All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 137
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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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Societe Generale rolls out global reward statements across 35 countries
Societe Generale has rolled out total reward statements to employees in 35 countries in a bid to demonstrate the value of the investment bank's reward package and to make it stand out as an employer of choice.The roll out, which began in the Asia Pacific region on 11 May and ...
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Case Studies
KPMG uses two annual employee engagement surveys
Accountancy firm KPMG uses two annual internal employee surveys to assess staff engagement levels and the effect benefits have on this.One survey analyses engagement levels, while the other focuses on benefits. In the future, the firm plans to combine the two to gain a better idea of the relationship between ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Gold Medal Travel to launch voluntary benefits scheme
Gold Medal Travel is to launch a voluntary benefits scheme for its 700 employees.Staff at the independent travel company will be able to use a branded reward card to benefit from discounts of up to 50% at thousands of retailers across the UK when the scheme launches in August.Its provider, ...
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Procurement International acquires OC Tanner's incentives division
Procurement International has acquired OC Tanner's incentive fulfillment and distribution business.OC Tanner will continue to offer a merchandise distribution service from its warehouse facility in Essex, however, this will now be more targeted to providing a range of product lines that meet the needs of its corporate reward and recognition ...
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Taking holiday increases stress
Taking holiday from work can drive up employees' stress levels, with more than half working extra hours in the run up to their annual leave.Among owner managers, one in seven (14%) said they could work an extra 16 or more hours - the equivalent of about two working days - ...
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HSBC to create employee climate champions
HSBC is to create 2,500 employee climate champions as part of its five-year climate partnership.The bank’s employees will play a key role in the HSBC’s five-year, US$100m partnership created in response to worldwide climate change.Online learning facilities, which will educate staff about climate change, are currently under development and will ...