All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 57
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Case StudiesThe Grand Brighton reinvigorated benefits package upon becoming independent
Luxury seafront hotel The Grand Brighton reinvigorated the benefits and reward package offered to its 300 employees, to align with new corporate values developed when it became an independent entity in January 2018.This change in status empowered its HR and benefits team to revamp its reward offering and set a ...
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Supplier articleHow to seamlessly integrate recognition into your organisation
Let’s face it: a strategic reward system focusing on four key elements: recognition, appreciation, remuneration and benefits is a basic need in every company. The main issue with reward and recognition programs in many organisations nowadays lies in the lack of one or more of these elements. Additionally, the aspects ...
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Supplier articleMy own reward and recognition journey as a manager
By Becs Thomas, Corporate Client Success Team Manager at Reward GatewayLast year, I had a big stepping stone in my career. I went from managing two people to eight. The level of responsibility grew for me, but I also had another weight on me: How to make my team feel ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Twitter to deliver opening keynote at Employee Benefits Live 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Daisley (pictured), vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at global social media organisation Twitter, will deliver the opening keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2019, speaking on employee motivation.Daisley’s presentation, titled ‘Bringing happiness into the workplace, will open the two-day event’s conference agenda on Tuesday 1 ...
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Supplier articleExclusive webinar: Unlocking the new world of strategic employee engagement and recognition - Featuring Josh Bersin
By Cristina Stoica, Growth Marketing Executive at Reward GatewayEighty-plus years of research has proven that humans need three things to be motivated and engaged at work: respect for what they do, purpose in what they do and strong relationships with their colleagues, managers and company.In this webinar, Josh Bersin will ...
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Supplier articleSix millennial motivators that will impact your reward and recognition strategy
By Adam Williams, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward GatewayYears ago, millennials copped a lot of bad press. This generation of employees, born anywhere between 1977 to 2000, was often described as “entitled” or “unmanageable.” But the tide is turning, and it may simply be because the oldest members of this ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds believe choosing their working hours would boost productivity
Almost two-thirds (65%) of employees who do not currently have access to flexible working arrangements feel they would be more motivated and productive if they could choose their own hours, according to research by co-working organisation The Brew by rent24.The survey of 1,000 professionals also found that 65% believe that ...
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Supplier articleA step-by-step template to build your ideal recognition programme
By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward GatewayIf you haven't already begun thinking about the importance of employee recognition in the workplace, it's time to start. A recent survey points to 82% of employees naming praise and recognition as a key factor in helping them improve their job ...
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Case StudiesManchester University NHS Foundation Trust incentivises sustainable behaviours
In May 2019, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust launched a new sustainability programme in order to encourage behavioural change among its 20,000 employees.The trust was keen to engage its workforce with the idea of improving their actions around sustainability and wellbeing, however, with such a large workforce, spread over multiple ...
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Supplier article21 employee recognition statistics worth memorising
By Tom Conran, UK Research Manager at Reward GatewayEmployee reward and recognition (or, as we like to say, recognition and reward) has received a lot of attention in the last decade. Companies around the world are spending more than £36 billion on employee reward and recognition programmes and our research ...
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Supplier articleWhat is strategic recognition?
By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward GatewayWhen you get good at recognising those who do their job well or go above and beyond their role, employees (and your business) benefit in many ways. Strategic recognition helps create the environment for more engagement because people are getting what ...
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Supplier articleBringing your business together with a culture of continuous recognition
by Phil Collin, Senior Client Success Manager at Reward GatewayEvery company wants employees aligned with their vision and values and to improve communication and collaboration between different teams. In this eBook, Torsten Beck, Suncorp's Executive Manager - Benefits, discusses how Suncorp achieved this by using a simple and consistent employee ...
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OpinionDr Amy Armstrong: Lies, damned lies and employee engagement statistics
Organisations often look to their engagement survey data as a way of understanding how to motivate and reward their staff; however, the Hult-Ashridge Executive Education research report, Shades of grey: An exploratory study of engagement in work teams, published in November 2018, found that engagement statistics may not present the ...
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Supplier articleFree event | Attracting, engaging and retaining the modern workforce with innovative recognition and reward
by Cristina Stoica, Growth Marketing Executive at Reward GatewayMeeting the needs of today’s multi-generational, digital and mobile workforce is challenging, don’t you agree?Join us on 12th September for our next Engagement Excellence Live seminar to discover how to attract, engage and retain the modern workforce with innovative recognition and reward.During ...
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Supplier articleReward and recognition: how to do more with less
It is hard to deny that the UK is facing a challenging economic time ahead. Just last week, it was announced that the economy had shrunk by 0.2% between April and June – the first time it has contracted since 2012 – and this announcement was quickly followed, perhaps inevitably, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by TGI Friday’s
The benefits offered by TGI Friday’s:PensionsA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme via the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest): staff save 5% of their salary and TGI Friday’s contributes 3%.Managers and directors of operations can opt to save into a group personal pension (GPP), provided by Standard Life, which enables them ...
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Case StudiesTGI Friday's uses layered recognition strategies to improve staff retention and wellbeing
American-themed casual dining chain TGI Friday's uses a sophisticated, multi-layered approach to recognition to bolster retention and improve the wellbeing of its 5,250 UK-based employees, who operate across 88 national restaurants as well as a main support centre.Jacqui McManus, culture and people development director at TGI Friday's, explains: “That’s really ...
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Supplier articleFour things to transform your reward and recognition programme from ‘ok’ to ‘awesome’
by George Dixon, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward GatewayThe employee/employer relationship has changed significantly in the past decade; employees crave regular feedback, they want to be connected to something bigger than themselves, and they want trust and autonomy. Well, that’s what studies are telling us, and that means everything to ...
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Supplier articleWhat’s the value of recognition? Start with a ripple
by Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward Gateway Bringing recognition into your employee engagement efforts is a must. Thoughtful recognition is a powerful way to show appreciation, help employees learn from each other and help your team focus on “the wins.”When you get good at recognising those who ...
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Supplier articleHow to let your employee recognition programme blossom
By Debra Corey, Best-Selling Author & Advisor to Reward GatewayBefore I share with you my thoughts on how to get recognition right at your organization, let me share with you a quote by Stephen Covey. He says that “you have to water flowers if you want them to grow." What ...