All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 111
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Case Studies
Chemistry motivation scheme creates a buzz
Lorraine Makepeace, head of amazing at Chemistry, says: “We have always had an employee motivation budget, but last year we reviewed it as we wanted to encourage staff to really live our values of being passionate, brave and human.”The company devised a reward scheme in which employees can award a ...
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Case Studies
Sykes ensures staff connect with right incentives
The call centre services firm’s programme, SykesPride, was designed to improve recognition among its 650 Edinburgh-based staff through a range of award schemes. These include key performance indicator (KPI) awards for staff who hit their assigned KPIs, ad-hoc awards for those who go the extra mile in their role, and ...
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AnalysisMotivation schemes on a limited budget
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…A well-planned employee motivation programme can be cheaper and more effective than a small pay rise or bonus.A motivation programme can help to drive employee behaviour to support a revised business strategy.Publicising employee awards increases recognition among the workforce.It is not always easy to ...
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Opinion
Matt Duffy: Accurate data is key to effective segmentation
Employers should liaise with HR and payroll to ensure they have as much relevant information on employees as possible.Analyse this data to identify different segments and populations of employees. While most employers acknowledge the obvious categories based on standard demographic dimensions, such as generation, gender and ethnicity, few recognise that ...
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AnalysisWorkforce segmentation helps target motivation benefits
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS …Avoid trying to shoehorn benefits to fit employee segments.Do not assume that people of the same demographic segment will want the same things.Employers should be creative in the way they communicate key messages about benefits to staffSupermarket giants know every aspect of their ...
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Opinion
Olga Tregaskis: Work practices could boost productivity
High-performance work practices (HPWP) is the term used to refer to HR management practices associated with employee engagement, performance management, work organisation, skills development and learning. Increases in performance do not necessarily come from a single HR practice, but from the synergies of an architecture on performance management that values, ...
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Article
The Entertainer celebrates year of payroll giving
EXCLUSIVE: The Entertainer has spent the last three months celebrating the one-year anniversary of its payroll-giving scheme.The celebration campaign included a party at head office, at which charities gave presentations to staff, and a national cake-baking competition, at which winners received cash prizes to donate to their charity of choice.The ...
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Article
Mitie finds staff has talent
Mitie, an outsourcing and energy services firm, held its annual ‘Mitie’s got talent’ competition, which was attended by 400 employees.The event was held to celebrate the organisation’s 25-year anniversary and is part of the firm’s wider strategy to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for its staff.John Telling, head of ...
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Article
Employers try to avoid pay freezes
UK employers are responding to the difficult economic climate by trying to avoid freezing employees’ pay and focusing on staff retention, according to research by Aon Hewitt.Its 2012/2013 Global salary planning report found that, in 2012, private sector salary budgets increased at a rate of 3.2%, the same rate as ...
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Article
Motivating staff is main concern for employers
Ensuring benefits offerings engage and motivate employees is now a bigger concern for employers than the need to attract and keep staff, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The CIPD Reward risk survey found that for the first time employee attraction and retention has fallen ...
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Article
Vielife launches wellbeing challenges
Health and wellness provider Vielife has launched a range of web-based, interactive challenges aimed at improving employees’ health and productivity.You Can Be Active, the first product in the range to be released, tracks physical activity on a daily basis. Employees can sign up in teams and compete with other teams ...
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Article
Wickes launches gift vouchers
DIY retailer Wickes has launched a gift voucher, which employers can add to their voluntary benefits scheme or recognition programme.The Wickes for Business gift vouchers come in denominations of £5, £10, £20 and £50, are redeemable at more than 200 stores nationwide, and can be spent on more than 14,000 ...
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Article
CloudApps launches sustainability app
CloudApps has launched a sustainability application to encourage employers and their staff to set corporate social responsibility (CSR) targets in the workplace.The app can be used to create workplace challenges, leader boards, points and rewards, as well as social media elements that allow employees to collaborate and achieve personal targets.The ...
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Article
FirstGroup staff pick new charity partner
FirstGroup staff have chosen Macmillan Cancer Support as its new national charity partner.Employees of the public transport operator were asked to vote for one of three charities. Macmillan Cancer Support received 60% of the staff vote.Katie Smart, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and community manager at FirstGroup, said: “This is a ...
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Video
MacLeod on engagement task force's next move
The Employee Engagement Task Force will launch a website, which will include advice, tools and networks, in the next phase of its work around improving the employee engagement of the UK workforce.David MacLeod, co-chair of the task force and co-author of the MacLeod report on employee engagement, outlined the plans ...
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Article
Engagement Task Force reveals next step
The Employee Engagement Task Force will launch a website, which will include advice, tools and networks, in the next phase of its work around improving the employee engagement of the UK workforce.Speaking during the keynote address at day two of Employee Benefits Live, David MacLeod, co-chair of the task force ...
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Article
Buyer's guide to electronic voucher cards
Electronic vouchers offer a secure, convenient and environmentally-friendly way to reward and motivate employees with savings on a variety of goods and services.Since Boots launched its Advantage points card for consumers in 1997, major retailers have followed suit, with more progressive employers now providing electronic voucher cards as part of ...
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Article
Cary L Cooper: How should employers celebrate the end of the year with staff?
No wonder people drink so much at this end-of-year celebration.There must be better ways to close the old year and bring in the new one, but when December rolls around, we tend to get the same old venue, speeches and rubber chickens, with little time to think up a good ...
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Article
Gary Brewer: How should employers celebrate the end of the year with staff?
In recognition of a record year in 2011, when our company achieved sales of five million cases of Grant’s and one million cases of Glenfiddich, dispatched 10 million cases of product out of our Bellshill Centre bottling plant near Glasgow, and distilled 85 million litres of absolute alcohol at our ...
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Opinion
Peter O'Hara: Workplace giving via flexible benefits
We work with many employers and flexible benefits suppliers to provide workplace-giving schemes via flex portals, and many employers also enhance their employees’ donations made via the scheme.We completely agree that it is vital to communicate all benefits and also to perhaps consider being far more flexible with window opening ...