All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 37
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ArticleThe Dorchester offers staff mental health courses
The Dorchester hotel has launched mental health courses for staff to raise awareness of the triggers that can affect their health and wellbeing.The hotel partnered with online learning provider The Skills Network in order to offer the nationally recognised and fully funded courses, which aim to upskill and support its ...
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ArticleNottinghamshire Council to launch hybrid working
Nottinghamshire County Council has announced plans to move to a hybrid working model by October in order to increase employee efficiency and engagement.The move is part of the council’s hybrid working strategy, which has been set up to find more effective ways of managing its workforce after the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Keeping up praise in the pandemic
Keeping up praise in the pandemic is still just as important today as it was 16 months ago, perhaps even more so as the novelty of remote working continues to wear off.Many employees have now been working from home for more than a year, with limited interaction with the rest ...
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Supplier articleYour summer HR reading list for 2021
Welcome back to the second part of our mini HR recommendations series. In case you missed part one, don’t miss our list of HR podcast suggestions. For those who like a more old-fashioned hardcover (or want to find some new titles for your Kindle!), we wanted to provide you with ...
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Supplier articleYou don’t want to miss this session on work modes for a hybrid workforce at Engagement Excellence Live
Creating the right environment where hybrid and flexible working can thrive is a top challenge for HR leaders who are trying to prevent churn from their top performers. So how can HR overcome this inevitable churn, while attracting and retaining the best talent?Join us at our next Engagement Excellence Live ...
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ArticleAxle Haulage becomes employee owned
Trucking company Axle Haulage has become employee owned, with the new employee ownership trust (EOT) owning the majority of the business.Former majority stakeholder Barry Jordan will remain chairman of the Dunstable-based firm, which specialises in civil engineering, construction and railway industries transport, and has operating licences for a fleet of ...
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ArticleParfetts gives staff 4% tax-free bonus
Cash and carry business Parfetts has awarded all of its members of staff a tax-free 4% bonus after achieving a record turnover of £570 million during its last financial year.According to the Greater Manchester, UK-based company, the award follows a series of bonuses paid out at “busy points” in 2020 ...
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ArticleAlliance Disposables becomes employee owned
Alliance Disposables, a supplier of catering disposables and equipment in both the UK and Ireland, has announced that it has become employee owned.The business, which employs approximately 600 people between its Crewe headquarters and 12 additional depots around the UK and Ireland, was formed in 1999 and was previously majority ...
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Article38% of employees receive praise at least once a week
New research has revealed that 38% of employees said their line manager gave them praise for doing a good job at least once a week.Performance management system Appraisd polled 1,000 workers through Google Surveys and found that while many managers are switched on to the need to provide regular recognition, ...
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ArticleDJS Research becomes employee owned
Market research agency DJS Research has become an employee-owned business.Founded in 2001, the Stockport, UK-based organisation has established a new employee ownership trust (EOT), in which the 25 permanent staff members will own the majority of the business, securing its future independence.Directors Daniel and Ali Sims will remain with DJS ...
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ArticleThe Royal Household looks for new recruits
Something for the weekend: Do you feel royally fed up with where you are working? Well, now’s your chance to swap those everyday humdrum office surroundings for the exclusive environments of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyrood House and beyond, because The Royal Household is on a recruitment ...
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Supplier articleSupporting work-life balance with employee benefits
The Mental Health Foundation ran a survey around work-life balance and found several indicators that an imbalance between the respondents time spent at work versus spending time on their personal life can cause significant problems. One of the biggest and most evident results was that the higher amount of hours ...
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Supplier articleYour summer HR podcast list for 2021
As COVID restrictions are expected to ease and the world will begin to return to normal, there’s a buzz of excitement for long-awaited social gatherings. While many are jumping feet first into a summer of activities, many people may feel overwhelmed by the sudden changes to their ...
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Supplier articleHow can employee recognition help with a hybrid way of working?
Business as usual has been severely disrupted due to Covid-19 and the multitude of restrictions, lockdowns, and social distancing laws that have been enforced. With organisations forced to shut without much notice, HR and management teams had to ensure remote working happened almost instantaneously. Many organisations had the little infrastructure ...
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ArticleSalesforce is UK’s best super large workplace for women
Salesforce has been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women for the second year in a row, according to Great Place to Work’s 2021 report.The cloud-based software business was ranked first in the super large organisation category, with Admiral Group and Hilton coming in at second and third. ...
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ArticleUK employees work 7.8 hours per week of unpaid overtime
New data has found that UK employees currently work an average of 7.8 hours per week of unpaid overtime, almost a full hour more than the European average of 6.7.A study by the ADP Research Institute titled People at work 2021: a global workforce view revealed that the cost of ...
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Supplier articleHow to Look After the Working Dads in Your Company
Father’s Day comes around every year, and it’s important to celebrate the working dads in your company. Whether they’re full-time or part-time, their hard work is essential.Jeremy Davies, head of communications at the Fatherhood Institute, believes “it’s important that employers recognise men’s fatherhood because that results in happier, more productive ...
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ArticleC21 becomes employee owned
Manchester, UK-based creative communications and digital agency C21 has transitioned to become an employee-owned business.The company, which specialises in design, digital and video communications for clients across the UK and globally, announced that it has established an employee ownership trust (EOT) for its 20 staff members on Employee Ownership Day ...
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ArticleAvePoint recruits first chief people officer
AvePoint, which provides data management solutions for Microsoft 365, has hired Stuart Robertson as its first-ever chief people officer.In his new role, Robertson will oversee talent, organisational scaling and employee experience and performance.Robertson, who joins AvePoint as it prepares to list as a public company on NASDAQ, brings more than ...
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Supplier articleCan The Nudge Theory Positively Impact Your People?
What is the nudge theory?In Richard Thaler’s book ‘Nudging & Behavioural Economics’, he popularised the nudge theory. It reveals ways to influence behaviour and decisions made by groups and individuals. An individual is more likely to decide something when nudged simply by altering the environment so that automatic cognitive processes ...