All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 145
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News update - Homebase spruces up Christmas for staff
Festive gifts for staff are high up employers' Christmas lists this year.Notably Homebase is providing a pine tree for all employees.Homebase is to give each of its 18,000 employees a 1.5m, authentic Christmas tree this year. Melody Hull, reward project manager at the DIY retailer, said it wanted to give ...
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Feature - Tax on Christmas gifts for staff
In summaryThe days of the Christmas bonus nestling in your December pay cheque seem to be fading, and employers are turning to more creative ideas for seasonal gifts for staff. Diverse workforces mean that dishing out champagne or turkey may not be suitable, and these may also attract the attention ...
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News update - Volunteer schemes boom at Barclays
An increasing number of employees at Barclays are signing up to volunteering schemes through work. Last year the high street bank saw over 12,000 employees take part in a volunteering programme compared with 10,000 the year before.Managers at the company said that volunteering had had a real impact on the ...
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News update - Bank launches home PC plan
ING Direct has launched a home computing scheme for staff to try to make call centre work more alluring.The scheme is one of a raft of benefits aimed at reducing staff turnover and shaking off the job's unappealing image.Jennie Monon, HR director, said: "We're a call centre and it can ...
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Sonia Astill, retail HR manager at Argos: opinion
Argos, like many other retailers, faces a specific challenge over Christmas with around one-third of our turnover occurring in a 12-week-period. This means that well before even the most zealous of Christmas revellers starts looking for the mistletoe, we are already working hard to ensure that we are geared up ...
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News update - NCP recognises the need to lock in staff
NCP has introduced a recognition scheme to reward traffic wardens for good performance after it won a new parking contract.The parking firm, which was contracted by Lancashire County Council to provide parking enforcement teams from September, launched the scheme to give top attendants points that they can redeem against products ...
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The rise of emotional labour
In summaryIn some way or another, we are all providing a service, be it to external customers or internal stakeholders of a project. As such, we have to deal effectively with people, which involves using our emotions. But this kind of emotional work can be draining if your line manager ...
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News update -Council to show value
Islington Council has launched a communication to help staff understand the value of their perks.It has also introduced an employee assistance programme (EAP) and a number of voluntary benefits. Richard Hill, director of customer focus at the London council, explained that the EAP was introduced to make sure staff could ...
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News update - Bus firm incentive helps joiners stay on
First Group has improved its rate of recruitment since introducing a loyalty bonus of 50p an hour for new bus drivers. Staff can only access the money, which is notionally paid into their credit union account, once they have been with the company for a year.Michael Milne, finance director for ...
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Events news - Travel firm game proves a big hit
STA Travel changed employee behaviour and boosted staff performance with its Girls and Boys incentive scheme. Rob Hartley, area sales manager and Stu Booy, telesales manager at the student travel company, said that the scheme was tailored to suit its young workforce. Ten winners were given £1,000 to spend in ...
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News update - Airbus wins Cisco Euro Challenge
Airbus has the best corporate action team in Europe after it won the Cisco Euro Challenge, beating IBM, Vodafone and the Rugby Football Union. The event - held in the Bavarian Alps - pitted teams over a series of mental and physical tasks. The aircraft manufacturer took part in events ...