All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 51
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How 4 must-have employee wellbeing tools can improve the employee experience
By Charlotte Neal, Senior Employee Engagement Specialist at Reward GatewayWhen you look after your people, you also teach them to look after themselves – that’s a little thought that sprung to mind when reflecting on the past nine months. In a year that brought us more peaks and troughs than ...
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ArticleMcDonald’s named Top Employer for working mums
McDonald’s, UBS, PwC and IBM (UK) are all among the UK’s leading organisations for initiatives supporting working parents, according to the annual Top Employers Awards run by employment agency Workingmums.co.uk.The awards – now in their eleventh year – celebrate employers that go above and beyond in helping stuff juggle their ...
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ArticleLidl rewards frontline staff with £200 ‘thank-you’
Low-cost supermarket chain Lidl is to give all of its frontline workers a one-off £200 ‘thank-you’ in appreciation of the commitment staff have shown during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.The payment – to in-store staff, cleaners and those who work in its warehouses – will be awarded to around 25,000 workers, ...
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ArticleWilko stuns union by slashing sickness benefit terms
Retailer Wilko has been told it should "hang its head in shame" by the GMB union after it drastically cut sick pay terms for employees without any prior consultation.The move, announced to staff last Friday and effective from 1 February, means that if any employee takes a single day of ...
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ArticleMental health fears not being met with action
New data from employee experience agency Home has found high employer levels of worry about staff mental health, but less actual help in dealing with it.According to the poll, 80% of organisations said employee mental health was being negatively impacted by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. But despite this level of ...
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ArticlePoll: Four-fifths of employers are giving working parents more flexibility to cope
Employee Benefits Poll: An overwhelming majority of organisations say they are providing staff with greater flexibility to help working parents cope during the current lockdown.This week’s straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers has found more than four-fifths (82%) cite offering flexibility as the main way in which they are supporting employees ...
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ArticleEmployee gives newly-won car to colleague
Something for the weekend: For many people, winning a brand new car from their company would be one way to end a pretty rubbish year on a high. But for one Wisconsin-based worker, her reward turned into a powerful act of peer-to-peer recognition.Haley Bridges, staffer at Chick-fil-A restaurant in Appleton, ...
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Supplier articleEmployee engagement product innovations
By Sevil Rahimova, Head of Product at Reward GatewayWelcome back to the next instalment of Product Innovations, where we give you a quarterly overview of our newest developments and improvements to our products. If you missed our last update, you can check it out here. We’ve been working hard to ...
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Supplier articleMaking the Most of an Overlooked Asset: Employee Feedback
Customer ratings and reviews are accepted as valuable data sources for improving business performance. But what about internal company feedback? Not the appraisals handed out by managers to their direct reports, but upward feedback from employee to manager?Honest two-way communications with managers help employees feel engaged and motivated. But they ...
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Supplier articleCould HR and Reward make better use of behavioural data?
Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, BenefexRecent research from Benefex shows that employers and employees alike are frustrated with the inability of organisations to use data to improve the employee experience at work.Behavioural science is one way to get a view of people’s motivations, needs and drivers, beyond employee surveys and ...
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Supplier articleFree webinar: Trends, solutions and actions to drive employee productivity and resilience
HR leaders can look to 2021 as an opportunity to apply key learnings and deliver strategies and programmes that create engaged, productive and resilient organisations and people. Join our free webinar on 28th January to discover: New research that reveals what HR and Reward leaders’ top ...
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ArticleRoyal College of Midwives research: NHS workers need ‘decent pay’ to feel valued
Separate polls of NHS workers and those belonging to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have both found that urgent pay increases are needed for staff to feel recognised and to prevent them from quitting their jobs altogether.According to research by the RCM – which forms part of its evidence ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Personalised reward strategies of the future
Previously, reward strategies were straightforward and were mainly built up of compensation and annual leave. Now, rewards and benefits are changing.4 out of 5 employees prefer additional benefits to a pay increase, and so it has never been more important that businesses personalise their rewards and offer employees the rewards ...
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Supplier articleHow to Improve the Workplace by Focusing on Psychological Safety
If workers perceive that their mental health and emotional well-being are not being prioritised by their employer, they may feel disengaged. Particularly when their treatment is contrasted with the effort their business puts into understanding its customers.Active employee engagement and an environment of trust and mutual respect at work lead ...
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Supplier articleHow to prioritise employee reward and recognition for 2021
We’ve finally made it to the end of 2020. It’s been a year of challenges, but with challenges come opportunities. A new year symbolises a new beginning and it’s a chance to put your engagement initiatives at the top of your list.We’ve helped countless HR and People Leaders transform their ...
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Supplier articleBuilding your HR tech stack to meet employees' needs
All over the world, HR leaders have spent the last 12 months adapting engagement strategies, and embracing new tools to help improve employee connection, agility and support. This approach helps prepare teams to better handle constant disruption and sets them up for growth and success.Companies that are building their HR ...
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Article28% of staff say their mental health has declined due to Covid-19
Around one-quarter (28%) of employees say that their mental health has declined as a result of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Wade Macdonald.The study, which was released this month (January) and surveyed 415 respondents, revealed that 44% of staff are finding working from home much harder – ...
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Supplier articleDoes It Matter What Your Peers Think? The Value of Peer-to-Peer Recognition
Have you ever felt that your efforts at work were going unnoticed? Did it make you feel undervalued and affect your productivity and company loyalty?Peer-to-peer recognition is a useful yet often underutilised tool, which can greatly improve engagement, productivity, and retention of valued employees. It can also have a positive ...
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Supplier articleLearning from the Latest HR Trends to Improve Your Business
The workplace is changing. And the HR trends we are seeing are not just a passing phase. They highlight the importance of an employee-focused strategy, and the benefits of embracing new technologies to support employee well-being and increase motivation, loyalty, and productivity.Prioritising employee health, improving diversity in the workforce, building ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: How to tell when your employee benefits have stopped motivating your workforce
As an employer, you probably understand that you need employee benefits – with attractive benefits, your business can ensure our employees remain motivated, happy and appreciated. Not only this, but you are also likely to attract and retain top talent.However, as time progresses so do the needs of your employees. ...