All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 59
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ArticleMRL Consulting Group boosts retention and productivity with four-day week
International recruitment firm MRL Consulting Group has seen 95% staff retention since piloting a four-day working week.The six-month trial for all 54 employees, which began in March 2019, was put in place by David Stone (pictured), chief executive officer at MRL, who wanted to increase employees’ productivity and drive them ...
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AnalysisNew year's resolutions: How to ensure a strong start to 2020
Need to know:Following the festive period, organisations should help staff make positive behavioural changes, while also focusing on their own strategies for the year ahead.Savings and discounts in the run-up to Christmas will help start 2020 on a more stable footing, while January is a good time to introduce conversations ...
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Supplier articleRecognition: Using behavioural insight to embrace change and stay relevant
“Changes call for innovation, and innovation leads to progress.”Li Keqiang, Chinese politicianThis is a fine sentiment – but how do you innovate if change, by human nature, is what we are most afraid of? “We’ve always done it that way,” is a phrase that is used a lot in organisations; ...
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Supplier articleThe Importance of employee motivation in the workplace
The success of any organisation is greatly dependent on its employees. Keeping workers motivated is paramount; an engaged workforce means highly productive staff who will ultimately help you achieve your business goals.Employees want to feel like they have a purpose and are contributing to a greater cause. In today’s demanding ...
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ArticlePure Planet gifts trees to 80 employees as Christmas reward
Renewable energy organisation Pure Planet has gifted all of its 80 employees a tree for Christmas this year, as part of its strategy to reduce waste and CO2 levels and increase sustainability.The Bath-based employer is offering staff the opportunity to plant their tree at either home, in a local community ...
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ArticleMorrisons offers employers a £7.50 per head Christmas party venue
Something for the weekend: Supermarket chain Morrisons is opening its doors to employers that, though lacking in budget, want to offer employees a Christmas party with all the trimmings this year. Morrisons cafes will give cash-strapped employers the opportunity to treat staff to a traditional Christmas dinner for £6.50 per ...
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ArticleOne third of UK employees have never received a Christmas bonus
One third (33%) of employees in the UK have never received a Christmas bonus, according to research by Hawk Incentives.The online poll, which canvassed the views of 1,500 respondents in November 2019, also found that nearly three-quarters (73%) are not expecting any form of financial benefit from their employers this ...
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Supplier articleWhat makes employees happy at work?
The average person spends more than 90,000 hours in total at work in their lifetime. Pretty daunting! Especially if you’re unhappy at work.So, what’s the key to a happy career? There’s wants and needs that our job must fulfil that we might never even consider.For example, we all need a ...
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Supplier articleA step-by-step template to build your ideal recognition programme
If 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 performance. And why is this?Find out why employee recognition ...
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Supplier articleWebinar: Employee Recogniton
Employee recognition has the power to change workplace culture, improve engagement, and unlock discretionary effort – all of which can have a major impact on business productivity.On Thursday 5 December 2019 at 11:00 AM [GMT] we will be holding a webinar entitled 'Employee Recognition - Lessons Learnt From Real Live ...
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Supplier articleWorkplace recognition is an employee wellbeing matter
Workplace wellbeing initiatives are in more demand than ever, as more and more organisations realise the responsibility they have over the welfare of their employees. Last year the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported that 15.4 million working days were lost due to stress. That same year, mental ill-health was ...
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Supplier articleTop five do's and don'ts when recognising employees
by Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward Gateway How do you show appreciation for your top-performing team members? As a manager, it’s your job to build an environment in which your team is motivated and committed to act in the best interest of the company.You can create this ...
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Supplier articleWhat is strategic recognition?
By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward Gateway When 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 ...
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Supplier articleAdapting to a changing workforce: the impact of continuous employee recognition
By Olivia Hyde, Product Manager at Reward Gateway Billions are spent on employee recognition and employee recognition programmes every year. But is our money misplaced? By investing in the right kind of employee recognition, you'll build a better foundation to improving employee engagement.To get ahead of your competition, it's time ...
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Supplier articleThe Best Spotify Playlists for Work to Increase Productivity
According to a report by the LSE, sound can have a significant effect on our concentration and calmness, so our productivity in the workplace.So, if you are somebody who likes some background music to keep you going when you’re slogging away, here are some of our favourite Spotify playlists to ...
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ArticleArnold Clark hosts recognition awards for 1,100 employees
On 7 November 2019, automotive organisation Arnold Clark celebrated its employees' success for 2019 with an awards ceremony that recognised long service, community impact and excellent customer service.The event, which took place at the SEC Armadillo building in Glasgow, hosted more than 1,100 of the organisation's employees. The awards ceremony ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Retention: Top 5 reasons employees leave their jobs
Understanding why people leave their roles is key to improving retention. In this year’s version of their yearly report ‘The Employee Retention Report’, the Work Institute shed light on just why it is employees move on from their current roles.The study contains insights from interviews with over 250,000 employees into ...
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Supplier articleLeveraging the power of social media through reward and recognition
Social reward: the psychology behind workplace recognitionThe notion that reward and recognition are non-essentials in the workplace is long gone, but many organisations still lack an engaging reward and recognition programme. Interestingly, humans have part of our brain which is in charge of reward-processing – the striatum. This, in turn, ...
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Supplier articleUsing recognition data to aid your people strategy
When it comes to understanding your employees, HR analytics are probably the most powerful tools available. While the effects of employee recognition tools are immediate, looking at the behind-the-scenes data can provide powerful insight: who is thanking who? Which teams are working well together? Which people aren’t engaging?Each year, employees ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Dakota Hotels staff save £15,000 through perks platform
EXCLUSIVE: As at 7 November 2019, and since launching a new perks and recognition platform in January 2019, hotel chain Dakota Hotels has seen its 490 employees share 318 moments of thanks and save an estimated total of £15,000 through discounted and free perks.The hotel chain has locations in Glasgow, ...