All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 133
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Tesco’s corporate charity giving rises to GBP57 million
Tesco’s corporate giving to good causes in countries where it has stores was £57m in 2008.The £57m figure does not include almost £6m of the record £6.4m raised by staff and customers for last year’s Charity of the Year, Marie Curie Cancer Care.Despite the economic downturn, Tesco has matched its ...
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Chelsea Building Society launches payroll giving to 1,000 staff
Chelsea Building Society has launched a workplace giving scheme to nearly 1,000 staff as part of the Geared for Giving Campaign.It joined the campaign in response to a letter from local MP Anne Snelgrove urging employers across the UK to support the Geared for Giving Campaign, which celebrated its first ...
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Theatre tokens celebrates 25th anniversary
Theatre Tokens, the theatre vouchers that can be exchanged for theatre tickets at over 230 theatres nationwide, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.Theatre vouchers when used in motivation, recognition and incentive schemes have proven extremely popular with employers that want to add a cultural and entertainment experience to the benefits and ...
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Asda launches online gift card management
Asda has launched an online management system that enables plastic gift cards to be used by employers as easily as paper gift vouchers.The gift card management system (GCMS), developed by Jordan Media for Asda Business Rewards, offers increased flexibility for Asda gift cards in the incentive, reward and employee benefits ...
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B&Q rolls out employee recognition scheme
B&Q has implemented an employee recognition scheme featuring its newly-launched corporate gift card to motivate its 34,000-strong workforce.Employees that work for the retailer can nominate each other to be rewarded with the corporate gift card, which was launched at the beginning of April.At the end of each month, managers will ...
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The Plastic Card Shop offers environmentally-friendly cards
The Plastic Card Shop, which supplies cards used for staff discount and gift schemes, now offers environmentally-friendly cards made of materials such as recyclable and recycled plastics, a compostable plastic made from plants, and recycled junk mail incorporating flower seeds, which can be planted.
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House of Fraser launches corporate gift cards
House of Fraser has launched corporate gift cards that can be used to shop online or in its stores. The cards will be sold alongside its paper vouchers and will offer similar discounts. Employees can check the balance on their card by calling the number on the back or visiting ...
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Motivating staff in the recession
As the recession puts pressure on pay and jobs, reward schemes can play a vital role in keeping employees motivated, says Amanda Wilkinson.Case study: AdeccoCase study: Henry Boot†MAIN ARTICLECost-cutting is currently the number one priority for many organisations affected by the recession. But there is a danger that redundancies, forfeiture ...
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Asda offers staff the chance to star in TV advert
Asda is engaging employees in its next advertising campaign by giving them the chance to win starring roles in a television advert.As part of efforts to engage its workforce with the relaunch of its ‘pocket tap’ advert, the retailer has invited employees to take part in a simultaneous ‘pocket tap', ...
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Asda launches reward scheme
Asda has launched an Olympic-inspired reward and recognition scheme to motivate team performance among its 164,000 employees.Through the scheme, called Going for Gold, staff will be set team targets depending on the business area in which they work. For example, shop-floor staff will be judged on criteria such as improving ...
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Employers use cost cutting measures to avoid redundancies
As the recession tightens its grip employers are taking a cold look at reward and considering a number of cost cutting measures to avoid making redundancies says Nicola SullivanKey areas to consider are:Reduced working hours Paid sabbaticals Pensions Bonuses Contractual perks Consultation process What to consider when making changes ...
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Permira staff complain about food during luxury week away
Permira employees on their annual week away were served up burgers at a five-star hotel on the request of the private equity firm's chairman Damon Buffini after one of them complained about the food.Buffini asked for the burgers to be dished up for the high-paid workers, who were staying at ...
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Accor Services launches payroll-giving scheme for staff
Accor Services has launched a payroll-giving scheme and pledged to match its employees' contributions as part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR).The perk enables employees to make donations to a charity of their choice tax-efficiently direct from salary. This means the charity receives the donation, as well as ...
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East Midlands Trains launches recognition scheme
East Midlands Trains has launched a new recognition scheme for employees.Through its Stars programme, managers can issue thank you cards to staff who are seen to support the company's values of respect, professionalism, teamwork, honesty and communication.In the second phase of the scheme, employees will be able to nominate colleagues ...
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Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust looks to extend long-service recognition scheme
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is looking to extend its long-service recognition scheme after launching the benefit to staff last year.It wants to honour staff, who pass the benchmarks of 15 and 30 years' service, in addition to those who are currently recognised for 25 years' service.Under the scheme, ...
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B&Q and Comet stop accepting Kingfisher Gift Vouchers
B&Q and Comet will no longer accept Kingfisher Gift Vouchers after the voucher company temporarily suspended trading following the collapse of Woolworths.Woolworths itself is currently the only retailer accepting the vouchers, largely issued to employees through workplace incentive programmes.The vouchers are issued by Flogistics a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woolworths Group ...
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Commission payment errors cost employers millions
Poorly-managed commission schemes can lose employers millions of pounds each year.According to research carried out by market research firm Vanson Bourne on behalf of consultancy OpenSymmetry, 24% of the 153 UK sales directors surveyed said they regularly see errors of more than 10% of the total amount of commission paid. ...
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Kingfisher Gift Vouchers temporarily suspends trading
Kingfisher Gift Vouchers (KGV) has temporarily suspended trading following talks over the future of scheme-member Woolworths.Woolworths shares were suspended on 26 November. KGV also runs Comet and B&Qs voucher schemes.Employees who hold the vouchers under workplace motivation and reward schemes have been encouraged to redeem them while they can.John Sylvester, ...
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HML targets instant reward scheme at younger staff
HML is launching a motivation scheme that enables managers to reward employees with a sum equivalent to cash that can be spent online at selected retailers and leisure providers.The scheme is designed to engage younger staff at the company, which services third-party mortgages.The instant reward is credited to an online ...
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Compass Group launches staff recognition programme
Compass Group UK & Ireland is launching an employee recognition programme through which staff can nominate a colleague or themselves for an award for meeting key values.The Be a Compass Star initiative, which rewards staff for demonstrating integrity, teamwork, passion, responsibility and a can-do attitude, follows a 13% rise in ...