All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 41

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    Darren Skinner appointed Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust interim HRD

    2021-05-10T08:00:22Z

    Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) has appointed Darren Skinner as its interim director of human resources.Skinner, who joins today (10 May), will be with the trust for at least the next nine-12 months. His remit will be to lead its Workforce and Organisational Development Team.He will also ...

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    The psychology behind great communications

    2021-05-07T07:30:55Z

    The key elements to any successful communication are that it’s relevant, timely, and personal. Putting this into practice, however, is easier said than done. Communications aren’t just about informing, educating, or engaging – they’re about guiding the reader and empowering them to make informed decisions.If you really want to ‘put ...

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    Reward Gateway Announces Sale to Private Equity Firms Abry Partners and Castik Capital

    2021-05-07T07:30:12Z

    Earlier this week, Reward Gateway, a global HR technology, and employee engagement company announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Abry Partners and Castik Capital. The acquisition of Reward Gateway validates the company’s strategic vision, expansive growth strategy, and the value its products and services ...

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    Improving morale with Ed Sheeran

    2021-05-07T05:00:29Z

    Something for the weekend: Forget trying to boost morale and energise your team with virtual group yoga sessions, time out with the digital office dog, online pod walkathons, and by posting snacks and drinks to them in place of the Friday night office get together (although make no mistake, the ...

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    Mental health not a priority for 43% of employers

    2021-05-06T08:34:19Z

    New research has showed a startling mismatch between rising demand for mental health help and this failing to translate into a priority for businesses.According to Koa Health’s Wellbeing at work report, more than half of UK organisations (56%) questioned said they had seen an increase in employee demand for support ...

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    The Digital Watercooler: Keeping comms a constant through hybrid working

    2021-05-05T11:41:41Z

    Communicating with a diverse and widespread employee base is difficult at the best of times. Add in a global pandemic, and many organisations have found themselves floundering.To mark the end of our ‘Comms Month’, Gethin Nadin is joined by Kathryn Kendall, Chief People Officer at Benefex, to look at how ...

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    Use of flexible hours drops due to pandemic

    2021-05-05T09:02:30Z

    The use of flexible hours has dramatically dropped since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic began – mainly because people have been forced to work from home.This is the main conclusion of new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which found forms of flexible working - such as ...

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    Does working from home provoke toxic workplaces?

    2021-05-05T07:30:21Z

    For over a year now, most of us have been working from home or in a remote environment. But has this new way of working developed a toxic workplace, and if so, how is it avoided?How working from home can cause a toxic workplace.Monitoring staff Firstly, managers are now unable ...

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    Forest Bathing to boost team engagement

    2021-04-30T05:00:55Z

    Something for the weekend: Let’s face it, working remotely has taken its toll on the togetherness of work teams. Who doesn’t miss those precious moments spent sharing each other’s latest commuting nightmare around the empty water dispenser, taking your turn to do the tea round, listening to a colleague munch ...

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    Dechert gives staff extra day off and $1,000 bonus

    2021-04-27T08:22:40Z

    Global law firm Dechert LLP has announced it is offering every business services member of staff ‘A Day to Thrive’ – an extra day of leave that they can use however they like.This year's Day to Thrive follows its successful introduction in 2020 and links to the company’s THRIVE@Dechert wellbeing ...

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    Companies that give more and take less- Innocent drinks

    2021-04-26T07:30:05Z

    Innocent Drinks’ was founded by three university graduates in 1999, Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright. The business provides smoothies and juice and is sold in various coffee shops and other outlets around the world.Innocent Drinks’ workplace culture embraces healthy living, an approach that it integrates with its reward ...

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    Poll: 61% of employers do not monitor wellbeing strategies

    2021-04-26T05:00:44Z

    Employee Benefits poll: As the impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to reverberate across the workforce, three in five employers are not monitoring the impact of their wellbeing initiatives on staff productivity, retention, and engagement.According to Employee Benefits’s latest straw poll, 61% of organisations do not measure how their ...

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    Addison Lee loses gig economy 'workers' appeal

    2021-04-23T10:21:27Z

    In a further victory for gig economy staff not currently deemed ‘workers’, the Court of Appeal has ruled that drivers employed by minicab firm Addison Lee can now be granted ‘worker’ status – with all the national minimum wage and paid holiday entitlement this brings.At a hearing yesterday (22 April), ...

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    Recruits offered £500 to stop looking at Instagram

    2021-04-23T05:00:00Z

    Something for the weekend: Remember the first Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown and how we all decided to learn new skills, such as basket weaving, tap dancing, becoming fluent in Mandarin and landscape painting? Not to mention all those health and fitness goals, of course. And then we thought we’d just ...

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    How to ensure high adoption and ROI on employee discounts

    2021-04-22T07:30:00Z

    One of the biggest barriers to introducing new employee benefits, such as an employee discounts programme, is ensuring employees access or use it to fully experience the advantages so that the investment proves worthwhile to the business.There are two critical factors that support high employee discount adoption – offering a ...

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    Is climate change part of your workplace culture?

    2021-04-21T07:30:02Z

    More and more businesses and industries are committing to reducing their impact on the environment. The upcoming Earth Day reminds us that there are always more ways for companies and employees to adopt environmentally-friendly policies and help tackle climate change.Here are a few different ways you can make your workplace ...

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    Webinar: Build for the future by supporting and connecting with 100% of your frontline, WFH and hybrid workforces

    2021-04-20T07:30:00Z

    How can you set your business and people up for success as we forge ahead in 2021? How can you be sure you are positively impacting every single employee each day? These are questions many HR and business leaders are asking themselves as they prepare to take ...

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    45% of remote workers want a four-day week

    2021-04-19T08:58:44Z

    New research by Instant Offices has revealed the mental health impact of working remotely and the perks employees are demanding to alleviate it; with flexible hours and a shorter working week coming out top.According to the data, nearly two-thirds (59%) of respondents said they wanted flexible hours to help them ...

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    Call for Manchester and London mayors to ban 'fire and rehire' practices

    2021-04-19T08:46:24Z

    The union Unite is calling on the mayors of London and Greater Manchester to outlaw 'fire and rehire' practices on bus services.The call was delivered to the offices of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan last week (15 April).The move comes in the same ...

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    How not to be a micromanager

    2021-04-19T07:30:24Z

    A micromanager can be described as a manager who gives excessive supervision to employees. Rather than telling an employee what task needs to be accomplished and when a micromanager will watch the employee's actions closely and provide frequent criticism of the employee’s work and processes. This consequently can lead to ...