All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 49
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Supplier articleHow to foster employee morale in the virtual work environment
Formerly the preserve of field sales and support managers, the challenge of keeping a team engaged and motivated while individuals are based in their own discrete locations is now widespread across many organisational departments. Throughout the pandemic, companies have looked for creative solutions that will support employees ...
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Supplier articleThe significance of building employee relations in 2021
We all treasure genuine employee relations, be that with a boss or a colleague, you can now call a friend. But why? Forging friendships can help battle the blues, increase productivity and even keep staff turnover to a minimum.With a best friend at work, individuals are ‘seven times’ more likely ...
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ArticleSony appoints Sonia Grant-Yendell
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has announced it has appointed Sonia Grant-Yendell as its new VP, human resources (UK & International).Based in the London office, Grant-Yendell will lead the UK and international HR team and will report directly to senior vice president (global human resources) Elicia Felix-Hughey.As well as partnering with Sony/ATV's ...
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Supplier articleCreating a Win-Win Situation Through Employee Recognition
If you knew that 4 out of 5 of your employees wanted something and that meeting their wish would have a positive impact on your bottom line, you'd seriously consider taking immediate action, wouldn't you?We're not even talking about a pay rise! It turns out that 82% of employees would ...
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Supplier articleGetting leadership on board with your DEI programme
If we were to do a poll of the steps most likely to be taken by businesses to address an equality challenge, I would guess that unconscious bias/cultural awareness training, graduate recruitment, and having a related employee resource group would come somewhere near the top. I’m right, aren’t I?The irony ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Inpulse launches employee ownership trust
EXCLUSIVE: Inpulse, the employee engagement firm, has become employee owned, with 75% of shares being given to employees.The move sees the ten-employee strong business transfer three-quarters of its shares to staff through an employee ownership trust (EOT). The trust appoints one of its own trustees to look after the business, ...
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ArticleEffective Consumable Solutions (ECS) becomes a real living wage employer
Doncaster-based Effective Consumable Solutions (ECS), has become the latest employer to become a real living wage employer.The remanufacturing organisation, which provides green copier and printer consumables solutions, has now committed to paying all of its employees a minimum salary of £9.50 per hour, the living wage benchmark set for employers ...
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ArticleBus drivers vote to strike over fire and rehire plans
Bus drivers working for Manchester-based operator Go North West have overwhelmingly voted to strike over claims its ‘fire and rehire’ policy will leave them worse off.The vote for industrial action comes after the Go North West sent ‘notice of termination of your employment’ letters to workers, asking them to rejoin ...
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Supplier article5 power tips for parents working from home with kids
Working from home can be challenging for some people at the best of times, they may not have the right desk to work from, have noisy neighbours, a partner who is distracting, or not much space to differentiate from work and rest. But if you add children who need to ...
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Supplier articleHow to show recognition at work on Valentine’s day
At Each Person, we put recognition at work to the top of our agenda. With many forward-thinking companies doing the same, celebrating Valentine’s day is a perfect way to make your employees feel appreciated and show your gratitude. After all, Valentine's day is becoming more about friendships and platonic appreciation ...
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ArticleEmployers failing to communicate on health and wellbeing
As many as half of employers are still not engaging in the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to a new report by Health Shield.Despite mental health charities indicating employee wellbeing is now reaching crisis levels, the health cash plan provider's study found a substantial 48% of bosses had ...
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AnalysisHow can employers align their healthcare strategies with employee needs?
Need to know:Employee healthcare programmes that try to be all things to all staff may appear generous, but are less likely to be used by employees than a strategic approach that offers the most in-demand benefits.The use of data, including sickness absence data, can help to identify some of the ...
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Supplier articleNational surveys reinforce need for renewed focus on employee mental health
With two recent government surveys* revealing the impact of the pandemic on mental health, there is no doubt that as we enter another month of lockdown 3.0, mental wellbeing in the workplace should be at the top of the agenda for companies. Companies across the country have ...
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ArticleWorkers demand more financial protection
Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has caused a surge in employee demand for greater employer-provided financial protection, according to a new study.AIG, which commissioned research among nearly 1,000 workers, found 37% said the pandemic had caused them to consider that life insurance, income protection or critical illness should now be offered by their ...
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Supplier articleRemote working: Top 5 tips to finding employment in 2021
2020 saw a massive shift into remote working. Now, more jobs than ever are carried out away from the office and at home. Here are 5 top tips for finding employment in 2021’s remote working climate. Do your researchDoing your research on the kind of company and sector you want ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Five Key Considerations for Global Reward Managers
Your reward strategy should create a comfortable environment by providing transparency and real value.A transparent workplace is defined, simply, as an environment that ‘operates in a way that is open and honest between management and employees.’ This type of workplace increases trust, builds relationships, increases productivity and boosts innovation as ...
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ArticleMinisters to win maternity leave rights
A legal loophole that meant ministers effectively needed to resign to be able to spend time with their newborn child has been addressed, with the announcement of the first reading of the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill yesterday.Due to ministers being appointed by the prime minister (PM), they are ...
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ArticlePay rises down 0.3 percentage points on last year
Pay rises are down an average of 0.3% on last year, according to research published today by Incomes Data Research (IDR).The analysis of 56 new pay deals already agreed for 2021 found that almost half have either given, or are set to give, employees increases of between 2% and 2.99%.Higher-end ...
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ArticleGrampian Housing Association offers Wellbeing Day
Grampian Housing Association has announced it is giving staff a ‘wellbeing day’, initially to help them cope with the pressures of lockdown.According to Chris Mathieson, the association’s compliance, engagement and support lead, staff can use their day whenever they want – all they have to do is ensure they are ...
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ArticleLockdown benefits ‘not fit for purpose’
New research by employee benefits provider Edenred suggests staff are dissatisfied with the level of support they are getting from their organisation – with lockdown benefits branded ‘not fit for purpose’.The research, which questioned 2,000 UK employees, found employers were seen to be falling short in the areas of reward ...