All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 138
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Employee engagement: Refreshing flex schemes creates closer ties with the workforce
Organisations that regularly review and update the flexible benefits they offer will be rewarded by greater staff loyalty and employee engagement, argues Alison ColemanIt is almost a decade since the arrival of flexible benefits in the UK and such schemes are now firmly established as one of the most valuable ...
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Share plans give edge to staff performance
This article is brought to you by our sponsor Yorkshire building society.Never have share plans been able to meet organisations’ increasing needs more strongly to attract, retain and engage employees. In an increasingly competitive world, organisations have to get the best out of their teams and continuously improve business performance. ...
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Employee engagement
Employee engagement: an overviewEmployee engagement: flexible benefitsEmployee engagement: healthcareSponsor's comment: Staff aching for wellness schemesEmployee engagement: total rewardEmployee Engagement: pensionsSponsor's comment: Pensions need a keen specialist eyeEmployee engagement: company carsSponsor's comment: Reverse declining take-up of fleet perksEmployee engagement: financial educationEmployee engagement; rehabilitationSponsor's comment: Provider proximity is key to staff rehabilitation ...
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Employee engagement: Health packages pep up organisations and staff
Company-provided healthcare benefits and wellbeing programmes can aid employee engagement if communicated well and can boost an organisation’s profits too, Sam Barrett reportsHealthcare and wellbeing benefits can bring advantages to both employees and employers by reducing sickness, cutting absenteeism and increasing productivity.Medical insurance, for example, gives employees access to private ...
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What is employee engagement?
When staff are well-motivated and support the culture of the business, both sides usually benefit. Steve Hemsley looks at how employers can assess and encourage engagementIT MAY be hard to motivate a workforce in general, but it is even more difficult to come up with strategies and employee benefits that ...
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Pensions need a keen specialist eye
This article is brought to you by our sponsor Scottish Life.The UK has one of the most developed and vibrant pension markets in the world - members of pension schemes enjoy unparalleled investment freedom and tremendous levels of internet banking-style functionality. Yet often the good efforts of employers in providing ...
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Towry Law surveys staff as precursor to flex review
Towry Law has carried out an employee engagement survey to find out what its 600 staff want from their reward package.The results will be used to drive a review of the company's benefits offering, scheduled to begin this month.Richard Higginson, reward manager at the IFA firm, said this is expected ...
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Provider proximity is key to rehab planning
This article is brought to you by our sponsor Canada Life.Employers can often ignore the consequences that employee health issues have on their productivity, and historically focus on the medical aspects rather than on the social and psychological issues that can either cause or be impacted by absence. By engaging ...
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RSM International formalises secondment programme for staff
RSM International has formalised its international secondment programme for staff across its 73 member firms worldwide, to give guidance to those wishing to work at another member firm.The audit, tax and consulting network has over 24,000 staff working in 630 offices worldwide, and the programme has been designed to develop ...
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Engaging staff can help to reduce turnover
Employers can drive down labour turnover and improve productivity by engaging and recognising employees at work. This is according to Sophie Jenkins, European consumer services director at Lego, speaking on improving business performance at the Human Resources Forum, held last week. Lego conducts regular staff surveys to identify how employees ...
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Aon gives extra holiday to celebrate twentieth anniversary
Aon is to give all employees an extra day's holiday to be taken on their birthday to celebrate its twentieth anniversary.Over 5,000 UK employees will benefit from the perk over the next year in recognition of the date Aon was quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on 24 April ...
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Bucks Council looks for provider to develop reward concept
Buckinghamshire County Council has developed a reward concept that links to its organisational values and is now looking for a benefits provider to produce software for the motivation scheme with a view to also offering it to other employers.Under the planned scheme, staff will be able to log into an ...
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Corporate Rewards launches pre-pay card
Corporate Rewards has launched a pre-pay card to help employers motivate staff.Employers can load cash amounts onto the Corporate Rewards Card to reward or incentivise staff, who can then spend the credit at any outlet that accepts MasterCard.Sean Wilkinson, managing director at Corporate Rewards, explained: "Employers can load on money ...
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Morrisons introduces staff discount to tackle turnover
Morrisons plans to introduce a 10% staff discount as part of its bid to reduce high turnover.The move is part of the supermarket chain’s planned £450m investment to modernise its stores and will be available to all 118,000 employees across the business.Marc Bolland, the company’s new chief executive, said: “In ...
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BT launches university foundation degree for staff
BT has created a new foundation degree for its employees, in partnership with the University of Sunderland.BT Global Services UK and the University of Sunderland have developed a foundation degree in sales account and relationship management in order to offer BT employees business-focused, work-based higher education. The two-year programme will ...
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Involving staff in decisions about their jobs will help motivate
When staff are actively involved in decision making that affects their job, they will be more motivated and satisfied than when exposed to a command and control regime.Research has conclusively shown that the greater job satisfaction employees have, the healthier and more productive they will be. This is a phenomena ...
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P&MM revamps internal staff recognition scheme
P&MM has revamped its internal staff recognition scheme with the launch of a 70s disco-themed plan.The scheme, which is branded Smart R's, is intended to focus on relationships, results and recognition, and encourages employees to nominate colleagues where they see behaviour that makes a difference to the company. Nomination categories ...
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High earners appreciate benefits beyond wages
A common reward myth states that staff at the top are only motivated by money, but perks also have a key role to play, says Nick GoldingWhen it comes to incentivising high earners, the normal rules of motivation may not always apply. While there is rarely ever one perk that ...
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Case Studies
Kleinwort Benson Private Bank motivates staff on an individual basis
Kleinwort Benson Private Bank tends to motivate staff on an individual basis, by assessing each new employee in order to identify what drives them at work. This insight is used to develop a clear career progression path within the firm for the bankers, which, combined with bonuses, helps keeps them ...
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Friends Provident new bonus
Friends Provident is to introduce a bonus scheme based on employees' individual performance, following feedback from staff and representation from trade union Amicus.The financial services group hopes that the move will help to increase employees' motivation by making them feel that they can have an influence over the level of ...