All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 126
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Analysis
Molton Brown gives employees the perks they want
Molton Brown likes to pamper its staff, so its benefits are aimed at giving employees what they appreciate most, says Debbie LovewellMany employees think themselves lucky if they receive a card from their team mates on special occasions. But at cosmetics and beauty company Molton Brown, significant events in employees’ ...
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Buyer's guide to Electronic vouchers
Electronic gift vouchers are growing in popularity over their paper counterparts, and now employees may not even need any plastic to cash in on the perk, says Tynan BartonThe market for gift vouchers is growing as employers recognise their importance in engaging and motivating staff. The move away from paper ...
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Case Studies
Case study: Pepsico caters for young tastes
Pepsico UK and Ireland has ensured its benefits package is tuned into the requirements of the next generation of workers.The firm has introduced total reward statements, revamped its flexible benefits package and is now planning to introduce new perks that are relevant to millennials. For example, it is considering introducing ...
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Employers must meet the needs of the millennial generation
If you read nothing else, read this...Employers must invest in reward for the millennial generation to exploit their technology-driven talents.Employers must find out what young people expect of the labour market.Social networking forums can be an effective way of providing financial advice for young employees.Initially, employers might want to offer ...
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BHSF staff raise money for charity
BHSF's executives and staff have taken part in a 28-mile walk to raise money for the youth homelessness charity St Basils.Two teams of six from the healthcare insurer spent nearly 12 hours on the road as part of St Basils’ Cotswold challenge, and raised £3,356.The charity, which helps homeless young ...
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Edenred gives cardholders free online access to discounts
Edenred has granted Incentive Award cardholders free access to its Advantages online platform.The Advantages platform gives cardholders the chance to save money on shopping, days out and holidays.The open-loop Incentive Award Card, which is used for employee recognition and reward and incentive programmes, is available as US dollars, euros and ...
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Edenred launches travel booking website
Edenred has launched a travel booking website to enhance its travel reward offering.The website allows recipients of its Compliments Passport reward programme and Travel Club members to view holiday offers and specials deals, and book holidays online.Edenred’s Travel Clubs are a free benefit that organisations can offer employees, which sources ...
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BA’s Heathrow staff vote to accept flexible working deal
British Airways’ Heathrow staff have voted to accept new working practices which include more flexible working arrangements.The deal, which was agreed with the Unite and GMB trade unions, covers 2,850 staff based at Terminals 3 and 5.This follows agreements already reached with Balpa, the union representing the airline’s pilots and ...
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B&Q to offer environmental scheme for 30,000 staff
B&Q is to help its 30,000 employees reduce their energy bills and their carbon footprint with a programme of eco-incentives that could save up to an estimated £4.2 million and over 19 million kg of carbon dioxide.Over the next three months, all 30,000 employees will be able to take up ...
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Case Studies
Case Study: Boots
Retailer Boots raised its employee satisfaction levels after implementing a points-based recognition scheme.The scheme is centred around Boots Advantage Cards, which are offered to staff in the firm's 2,800 stores as reward vouchers in values of £5 or £20-worth of store loyalty points. Managers can also award points to be ...
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Motivate staff to kick post-holiday blues
As the rain sets in, many employees are reluctantly returning to work after their summer holiday.With many staff struggling to get back into working mode, the debate over how employers should motivate staff to kick the post-holiday blues is underway.Leading commentators on the issue have differing views on how employers ...
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Capita Hartshead director to climb Alps for charity
Capita Hartshead director Clive Wickenden and Dave Morris, engagement director for Service Birmingham, (Birmingham City Council's joint venture with Capita Business Services) plan to climb the Alps for charity.The two men are planning a three-day trek aiming to raise at least £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.Wickenden, director of client services, ...
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Majority of employers value flexible working for staff
The majority of employers (92%) believe employees work best when offered a work-life balance.The charity Gingerbread conducted a survey which found the key employment practices required by single parents are: part-time or flexible hours; flexibility to attend school functions; and paid time off when their child is sick.As a result, ...
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'Geared for Giving' campaign reaches more than a million employees
The ‘Geared for Giving’ campaign has reached its target of making workplace giving schemes available to more than a million employees.The campaign, which was launched in 2008 by entrepreneur and author Duncan Bannatyne and MP Anne Snelgrove, has raised more than £1.2 million for hundreds of charities with over £8 ...
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Goodman Masson staff raise money for charity
Goodman Masson staff have raised money for the charity Help for Heroes by dressing up as Superman.The firm broke the world record for the largest number of people dressed as Superman with 180 staff members, friends and families wearing the blue jump suit, red shoes and cape.Thousands of pounds were ...
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Benefits help staff vote Gratterpalm great place to work
Advertising agency Gratterpalm’s latest annual staff survey has revealed that employees voted it a great place to work, partly due to its benefits provision.Gratterpalm’s benefits include private healthcare, childcare vouchers and flexible working.Employees also have the chance to spin the ‘wheel of fortune’ to win prizes that include an extra ...
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Asos.com raises £10,000 since relaunching workplace giving scheme
Asos.com employees have raised more than £10,000 since relaunching its workplace giving scheme in November last year.†The online fashion retailer won the Best Use of Payroll Giving award at this year’s Institute of Fundraising National Awards for the relaunch.Asos.com worked with fundraising organisation Workplace Giving UK to relaunch the scheme ...
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Computacentre launches reward and recognition programme
Computacentre has launched an online reward and recognition programme for its 4,000 employees.Incentive and motivation agency AYMTM will deliver the scheme under the firm’s recognition awards called ‘Excellence in Action’.Among the available recognition applications are personalised ‘Moonpig’ style cards from colleagues to colleagues, to a more formal thank-you from line ...
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Kia Motors launches incentive compensation management system
Kia Motors UK has launched an incentive compensation management system.The Kia Incentive Management System will be used to help boost salesforce motivation and performance by improving the speed, accuracy and visibility of incentive payments.Through the system, which is provided by Merced, Kia will be able to: View all payments onlineDownload ...
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Boots reduces staff absences with one-off recognition scheme
Boots has reduced absence levels by awarding an Advantage Card up to the value of £50 to employees with 100% attendance over the past year.The vouchers were sent to 26,000 employees from the retailer's 60,000-strong UK workforce. The value of the vouchers were pro-rated for part-time staff.The one-off recognition scheme, ...