All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 101
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ArticleDOD’s blog: Summer treats cause a stir
Yesterday morning the news flew through our offices that free ice creams were on offer outside in the hot summer sunshine.Staff vacated their desks at such speed there was a danger of being crushed in the rush. It certainly did not mirror the reluctant dispersal in the fire drill earlier ...
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ArticleSick days cost UK employers £23bn a year
Sick days are costing UK organisations more than £23 billion a year, down from £29 billion a year ago, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).Its research, which surveyed 2,500 global organisations, found that UK employees still take triple the number of sick days than their global counterparts.UK employees take an ...
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Article49% are satisfied with their benefits package
Nearly half (49%) of employee respondents are satisfied with their benefits packages, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.The role of benefits in retaining and protecting your best talent report, which surveyed more than 450 organisations representing more than 1.2 million employees, found that 29% of employee respondents felt they ...
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VIDEO: Jackie Buttery: Create a benefits agenda for a diverse workforce
She said: “The challenge is getting the right initiatives first and keeping momentum over the long term, beyond the launch phase and into further years of development.”The biggest challenge facing HR and benefits professionals is creating a sustainable benefits agenda that resonates with a diverse workforce, said Jackie Buttery, head ...
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VideoVIDEO: Neal Blackshire: Align recognition plans with business priorities
Employers must align their recognition schemes with their business priorities, said Neal Blackshire, reward manager at McDonald’s Restaurants in an interview with Clare Bettelley, associate editor at Employee Benefits.He said: ”Make sure it’s simple, clear and easy to understand what someone might get recognised for and what they will receive.”He ...
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ArticleArgos staff to strike over work-life balance
Around 1,000 Argos employees based at five distribution centres are to strike for 24 hours on Friday 4 July in a dispute over terms and conditions, including changes to working hours that could have an adverse impact on their work-life balance.The changes to terms and conditions are part of a ...
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Barclays and IBM awarded for work-life balance
Barclays, IBM and Marks and Spencer were awarded for their equality and inclusion policies at the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) Awards 2014.The awards acknowledge and celebrate employers with a commitment to good practice above and beyond legal compliance, and innovative approaches that will inspire other employers.Barclays was ...
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ArticleFamily-friendly policies more likely where employers consult unions
Family-friendly and equal opportunity policies are more likely to be adopted by organisations that consult or negotiate with unions, according to a report by Warwick Business School and Cass Business School.The Unions, joint regulation and workplace equality policy and practice in Britain paper, which surveyed 2,295 UK workplaces, was published ...
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ArticleUniversity College Cork launches online discounts scheme
EXCLUSIVE: The University College Cork has launched an online discounts scheme for its 3,000 employees.Its Extra For Me website, which has been branded for the university by provider Jordan Media Ireland, includes access to discounts from retailers such as Argos, Boots, Currys, Love2Shop, New Look, Marks and Spencer and Milano.Employees ...
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OpinionJenny Davidson: How can a reward strategy drive employee engagement?
In the past, pay and benefits have tended to be described as a ‘hygiene’ factor, with little impact on employee engagement. More emphasis was given to career development and employees’ relationship with their manager (leadership).The employee’s perception of pay and benefits, and how fairly they are rewarded within the organisation, ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Striking a work-life balance
In case you haven’t come across the word ‘Europeanise’ before, it means to make a ridiculous US policy into something sensible and workable over here. He probably should have asked my colleague Lazy Susan to look at it; she has taken work-life balance to a whole new level, so you ...
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Opinion
Steve Sims: How to gamify your workplace
An organisation gamifying their internal HR practices can have a tremendous impact on its success, morale, talent acquisition and HR processes.In fact, adding behaviour-motivating techniques from traditional and social games to HR workflows and programmes can significantly boost employee take-up, participation and engagement, and help an organisation get the most ...
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Opinion
Ruth Patel: Recognition strategy needs to create a positive feeling
Really forward-thinking employers understand where recognition sits in their overall people strategy. They think through the purpose of recognition and under what circumstances it will be most effective before determining the manner in which it will be delivered.Understanding how employees turn their intentions into behaviour is essential to putting in ...
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AnalysisLatest developments in online recognition platforms
If you read nothing else, read this…Technological advances are paving the way for the evolution of online recognition programmes and tools.Peer-to-peer, or social, recognition, can be accessed via web-based applications (apps), smartphones and social networking sites.This broader use of workplace recognition also helps to gather data about employees and could ...
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Case Studies
Telefonica makes recognition plan more social
Telefonica launched a new online recognition programme for its UK staff in October 2013. The plan, Recognise_D, is a web app that employees can access via smartphones, tablets and laptops.The organisation, known under the brand O2 in the UK, previously had an online recognition programme, but this was a static, ...
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Article76% say pay helps to motivate employees
But they do not consider it to be the main motivator, with only 22% of 55 respondents who answered this question claiming this to be the case in their organisation. Just 2% of respondents do not believe pay motivates their workforce. Encouragingly, 64% of 35 respondents measure the extent to ...
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AnalysisHow to deliver both good and tough messages on incentives
If you read nothing else, read this…Pay motivates staff, but it is not the primary motivator.Recognition is more important than pay for many employees.Bonuses should be awarded only for good performance.More than three-quarters of respondents (76%) to the research survey, published in June, said pay helps to motivate staff, but ...
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Article53% unaware of incoming flexible working legislation
More than half (53%) of employer respondents are unaware of the incoming flexible working legislation, according to research by online career portal Jobsite.Its Flexible working research, which surveyed 500 employers and 1,000 employees, found that, among employer respondents that are aware, 25% have not thought about the impact the legislation ...
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Case StudiesSky uses benefits to keep employees connected
Its products, such as Sky 3D and Sky Talk, also help its employees to stay connected to the Sky experience, which is at the heart of its benefits package.Tom Gardner, reward and employment tax manager at Sky, says: “It is absolutely imperative that our employees are totally up to speed ...
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The benefits offered by Sky
PensionTrust-based defined contribution scheme.Double-matched employer contributions to a maximum of 8%.About 4,000 employees were auto-enrolled on 1 April 2013.HealthcareA healthcare trust, available to all staff.Physiotherapy, which is in addition to the trust’s out-patient limit.On-site physiotherapy at some locations.An employee assistance programme.Health screening.Group riskGroup income protection (GIP) linked to the pension ...