All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 14
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ArticleJohn Lewis will not pay employee bonus after £234m loss
Retailer John Lewis has announced that it will not be giving its employees a bonus for this year, after reporting a £234 million loss.The bonus is its annual share-out of profits, and all staff receive it as a percentage of their salary. The 2021/22 bonus was worth 3% of employees' ...
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ArticleNestle UK reports 4% mean gender pay gap
Credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.comFood and drink business Nestle UK has reported that its 2022 mean hourly gender pay gap was 4% in favour of women.Meanwhile, its 2022 median hourly gender pay gap was 2% in favour of men. Its top and bottom quartiles are made up of 38% of ...
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ArticleDaimler Truck awards profit share and appreciation bonuses
Credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comGerman commercial vehicle manufacturing firm Daimler Truck has awarded eligible employees a €6,300 (£5,546) profit sharing bonus and a one-off appreciation bonus of €1,000 (£880).The bonuses were decided upon by the firm’s board of management and the General Works Council, and apply to 25,000 tariff-scale German ...
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ArticleBP reports 14.9% mean gender pay gap
Oil and gas firm BP has reported a mean gender pay gap of 14.9% for 2022, down from 19% in 2021.Its median gender pay gap for last year was 14.1%, down from 16.2%. A total of 69% of men made up the employer’s upper pay quartile in 2022, whereas its ...
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ArticleCamden Council publishes gender pension gap for first time
Camden Council has reported its 2022 gender pensions gap for the first time, revealing that on average for every £1 paid into a male employee's pensions, female staff receive 75p.The report, which covered council staff and those employed in local authority schools enrolled in the local government pension scheme, said ...
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ArticleInnocent Drinks UK reports 10.8% mean hourly gender pay gap
Credit: DenisMArt / Shutterstock.comBeverage brand Innocent Drinks UK has reported that its 2022 mean hourly gender pay gap was 10.8%, down from 13.68% in 2021.Its 2022 median hourly gender pay gap was 6.7%, down from 9.73% in 2021. Its combined median gender pay gap, for everyone working in the UK, ...
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AnalysisTeam versus individual recognition in the time of hybrid working
Team and individual recognition schemes may follow some of the same guidelines, but there are key differences when it comes to implementing these successfully.Employers must consider what forms of team and individual recognition work for their culture, and understand how this is changing during the rise of hybrid working.Connectivity and ...
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Case StudiesJerba Campervans values individual contribution to business success
Manufacturer of Volkswagen campervans Jerba Campervans, which employs 15 members of staff, chooses to recognise its workforce as a whole rather than as individuals or teams.The firm is 100% employee-owned, and as a result of its employee ownership trust (EOT), pays each member of staff an income tax-free financial bonus ...
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Case StudiesUnderstanding Recruitment recognises team and individual success
Technology recruitment firm Understanding Recruitment recognises its employees' achievements by offering a variety of rewards to boost engagement.The organisation, which has 85 members of staff based in St Albans, England, offers its employees breaks away to recognise strong performance and the achievement of targets. Every other year, the employer takes ...
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ArticleClaudia Osei-Nsafoah: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
At its heart, International Women’s Day (8 March 2023) is a moment to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women, and renew calls for greater gender equity, with employees wanting their workplaces to recognise women in a meaningful way.The businesses that enact change are the ones that build International Women’s ...
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ArticleGrace Anderson: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
On International Women’s Day (8 March 2023) we promote interviews with our female leads, produce blogs on the career progression of women in the business, and use our Kura Kudos platform to promote the recognition for our female employees. We also look to educate around what it means and why ...
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ArticleLeslie Pendergrast: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
International Women's Day (8 March 2023) celebrations in the workplace are not just about recognising the achievements and remarkable effort that women employees put into their daily work, they are also about addressing and eliminating gender bias within the work environment. The goal of the day is essentially empowering and ...
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ArticleClare Stephens: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
International Women’s Day presents an opportunity for organisations to reemphasise their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Many take the day as an opportunity to introduce new initiatives and programmes, and to amplify women’s voices, especially in industries such as technology, where women’s voices have traditionally been quieter.At NTT Data ...
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ArticleCosta Coffee gives staff third pay rise in 12 months
Cafe chain Costa Coffee has awarded employees across its 1,520 UK employer-owned stores a third pay rise in 12 months.From 1 April, base pay rates for all store team members, regardless of age, will increase from £10 per hour to at least £10.70 per hour. More experienced baristas will see ...
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ArticleKinleigh Folkard and Hayward gives staff one-off cost-of-living payment
Credit: I Wei Huang / Shutterstock.comLondon-based independent property group Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward (KFH) has awarded full-time employees a one-off £750 payment to support them during the current economic climate.The property services group, which has more than 60 branches across London and 10 business divisions, handed out the discretionary payment ...
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ArticleSellick Partnership gives staff day off for Employee Appreciation Day
Professional services recruitment firm Sellick Partnership has given its more than 100 employees a day off today (Friday 3 March) to mark Employee Appreciation Day.The event, observed on the first Friday in March, was created by Dr Bob Nelson of Recognition Professionals International in 1995, to give thanks and recognition ...
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ArticleCadent reports 3.15% mean ethnicity pay gap
UK gas network Cadent has reported a mean ethnicity pay gap of 3.15% for 2022, down from 4.47% in 2021. This was the first year the business reported its ethnicity gap data publicly.The employer, which has more than 6,000 members of staff, saw its median ethnicity pay gap narrow from ...
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ArticlePret A Manger gives staff third pay rise in 12 months
Food and beverage business Pret A Manger has announced that its 7,870 UK shop employees will receive a pay rise in April, to support them with the rising cost of living. This will be the third pay increase employees have received in 12 months.From 1 April, team members, baristas and ...
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AnalysisWhat role do share schemes play in the current economic climate?
While share schemes may not solve immediate financial worries, they can help boost long-term financial stability.Aligning staff with shareholders can improve motivation and engagement, reducing absence and turnover at a time when talent is at a premium.Proper communication of both the negatives and positives will help ensure staff get the ...
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Case StudiesGlobalData uses share schemes to boost global cohesion
In August 2022, 146 employees of industry intelligence firm GlobalData benefitted from an £82 million pay-out from its share option scheme, which was originally formed in 2010 and had remained open to entrants until December 2020.In 2019 and 2021, GlobalData built on the success of its 2010 scheme, creating two ...