All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 71
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ArticleMake Collective offers bonuses to employees who cycle to work
New Zealand-based advertising and creative agency Make Collective offers its six employees a financial year-end bonus if they cycle to and from work.The initiative, which launched in February 2018, awards employees $5 (£2.63) a day if they cycle on their commute. Employees that maintain cycling to and from work for ...
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Supplier articleHow to be a rebel with recognition in a social world
By Debra Corey, Group Reward Director Learn how to be a rebel in designing a recognition strategy that challenges the status quo, encourages peer-to-peer recogition and promotes social cohesion. Debra Corey, our Group Reward Director, discusses how to align your company's purpose, mission and values with your company culture and ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules in favour of Air Products in long-term incentive plan age discrimination case
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by industrial gas and chemical retailer Air Products, finding that the organisation can objectively justify retirement at a specific age as a good leaver reason within its long-term incentive plan.The case, Air Products v Cockram, regards employee Michael Cockram, who resigned from ...
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How to celebrate Employee Appreciation Day every day
On the first Friday of every March, Employee Appreciation Day is celebrated throughout the United States and Canada. Over twenty years ago, this holiday was created as an opportunity for companies to practice recognition in the workplace, thanking employees for their hard work and efforts over the past year by ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: DLA Piper develops collaborative feedback performance management
Employee Benefits Connect 2018: Global law firm DLA Piper is developing a collaborative feedback performance management approach in order to increase staff engagement and unlock workplace potential.Speaking as part of the performance conference stream at Employee Benefits Connect 2018 on Wednesday 28 February, Jean Slater-Romp, head of compensation and benefits ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Reward Gateway uses social interaction in reward and recognition strategy
Employee Benefits Connect 2018: Employee engagement organisation Reward Gateway has implemented aspects of social interaction into its reward and recognition strategy.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2018, in a session titled ‘How to be a rebel with recognition in a social world’, Debra Corey (pictured), group reward director at Reward ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Lead from the back to instil a culture of engaging teamwork
Employee Benefits Connect 2018: Leaders should allow the most qualified team member to lead specific scenarios in order to keep individuals engaged with the overall objective.Delivering the closing keynote address titled 'The only limits are those of vision', at Employee Benefits Connect 2018 on Wednesday 28 February, Alan Chambers MBE, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Learn about the future of recognition at Employee Benefits Connect 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2018 will be able to gain insight in to how future recognition and reward strategies will be shaped by a different approach to HR.Jamie King (pictured), director at Xexec, will present a session titled ‘The link between engagement, reward and recognition’ as part of ...
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Top five ways to show employee appreciation in the workplace
Small, unexpected gestures of thanks and team recognition given throughout the year go a long way to show employee appreciation and boost engagement. It goes without saying that a pay rise or staff bonus is always welcome - after all, most employees do work for money. However, a surprise word ...
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'Start small but think big' for effective recognition
“Start small but think big” to achieve success in the development of an effective recognition programme, argues Head of Organisational Effectiveness at Sainsbury’s.At a macro level, employee recognition can make a huge difference to operational performanceStarting small is crucial to the success of initiativesChange is coming for the role of ...
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OpinionKatie Streeter-Hurle: How can employers create an engaging workplace culture?
Today’s employees have growing expectations of the organisation they work for. For ambitious organisations, engagement has got to be top of the agenda in order to attract the best talent and to retain them over time. So what does it take to create an engaging workplace culture in 2018?Employers have ...
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ArticlePoll: 33% would not fund an employee holiday
Employee Benefits poll: A third (33%) of respondents would not fund an employee holiday designed to boost motivation, engagement and team building.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 33 responses, also found that 21% of respondents would fund an employee holiday as a one-off incentive to help motivate staff, ...
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Supplier articleResearch reveals breakdown between employees and employer in recognition
New research reveals breakdown between employees and employer in recognition, trust and communication of mission and values.A new study, which surveyed 500 workers and 250 senior decision makers across the UK, has revealed that only 19% of employees feel completely informed about their employer’s corporate mission and only 23% of ...
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Article40% do not feel recognised for demonstrating organisational values
Two-fifths (40%) of employee respondents do not believe their employer recognises them when they demonstrate organisational values, according to research by Reward Gateway.Its survey of 500 UK employees and 250 UK employers also found that 15% of employee respondents aged 55 or more strongly agree that their employer recognises employees ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Take a new approach to recognition at Employee Benefits Connect 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2018 will be able to learn how to construct a social media-focused recognition strategy.Debra Corey (pictured) group reward director at Reward Gateway, will lead a session titled ‘How to be a rebel with recognition in a social world’ as part of the employee engagement ...
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ArticleAsda, PepsiCo UK and Ireland and Sackers among the UK’s Top Employers for 2018
Asda (pictured), PepsiCo UK and Ireland, Sackers and Starbucks UK are among the 85 organisations that have been recognised in 2018’s Top Employers UK list, compiled by the Top Employers Institute.The annual Top Employers certification process assesses an organisation’s employee offering across nine key areas, including compensation and benefits, talent ...
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Case StudiesAnglian Water focuses on benefits that support corporate strategy
Anglian Water ensures that the behaviours and values that are important to the organisation are woven in to its benefits strategy.The performance of the water organisation’s 4,000 employees is measured against its behaviours framework. One of the key components of this is customer service, which is underlined by the attitude, ...
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ArticleShopper Media Group motivates new starters with ‘best first day ever’
Something for the weekend: Retail marketing organisation Shopper Media Group (SMG) decided to roll out the red carpet for its latest staff motivation strategy, as it gave four new employees a treat-laden first day in the office, including a helicopter tour of Liverpool.SMG designed what it felt would be the ...
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Article56% of UK employees look for a competitive salary from their employer
More than half (56%) of respondents based in the UK look for a competitive salary from their employer, compared to 46% of US respondents, according to research by Jobbio.Its Happiness index report, which surveyed 2,000 UK employees and 2,000 US employees, also found that 47% of UK respondents state that ...
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ArticleNorthern Monk Brewery Company’s resident pet named top office dog
Something for the weekend: Employee-of-the-month incentives may commonly be restricted to two-legged staff members, however, brewing organisation Northern Monk Brewery Company is celebrating the achievements of its resident dog Morag (pictured), after she won a national competition to find the top office dog.The photo competition, run by flexible work space ...