All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 136
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Happiness research 2007
Benefits to make staff happyYouGov Employee Happiness IndexHow to drive happiness in the workplaceHow happy workers behaveSatisfaction with benefitsDownload: The Happiness research (PDF 973KB)Benefits to make staff happyEmployers should focus on recognition and reward, including benefits, as well as career development to boost workplace happiness of staffIt is perceived HR ...
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RAC launches recognition scheme for patrolmen
RAC has launched an employee recognition scheme to motivate its patrolmen to perform well.The motoring organisation plans to award eligible employees with points on a weekly basis according to how they perform. These points can be redeemed against a range of rewards and products, including RAC-branded merchandise, via access to ...
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Fun benefits engage First Direct staff
First Direct has found that a fun working environment engages staff more effectively than than pay and traditional benefits.Employee surveys revealed that the bank’s workforce placed core values, brand identity and a sense of strong family bonds as factors which matter most to them at work, said Jane Hanson, head ...
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Managers should be accountable for low staff engagement
Line managers should be held accountable for disappointing engagement levels among their staff and should even be denied pay rises.This is according to Martyn Phillips, HR director at B&Q, speaking on Wednesday on the topic of Getting Engaged at the CIPD conference in Harrogate. B&Q uses an HR success model ...
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Competitive staff threaten productivity
Competition in the workplace is threatening to undermine productivity, with 28% of employees claiming that they compete with their colleagues to get ahead.YouGov's Healthy Competition? research also reveals that 38% of the 1,986 employees surveyed online, claim that the people they work with are competitive and 45% of these believe ...
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Finance professionals are working longer hours
More than half (53%) of finance professionals in the UK admit that they have increased their working hours in the last two years.A similar proportion (52%) of finance professionals globally have put in more time over the last two years. The two most popular reasons for this increase in working ...
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How to motivate high salaried staff without alienating others
Amid spiralling top-level pay and remuneration, there's much to consider in motivating talent without alienating the rest of the workforce, says Amanda WilkinsonThe impact of globalisation and an ageing population means it will become more difficult to recruit and retain talented staff in a tight labour market. An increasing number ...
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Getting staff to give that vital extra bit is key to business success
Engagement expert David MacLeod believes that a competitive advantage can be gained by inspiring the workforce to give that "vital bit extra", explains Kate DonovanThe fashionable line-up at this summer's network of Live Earth concerts, which included The Pussy Cat Dolls, Razorlight and the Black Eyed Peas, not only attracted ...
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Asda reviews incentive plan
Asda is to review a recognition programme that rewards employee teams for boosting product sales at their store.The incentive programme, which was launched in April, requires teams to nominate a single product that they think will be popular within their local community.Sales of chosen products are then monitored against those ...
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BI gives staff time off to volunteer
BI has permitted its employees to spend a day out of the office to volunteer at a local school.This was in response to the results of an employee survey, which showed that staff at the communication and motivation company wanted the opportunity to give something back to the local community.BI ...
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Employers still need to push environmental agenda
Employers are still failing to adopt a green approach to transport, despite encouraging recycling and energy reduction in their organisation.While 91% of employers questioned for the latest quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook survey are encouraging recycling and 83% encourage reduction in energy consumption, only 45% encourage car-sharing and 30% consider ...
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Do benefits drive employee engagement?
Debi O'Donovan, editorial director at Employee Benefits: Employee engagement is one of those buzz phrases that has been doing the rounds on the HR circuit for sometime now - even though I suspect only a few HRDs actually understand its true implications and business benefits. Most seem to think it ...
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Employers provide discounted-dining cards to staff
Time Out, Frukt Music, Natural Magic, GCI and Mitsui Sumitomo are offering employees discounted dining at a range of London restaurants via a diner's card.Staff can use the card to get various discounts at restaurants such as Malmaison, Bam Bou, Slug and Lettuce and La Lasca.Employers typically pay for the ...
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JBC appoints Michael C Fina to run global long service scheme
JCB has appointed Michael C Fina to develop and run its global employee long service scheme for its 6,300 employees across 150 countries.Kerry Jones, HR manager at the construction equipment manufacturer, said that flexibility was important to the scheme. "We value and appreciate our staff greatly and wanted to give ...
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Bradford & Bingley launches online recognition scheme
Bradford & Bingley has introduced a new online reward and recognition programme to reward individual employees and teams for six specific types of behaviours.The online programme, Your Recognitions, is targeted at 2,000 employees working in group sales, and was developed following a series of focus groups and surveys. Employees can ...
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Atisreal launches GBP20,000 bonus for recruiting directors
Atisreal has launched an employee incentive scheme which rewards staff with £20,000 net for each fee-earning director level hire they initiate.The European property consultancy owned by French Bank BNP Paribas, launched The Priority Club scheme in response to high levels of competition within the UK property market where other agencies ...
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Staff satisfaction with benefits falls
Employees' satisfaction with benefits has fallen over the past year, despite rising satisfaction with salary levels.Satisfaction among employees with their salaries has increased from 53% to 54.4% since last year, according to the annual Job Satisfaction Survey by Unum, however, levels of job fulfilment have not increasedSatisfaction with reward packages ...
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Measuring staff happiness
Accurately assessing employee engagement levels can be a complex task, says Nick GoldingEmployers that invest time and money on benefits for staff will inevitably expect to reap the rewards, particularly in areas such as increased employee engagement.Towers Perrin's Global workforce study 2005 identified pay and benefits as the fifth most ...
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First Direct launches recognition scheme
First Direct is to launch a recognition scheme with gift vouchers and thank-you cards in a bid to boost staff motivation.Line managers at the bank will receive training on how to recognise employees who have performed well in the workplace.They will be able to hand out thank-you cards and to ...
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Product in focus: Long service awards
Acknowledging long service can be a cornerstone of reward practice, but changing demographics and career paths has altered the nature of schemes, says Debbie LovewellLong service awards are designed to recognise an employee’s loyalty and service to an organisation. Traditionally, these have often taken the form of a gold watch ...