Business Research.Its study of 5,000 workers found that more than a third (37%) of teams are experiencing stress and pressure because of ill ...
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85% making changes to benefits provision
The majority (85%) of respondents have either recently made changes to their organisation’s benefits provision or are due to do so over the next year, according to research by Quintige Consulting Group (QCG).Its Employee benefits survey, which questioned 54 employers, found that these changes are being driven by organisations looking ...
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ArticleEmployees prefer cash instead of a Christmas party
More than two-thirds (71%) of respondents would rather receive the cash their employer spends per head than a Christmas party, according to research by MetLife UK.Its research, which surveyed more than 2,000 UK adults, found that 59% of respondents are going to a Christmas party hosted by their employer this ...
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Article
P&MM adds The White Company to reward programmes
P&MM has added The White Company to its range of reward and recognition programmes.The retailer will join P&MM’s pre-paid gift card programme, Spree, which can be used in more than 32 million outlets worldwide.The White Company gift vouchers will also be added to P&MM’s reward platforms, including RewardBanking, Lifestyle and ...
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Article
Employers challenged to pay living wage
The national living wage rose by 20p from £7.45, while London saw a 25p rise from £8.55. The increases coincided with Living Wage Week, 4-8 November, when many employers sought to raise awareness and interest in paying the living wage.Richard Wilcox, managing director at Unity Trust Bank, which pays the ...
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Article
Cancer awareness highlighted in the workplace
Men, and workplaces, around the world pledged their fundraising support and grew a moustache during the month.At charity Prostate Cancer UK, the main beneficiary of the annual campaign, male employees were encouraged to grow facial hair, while female staff set up a group to organise various themed activities.Sue Virgoe, associate ...
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Article
Flexible working critical to ease workplace stress
More than two-thirds (69%) of respondents believe flexible working is critical in easing work-related stress, according to research by global workplace provider Regus.Its research, which surveyed 4,000 employees, found that 45% of respondents believe stress is causing an increase in absenteeism.The research also found:38% of respondents are losing sleep worrying ...
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Article
Havas People launches reward brand
EXCLUSIVE: Havas People has launched a brand called Many Thanks, which offers a range of options for employers to reward and recognise their employees.The options include gift cards, vouchers and e-codes from a range of well-known retailers, including Love2Shop, Marks and Spencer, iTunes and Debenhams.Employers can also choose from a ...
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Article
UK staff and managers have happiest relationship in Europe
Three-quarters (75%) of UK respondents are happy with the relationship they have with their managers, according to research by Edenred.Its annual Edenred-Ipsos barometer survey, which questioned 7,200 European employees including 800 UK workers, found that the UK had the highest level of satisfaction across all respondents. However, the UK has ...
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Article
H&M pledges to pay factory workers a living wage
Fashion retailer H&M has pledged to pay a living wage to its 850,000 textile employees by 2018.The Swedish organisation, which has more than 200 UK stores, said it would support two of its factories in Bangladesh and one in Cambodia in 2014 to adopt a fair living wage.H&M intends to ...
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Zero-hours workers are happy with work-life balance
Employees on zero-hour contracts are more likely to be happy with their work-life balance than other workers, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its research, Zero-hour contracts: myth and reality, which surveyed more than 1,000 employees, was published in collaboration with law firm Lewis Silkin ...
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Opinion
Colin Hodgson: Don't underestimate role of pre-paid cards in global recognition
The first is the way we talk about reward and recognition. It is important for us all to remember that recognition is what employees want and what organisations need to give.Recognition does not always have to be associated with reward, but where it is, the reward reinforces the act of ...
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Article
Asda staff to receive £17m festive bonus
Asda is to reward its 180,000 staff with a £17 million festive bonus to thank them for their hard work throughout 2013.The Christmas bonus package includes a £20 Asda gift card, with £5 towards a Christmas party and a free meal.It also includes double discount days on 19 and 20 ...
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Recognition as valued as the annual bonus
Almost half (45%) of respondents prefer frequent recognition rather than an annual bonus, according to research by Globoforce.Its 2013 UK Workforce mood tracker, which surveyed employees from a range of organisations with 500 or more staff, found that 81% of respondents believe recognition and reward should be distributed more fairly ...
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Poor pay levels top reason for staff turnover
Lack of remuneration and recognition is the top cause of voluntary staff turnover, according to research by the recruiter, Robert Half UK.Its research, which surveyed 200 HR directors, found that 40% of respondents cited poor pay and recognition as the major cause of turnover, 29% cited concern of their organisation’s ...
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Prostate Cancer UK staff take part in Movember
Prostate Cancer UK employees are growing moustaches in November to support the Movember campaign.The annual campaign, which primarily benefits prostate cancer research, is a month when men sport a moustache to raise awareness around men’s health issues.The charity’s male employees have been strongly encouraged to grow a moustache and have ...
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17% of employers do not offer employee benefits
Almost one in five (17%) respondents do not offer any form of employee benefits to staff, according to research by insurer Unum.Its research, which surveyed more than 500 senior staff across a range of organisation sizes, found that more than a third (33%) believe they offer an adequate employee benefits ...
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KPMG and Unilever staff take part in fundraising event
Employees from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Key Travel, KPMG and Unilever have taken part in a fundraising event for Oxfam.The Emergency Challenge event, which was attended by nearly 70 employees from UK organisations, tested teams of four with a series of mental, physical and strategic challenges around five key emergency areas: ...