All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 145
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Analysis
Cheap and cheerful benefits
Jenny Keefe questions the existence of free benefits and asks if the countermeasure to rallying the troops during a bleak economic situation is a dose of creative thinking.If you read nothing else read this...Flexible working is a popular option for thrifty employers; it is inexpensive to install, but valued highly ...
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Benefits envy
Ill-feeling can set in when benefits are distributed unfairly. Childcare, performance, long service, management bonuses and reward, and expatriate packages are all potential flash points for professional envy, says Jenny KeefeCase Studies - Toyota, Punch TavernsArticle in fullThere is an AA car loan advert doing the rounds at the moment ...
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Unilever UK Home and Personal Care clean up at poll
Unilever UK Home and Personal Care gave its factory workers time off work to fill out its staff survey. And as 100% of its 630 Leeds-based staff took part, the consumer goods firm donated £4,000 to charity. The firm, which owns the brands Dove, Lynx and Persil, promised that if ...
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Feature – Team social events
If you read nothing else, read this ... Avoid events that are too physical or exclusive - and make sure that everyone joins in, including managers.Mix teams by function, sex or age so that people do not stick with their own group.Market the event internally to ensure staff participate and ...
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Grateful boss surprises staff with Caribbean Holiday
The incentiveEmployees at hotel toiletry supplier Pacific Direct were rewarded with an all-expenses paid holiday to Barbados when the firm's profits exceeded a projected £1 million target. The trip, which took place in January and cost £50,000, included accommodation in a five-star hotel, food and drink, spending money and activities ...
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Trust fund plan gets Disney link
Barclays is offering staff the chance to win tickets to advance screenings of Disney's new movie Pooh's Heffalump. All employees are eligible to apply for one of 900 pairs of tickets to the screenings, which will be held in nine cinemas across the UK on 13 March. The competition is ...
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Staff rev up payroll giving
Around a quarter of employees at Harley-Davidson have signed up to its recently launched payroll giving scheme. The motorcycle manufacturer, which has around 150 employees in the UK, set up the charity donating process after it was given a grant by the government. Employers with fewer than 500 staff are ...
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Analysis
Motivating your mid-performers
In summaryOrganisations have a tendency to focus most of their energy on the highest and lowest performers, often neglecting the majority who fall in-between. By not focussing enough energy on these mid-performers, they may easily slip down into your lower performance category and ultimately leave the company. Implementing reward and ...
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Nomura uses V&A theme among staff
Nomura Group offered all of its UK employees free entry to the V&A museum during the end of last year. The international investment bank provided free tickets for staff and their families to attend the autumn exhibition 'Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe 1500-1800'. Nomura also held themed competitions ...
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BBC purchases staff homes
The BBC is to purchase the houses of all staff whose roles will be relocated to Manchester in the next five years.The Guaranteed House Purchase Scheme, which will be run by a specialist relocation company, will buy employees' houses in London, which will allow staff to buy a new house ...
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Analysis
Benefits and employee retention
Managing performance is vital if you've created great pensions and perks to stop your workforce bolting, says Peter WhiteCase study: The Football Association, Yahoo!Article in fullWhy are you introducing that splendid new benefits scheme?" asks the man with the quest for knowledge. "To aid recruitment and retention," replies the benefits ...
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Publisher offers staff book sale
Penguin offered staff a Christmas book sale after distribution problems forced it to withhold its traditional 75% discount on Penguin titles. The publisher, which moved to a new warehouse and automated distribution system earlier this year, has experienced delays in book deliveries after suffering difficulties with software that matches orders ...
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Hull firm to flex to help find recruits
Smith & Nephew is piloting a flexible benefits scheme at its Hull division in a bid to lure more new recruits to the beleaguered city.The medical supplies firm, best known for manufacturing plasters, will trial the scheme on 600 management staff from January.Terry Dunn, remuneration and pension manager at the ...
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Penguin struts with new HR prize
Penguin has been voted NSPCC Family Friendly Employer of the Year at the Employer of the Year Awards organised by charity Working Families. The publishing company was awarded the title for helping staff to juggle work and family responsibilities. Its family friendly policies include 15 days compassionate leave when employees' ...
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Opinion
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 - 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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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 - 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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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 ...