All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 71
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 73% of workers want employers to do more to motivate them
EXCLUSIVE: More than seven in 10 (73%) UK workers want their employers to make more effort to motivate them, according to research commissioned by benefits provider Reward Gateway.The survey of more than 2,000 UK employees, carried out by Censuswide in October 2018, also found that those who are not strongly ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 considering starting their own business due to dissatisfaction
More than seven in 10 (71%) UK employees are considering starting their own business because they are dissatisfied with their employers, according to research by freelance job website PeoplePerHour.The survey of over 1,000 current UK workers, carried out in September 2018, found that the majority (68%) have little to no ...
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ArticleOver half of office-based employees have no area to eat lunch in the workplace
Over half (56%) of UK office workers do not have a dedicated space to eat lunch in the workplace, according to research by interiors organisation Furniture123.The survey of 1,012 UK office-based workers found that 34% resort to eating at their desk. However, 69% of those surveyed said they feel they ...
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Supplier articleMake employee recognition a piece of cake: 10 low-cost ways to motivate employees
By Debra Corey, Group Reward Director Welcome to part two of our Summer Fridays mini-series, where we’ll continue to share new ideas with you for the coming weeks about free and low-cost ways to motivate employees. If you missed week one, be sure to check out 10 low-cost employee recognition ...
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ArticleClubs and activities top popularity poll for workplace perks
Extracurricular clubs and activities are the most desired workplace perks, according to research by employee benefits platform Perkbox.A study of 2,315 UK workers asked respondents to rate a number of employee benefits out of 100, and extracurricular clubs such as arts and crafts and book clubs scored 97.57, ahead of ...
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ArticleBain and Company tops workplace rankings for culture and leadership
Management consultancy Bain and Company is the organisation with the best workplace culture and leadership in the UK, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and website Glassdoor.Bain and Company topped the ‘Leadership and culture at work top 20’ rankings, based on analysis of the reviews posted on ...
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AnalysisHow to make staff feel valued at Christmas
Need to know:Employers should be unafraid to reinvent their Christmas incentives if they believe this will ultimately better engage and reward staff.Experiences, rather than physical items, are an increasingly popular way to reward staff.The introduction of a discount scheme could be a cost-efficient way to help staff budget over Christmas, ...
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Case StudiesCorinthia Hotels uses tailored events to make Christmas unforgettable for employees
Corinthia Hotels has 2,500 full-time and 500 part-time employees around the world, in locales including Lisbon, Paris and St Petersburg. Each hotel within the group is given free reign to make Christmas special for its people, but some treats are becoming worldwide traditions.Rachel Begbie, learning, development and wellbeing director at ...
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OpinionDanielle Crawford: What do employers need to watch out for with Christmas rewards?
Many employers offer their workforce some form of incentive or reward during the festive period. However, in order to minimise the risk of disgruntled employees, employers need to carefully consider their Christmas gestures of goodwill.First and foremost, organisations must ensure that their employees are treated fairly and consistently. People will ...
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Case StudiesGamesys centres organisational culture and benefits strategy on employee feedback
Digital gaming and gambling organisation Gamesys has invested in crafting an organisational culture and benefits focus that centres on delivering against feedback from its 1,300 global employees.Tina Southall, director of people at Gamesys, says: “It’s the willingness to truly engage with employees, listen to what they want and try to ...
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ArticleMore than half of workplaces do not encourage employees to exercise
Three in five (57%) workplaces do not offer benefits or programmes to encourage employees to exercise, according to Opinium research.Two online surveys of 2,007 and 2,000 UK adults, in August and September respectively, also revealed that one in five (22%) of organisations offer a cycle-to-work scheme, while 14% provide subsidised ...
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OpinionProfessor Kirk Chang: Are incentives outdated?
There are thousands of types of incentives, but they usually fall into three main category bases: holiday, finance and workshop or training.These have been used around the world in various types of organisations, and they all have their positives and negatives. No reward system is perfect, but, in general, they ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Building an inclusive culture must start from the top
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Building a diverse and inclusive culture requires full understanding and buy-in from the organisation’s leadership.In a session titled ‘What does an inclusive workplace look like?’ Catherine Garrod, head of inclusion at Sky, Emma Codd, managing partner for talent at Deloitte, Philip Wilson, head of assessment and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: eBay's Hooper-Campbell says employers must break convention to celebrate diversity
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Employers must stop looking for a quick solution, and instead work on breaking conventions to truly celebrate and promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.In the opening keynote address on day two of Employee Benefits Live, entitled ‘Breaking with convention’, Damien Hooper-Campbell, vice president and the ...
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ArticleKavitha's keynote: Mental health matters when it comes to wellbeing
On day one of this year’s Employee Benefits Live, which took place on 2 and 3 October at ExCeL London, Google’s Cayla Kitayama delivered the opening keynote address which explored how to put health and wellbeing at the heart of an organisation’s benefits strategy.Kitayama, who is responsible for the technology ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Rolls-Royce's Roomes says focus on performance to make business case for wellbeing
Employee Benefits Live 2018: To make the business case for wellbeing to the board of an organisation, HR leaders should focus on performance.In a session titled ‘Bringing health and wellbeing into the boardroom, the business case’, as part of the diversity and inclusion stream on 3 October, David Roomes, group ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Paralympic athlete Marc Woods says pay cannot be sole reason why employees do their jobs
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Paralympic gold medallist, BBC commentator and author Marc Woods (pictured) explained that pay cannot be the sole motivator for employees to do their jobs, in his closing keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2018 on Wednesday 3 October.“The gold medal might be a little bit like ...
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Supplier article‘I’ before ‘E’ when it comes to ‘VP’
Whether you refer to it as an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) or not, most companies have one in place. In a nutshell, an EVP is the all-encompassing package you offer your employees; their salary, the benefits you provide, your culture. However, putting an EVP in place is often seen as ...
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AnalysisHow can employers fully embrace flexible working practices?
Need to know:Flexibility in working practices is in high demand and accommodating this can influence an organisation's performance; but this takes careful planning to implement effectively.Leadership buy-in, role models and strong communication are all elements of laying the groundwork for flexible working practices, as is ensuring that internal systems are ...
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ArticleNearly a third of employees say they are not motivated at work
The proportion of people saying they are not motivated at work rose to 29% in 2017, from 18% the previous year, according to a study by reward and recognition consultant Motivates.The April 2018 survey of 2,000 UK employees for the report Living to work asked respondents to reveal the causes ...