All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 144
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English Heritage joins voucher product
English Heritage has joined voucher group Leisure Vouchers, with customers able to redeem rewards for yearly membership allowing free access to historic sites. English Heritage, which coordinates visits to Stone Henge and Hadrians Wall, joins other Leisure Vouchers tourist attraction providers including London Zoo and the Royal Yacht Britannia in ...
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Kingfisher launches recognition and reward voucher scheme
Kingfisher Gift Vouchers has introduced a new product for staff recognition and reward schemes. The product features a collection of rewards tailored to key anniversaries and events such as weddings and long service awards. Vouchers are redeemable at 1500 stores including branches os B&Q and Woolworths.For more information contact Kingfisher ...
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Council offers staff up to £5K for ideas
Aberdeen City Council is offering staff incentives of up to £5,000 as part of a new suggestion scheme aimed at trimming costs and cutting red tape. Staff at the local authority get cash payouts for proposals - ranging from £25 for a suggestion which is considered innovative but is not ...
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Staff at Portfolio Payroll get bite at the Big Apple
Staff at a London-based recruitment firm have been motivated in jet set style with an all expenses paid trip to New York. Each of Portfolio Payroll's 20 employees were also given a £4,000 bonus following an extremely successful year.Managing director Danny Done said that despite the £20,000 bill, staying at ...
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Whitbread gives team awards
Whitbread launched its employee recognition awards scheme at a five-star event at Wembley Arena. The hospitality and leisure firm awarded four teams across four categories with a host of runners ups. The winning teams all had a star named after them as well as receiving a number of leisure vouchers ...
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Dyson bosses hope staff hoover up HCI
Dyson has launched a home computing scheme to give staff the chance to buy reduced computers. The vacuum cleaner manufacturer is offering its 1,000 employees the chance to save 40% on a PC or an Apple Macintosh. The scheme is being run by home computing provider Futuremedia.
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Carphone Warehouse offers gift hampers
Carphone Warehouse has delivered over 2,000 hampers as an incentive for staff that stay with the company for five years. The phone firm introduced the scheme to thank long serving employees across all of its operations, including its stores, call centres and head office.It offers staff the choice of three ...
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Treating employees as consumers
Extending customer relationship marketing techniques to staff is becoming more popular. By matching staff values with the organisation, and tailoring a benefits package accordingly, employers will benefit. By Debbie LovewellCase studies: Whitbread, NationwideArticle in fullCustomer relationship marketing techniques have become something of a talking point among employers, particularly those in ...
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Motivating the demotivated
Apathy can manifest itself in various ways. Often the relationship between manager and employee is vital, as is hiring the right worker in the first place. Be careful not to focus too much on the disenchanted, says Jenny KeefeArticle in fullWhere did it all go wrong? You seemed perfect for ...
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Staff social events on the rise
Employers organised many more staff social events as a way of motivating staff over the last year. The number of social events organised by employers rose by 36%, while team day outs rose by 31%.There were 19% as many company sporting events as this time last year and 11% more ...
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Theatre firm spotlights talent
Clear Channel Entertainment has found its annual awards ceremony, this year to be held in October, has become an essential motivator for its employees. And the theatre owning chain plans to hold this year’s event at a five-star hotel in south coast resort Torquay.Brian Newman, human resources manager for Clear ...
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How to get a return on investment on fun
There's a wide range of fun benefits out there, but it's often hard to track the return on investment. Success depends on realistic objectives, and doesn't have to come at a huge cost. A work-life balance policy can deliver, says Alison ColemanArticle in fullEmployers which want to motivate their staff ...
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University offers prize for ideas
Liverpool John Moores University has launched a new staff suggestion scheme. Staff can submit their proposals online and the best idea of the month will win £25. The university hopes the scheme will make the organisation more effective and improve the working environment.
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Incentives tailored to singles
Virgin Incentives has introduced singles adventure company Twisted Martini into its voucher product to help employees meet people. Organisations can now offer staff the chance to go llama trekking and outdoor rock climbing.Twisted Martini managing director April Hutchen said that modern work patterns meant the events were an easy way ...
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Motivating staff in uninspiring jobs
Even the most uninspiring jobs have redeeming features, so a few choice benefits can make a job bearable. Simple morale boosters are one answer, while money is another factor if work is simply a means to an end, says Jenny KeefeArticle in fullThe pay was lousy and there was certainly ...
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One becomes three as voucher provider rebrands
High Street Gift Voucher has rebranded its reward scheme to include new products in travel and leisure. The existing High Street Gift Voucher becomes Love2shop, while the company has added Love2travel and Love2play to its voucher scheme. The company itself also has a new name, Love2reward.For more information phone 0845 ...
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Case Studies
National Express shares results of workforce survey with staff
Case Study: National Express groupWhen National Express Group carried out its first workforce survey in 2003, it shared all the results with staff, warts and all. And with 59% of employees disagreeing with the statement, 'I experience benefits being part of the group', the results made uneasy reading. Nicola Marsden, ...
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Royal Mail sick leave down 11 per cent
Royal Mail has seen a reduction in its sickness absence levels despite receiving significant criticism for its stick and carrot approach to the problem. The organisation, which introduced a prize draw in August 2004 to help its 190,000 staff reduce the number of sick days taken, has since seen sickness ...
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Falkirk Council adds PC deal
Falkirk Council is introducing a home computing scheme in a bid to modernise public sector perks. The local authority predicts that 1,600 of its 7,000 staff will take part in the offering. HR adviser Lisa Harvey said: "There's [the perception] that the public sector might be a wee bit old ...
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Beauty firm Neal's Yard Remedies see workers move west
Neal's Yard Remedies has attracted 50% of its staff from London to Dorset by offering three months' paid leave as an incentive. The organic beauty firm is relocating its head office and factory and has offered the leave to all staff that move to the new location and stay for ...