All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 28
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Article52% of HR staff consider paying above the average rate
More than half of HR professionals are considering handing their employees pay increases above the market average to retain talent, according to research.A poll of 125 senior HR, diversity and inclusion, reward and people professionals at FTSE 100 businesses by insights firm HR DataHub found 52% were mulling an above-average ...
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ArticleGreentech Sportsturf moves to employee ownership
Contractor Greentech Sportsturf, which specialises in the design, construction and renovation of sports surfaces, has established an employee ownership trust (EOT).All shares in the firm, which began in 1998 on the outskirts of Stirling, Scotland, and operates across the UK, have been transferred to the EOT to make its 14 ...
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ArticleBiggest UK law firms have 20% gender pay gap
There was a 20% gender pay gap at top UK law firms in April 2020 according to research.The Law Society scrutinised the 42 law firms submitting data for the snapshot date of 31 March or 5 April last year, for which the deadline for reporting was in October 2021, finding ...
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ArticleIt's a dog's life for one special puppy pal
Something for the weekend: If the first date you will be circling on your 2022 calendar is National Bring Your Dog to Work Day (24 June in case you were wondering), then we hope you didn’t miss the opportunity to have canine cuddles every working day of the year.That’s right, ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets a recognition award
I love introducing a new benefit programme or benefits system, but it is very tedious updating something I’ve done at least once already. We are now on our second recognition platform, and Big Bad Boss tells me that the Higher Beings in C-suite want us to look again.In fact, they’ve ...
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Article40% of staff at small firms would leave job for better benefits
Four in 10 employees at small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK would consider leaving their employer to gain better employee benefits, according to a survey.Employee benefits provider Unum UK’s poll of 2,000 adults found that 40% of employees believed employee benefits were a key influencing decision on whether ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: Flexible working should be a focus point in 2022
Reward professionals have been busy responding to an increasingly tight labour market in the latter half of 2021. While skill and labour shortages have been felt across the board, they have been most acute in hospitality, haulage, health and social care, with bonuses and pay increases being used to counter ...
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ArticleEnable Scotland ups staff pay to £10.40 an hour
Social care charity Enable Scotland has increased its basic rate of pay to £10.40 per hour for its 2,000 members of staff as of this month (December).The wage rise, which goes beyond the Scottish government-funded increase to £10.02, means that the basic contracted rate of pay for the organisation’s care ...
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ArticlePoundstretcher gives staff 10% pay rise
Retailer Poundstretcher is to reward established employees with a 10% pay rise in recognition of their hard work throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.From 1 January 2022, those who have been members of staff at the business for a full year will receive the hike in their basic annual salary.This will ...
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ArticleHC-One launches new pay and reward scheme
Care provider HC-One has invested £17 million in a new pay and reward scheme for staff to ensure they can earn above the real living wage.The business, which employs around 21,000 members of staff across the UK, will give all care employees with two years of experience above the real ...
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Article5% of young staff cannot be tempted back to office
Younger workers aged 25 or below are the most motivated to return to the office, with only 5% saying they could not be tempted back, according to new research.Career development and mentoring platform PushFar has revealed stark generational divides in attitudes towards remote working in its survey of 600 UK ...
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ArticleChristmas shopping fever: 77% spend online in work hours
Something for the weekend: In the run up to Christmas, do you find that your attention starts to drift away during your working hours and you find yourself surfing the web looking for the best online deals? Turns out you’re not the only one.Office equipment supplier Officeology.com’s poll of 1,000 ...
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ArticleKavitha's keynote: Acknowledging employees’ hard work
This week, we’ve reported on some of the rewards employers have given to staff to acknowledge their hard work throughout the year.Toymaker Lego, for example, offered its 20,000 employees around the world three extra days of holiday on top of their annual allowance, as well as a bonus in April ...
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ArticleAbbots Care offers £400 bonus to staff
Abbots Care, a home care provider based in Hertfordshire that employs 492 people, has offered its care workers a £400 bonus as an incentive to stay in their jobs.A new mandatory Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccines law for social workers came into effect in November, which saw 300 care workers in Hertfordshire ...
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ArticleJo Moseley: What do employees value more than a Christmas turkey?
Employers are usually legally responsible for the actions of their staff in a work environment. Most have policies in place which explain to staff the behavioural norms they have to follow and these often cover discrimination, harassment and bullying. Any member of staff who breaks the rules will usually be ...
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ArticleLego gives staff bonus and extra holiday days
Denmark-headquartered toymaker Lego has awarded all of its 20,000 employees across the world three extra days of holiday and a special bonus after a year in which revenue soared.Following a sharp increase in demand for its signature plastic bricks and a rapid expansion in China, the business, which is not ...
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ArticleDavison Fencing becomes employee owned
Bradford, Yorkshire-based Davison Fencing has become employee-owned by setting up an employee ownership trust (EOT).Established more than 30 years ago, the business provides fencing for the construction, housing, education, sports and recreational industries. The EOT structure offers its 30 members of staff a vested interest in its future success, while ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Reed
The benefits on offer at Reed:PensionA group personal pension, with contribution levels based on qualifying earnings. Reed contributes 3% and employees (co-members) contribute 5%. The default scheme uses a salary sacrifice model and co-members are able to enhance their contributions by choosing a fixed amount per period or sacrificing more ...
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ArticleIOD Parc becomes employee owned
Sheffield-based International Organisation Development (IOD Parc) has become employee owned after establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT).IOD Parc, a management and international development consultancy with 38 members of staff based in the UK, Nepal, Australia and France, transferred ownership from two majority shareholders and a number of minority shareholders to ...
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Supplier articleHow the Great Resignation Will Shape HR and the Future of Work
Findings from the recent Workhuman iQ 2021 International Survey Report By Mike Lovett As companies begin to get back to a version of pre-pandemic business, they are being met with a palpable shift in power. Their employees, after a year and a half of uncertainty, ...