All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 34
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ArticleLamington Group hires Rob Cahn as operations head
Lamington Group, operators of the 'hometel' brand Room2, has appointed Rob Cahn to the newly created role of head of group operations, which will include responsibility for its human resources activities.Cahn joins from Locke Hotels, where he spent more than two years as general manager and was involved in the ...
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Supplier articleThree Leadership Skills to Reshape the Workplace Post-covid
Leadership skills are now more critical than ever because the pandemic has drastically changed the workplace. We have remodeled teams, left offices, and moved meetings. But the changes within the ecosystems of the workplace do not have to mean a lack of productivity, happiness, and company culture. In fact, with ...
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ArticleCouncil workers to ballot on industrial action over pay
A “derisory” pay offer of 1.75% for council workers has prompted union Unite to ballot its 70,000 members on whether they should take industrial action, including the option to strike.The decision to hold the consultation follows the Local Government Association’s proposed 1.75% pay rise for council staff in England, Wales ...
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ArticleHouse of Townend offers wine to five working
Something for the weekend: Wine merchant House of Townend has just the job for those looking to add a little sparkle to their work life.The Yorkshire-based company is on the hunt for a prosecco taster. Yes, it is a tough job and, yes, someone will have to do it – ...
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Supplier articleThe turnover tsunami: how businesses can support their employees
Business leaders and directors are starting to gear up for what experts are calling a "turnover tsunami" - a huge tidal wave of employee turnover due to multiple factors including employee disengagement, pandemic burnout, personal reflection, and diminished corporate culture. The pandemic has had many short-term and long-term repercussions on ...
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Supplier article2 key ideas to improve employee rewards: Redemption experience and strategic communication
By Louis Kwakye, UK Director of Sales at Reward GatewayBuilding a reward and recognition platform that’s built for your people’s needs takes effort, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In part one of this series, we introduced you to our step-by-step process to building a successful R&R programme and ...
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ArticleCEOs earned 86 times median wage in 2020
The median-earning FTSE 100 chief executive was paid £2.69 million in 2020, 86 times the median wage of a full-time worker in the UK, according to analysis by the High Pay Centre.The highest paid was AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot, who earned £14.45 million for his part in successfully delivering a ...
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ArticleMercer and Hole offers staff extra bank holiday break
Employees at accountants Mercer and Hole have been given an extra day off on 27 August in recognition of their hard work and commitment to the firm and its clients.The 233 members of staff across the company’s offices in London, St Albans, Rickmansworth and Milton Keynes will enjoy a four-day ...
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Supplier articleIsolation Changes during ‘Pingdemic’ - What HR Need to Know
The ‘pingdemic’ told more than 600,000 people to isolate via the NHS app in July 2021. The UK is now well versed in changes in COVID rules. Our ever-changing system to keep us safe evolves almost monthly! Now with the new pingdemic where individuals are being ‘pinged’ by the NHS ...
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ArticleHighland Home Care staff awarded £1,000 in bonuses
Social care provider Highland Home Carers (HHC) is rewarding its staff with a profit share payment and share allocation bonuses of up to £1,000.The financial boost from the Inverness-based company - which is the largest employee-owned organisation in Scotland - follows HHC's decision in March to pay all of its ...
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Supplier article31 ideas to engage a hybrid workforce
By Chloe Thompson, Head of Content Strategy at Reward GatewayIt can be difficult to figure out how to balance the needs of your in-office employees with those that are fully remote, but if hybrid is the way forward, businesses must put in place new tactics and ideas to engage their ...
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ArticleAUS becomes employee owned
AUS, the family-run Huddersfield-based manufacturer and distributor of operational and safety-critical products for the rail sector, has announced it has become employee owned.The business, which employs around 60 members of staff and is run by founder Simon Gibson, has moved to an employee ownership trust (EOT) after Gibson sold 70% ...
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Case StudiesOmnipresent engages staff through inspiring values
Formed in 2019, Omnipresent is a global employment services provider that enables businesses to employ, pay and provide support for teams across 150 countries. Last December, it had 15 full-time team members and it has just now employed its one hundredth employee. Omnipresent staff have been working remotely across the ...
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Supplier articleChristmas sorted: How to celebrate employees with creative rewards and benefits that won’t break the bank
Tick end-of-year celebrations off your to-do list with tools to drive culture and connections forward, no matter where employees are!This festive season, deliver your employees the ultimate end-of-year gift with a bundle of Recognition, Rewards, Benefits and Wellbeing to excite and engage your people, all while positively reinforcing your employer ...
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ArticleMarketing industry spends the most on staff perks
New research has highlighted that employees in the marketing industry have the most money spent on them through workplace perks each year, with an average amount of £1,179.56 per person.The findings from Hampers and gifts business Cartwright and Butler surveyed 2,011 UK workers to uncover which industries have the most ...
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Supplier articleLet’s Talk About the Four-day Work Week
Lately, four-day working weeks have been big news! With Iceland recently discussing their study into the idea and many CEOs deciding to implement it within their company, many of us have been wondering if it’s the right thing to do.What is the four-day working week? Traditionally, UK employees have worked ...
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Article71% of workers value other perks over pensions
Almost three-quarters (71%) of UK workers value office drinks, travel schemes, flexible hours and other perks over pensions, according to new data.Research from e-bike subscription service Dash Rides and Sapio with 2,013 UK workers showed that despite this, employees still rate a pension provision in their top four benefits, along ...
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ArticleMorrisons gives staff Boxing Day off
Morrisons will close its almost 500 shops on Boxing Day in order to give its more than 110,000 staff the day off.According to the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket chain, it wanted to reward staff for working hard in the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic with an extra day of leave.Last year, some supermarkets ...
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Supplier articleWhy you Should be Focusing on your People’s Financial Wellbeing
In layman's terms, financial wellbeing is the relationship between an individual and their money; how they feel about and treat their finances.Employees’ poor financial well-being costs UK employers £15.2bn each year due to factors such as absenteeism, leavers, and lack of productivity caused by stress. Additionally, 17 million UK adults ...
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Supplier articleImproving the employee reward experience with choice and transparency
Whether your organisation is actively hiring or working to improve employee retention (or both), a strong reward and recognition programme is a proven, high-impact way to improve employee retention and attraction. But what does it take to build a best-in-class reward and recognition experience that keeps best-in-class talent committed to ...