All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 72
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Supplier articleFour MUSTs for a successful employee recognition program
By Debra Corey, Group Reward Director I believe that every company, no matter what size or industry, needs some kind of recognition program. They’re no longer are a “nice to have,” but have become a strategic and critical part of a company’s overall Employee Value Proposition.The good news is that ...
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Why positive employee recognition in the workplace is so important this January
Ensuring you provide a positive, productive and innovative workplace environment with plenty of employee recognition and rewards might be more important than employers realise, particularly in this New Year period.Temptation is GreatThe ‘New Year, New You’ motto rings true not only for health and fitness, but also extends to the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Snow Software holds ski trip for 650 global staff
EXCLUSIVE: Technology organisation Snow Software has taken 650 of its global employees to Engelberg, Switzerland to celebrate achieving its annual sales target, as well as to support its employee engagement and teambuilding strategies.The employer-funded ski trip is taking place between Saturday 13 January and Tuesday 16 January 2018, with 650 ...
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ArticlePeople Value acquires Remus Rewards
Motivation and employee engagement provider People Value has acquired UK-based reward and loyalty organisation Remus Rewards.Remus Rewards, which was founded in 2011, is a UK provider of programmes and technology designed to enhance employee or employer value proposition, improve performance, and increase employee loyalty. The employee reward and loyalty organisation ...
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Case StudiesSiemens UK launches benefits platform to align with business digitalisation
Global technology organisation Siemens has launched a new benefits platform for its 15,000 UK and Ireland-based employees in order to align its benefits technology with the organisation’s overall business focus on digitalisation.Heike Avramovic, head of reward for UK and Ireland at Siemens, says: “It’s about culture, and the culture needs ...
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Is your employee recognition scheme actually rewarding those who matter?
Now that the Christmas and New Year festivities are over, staff are returning to work and credit card bills are a harsh reality check of the cost of the festive season, staff may well be feeling a little low. With the average cost of Christmas per family being £753 per ...
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Supplier articleThe importance of birthday celebrations and employee engagement
By Will Elliott, Office Manager Anniversaries are a funny time. I’ve been the office manager at Reward Gateway’s London headquarters for a year now. I might not remember the events of my first day, but I do remember my very first task.The task, on paper, seemed simple: Celebrate employee birthdays.Sure, ...
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Supplier articleHow to recognise and incentivise your staff this Christmas with personalised gift ideas
With the festive season in full swing, now is the perfect time to thank your employees and recognise their hard work over the past twelve months. With £1bn being spent by UK companies on recognition and rewards, gifts and parties for their employees at Christmas, the holiday season can be ...
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Supplier articleHow to get MORE out of your recognition programme name
By Debra Corey, Group Reward Director Let me start out by saying that my husband and I are a bit like Noah and his ark - adopting two children, rescuing two dogs, and then rescuing another two dogs. What this means is that besides having two of everything, I’ve also ...
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Supplier articleHow should my charity approach employee recognition?
By Jamie KingWhen it comes to employee recognition, I can’t emphasise enough the importance of tailoring a solution specific to your organisation and charities face some unique challenges in this respect. For most organisations, employee recognition is about ensuring that they are celebrating their employees’ achievements in order to motivate ...
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Article86% cite pay as the most important aspect of their job
More than four-fifths (86%) of respondents cite pay as the most important aspect of their job, according to research by Paymentsense.Its survey of 2,000 UK participants also found that 79% of respondents feel that having 20 or more holiday days is most important when it comes to their job.The research ...
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ArticleAvery Healthcare sees 1,930 staff sign up to benefits platform
Residential care home provider Avery Healthcare has seen 1,930 of its 4,200 employees activate accounts on its benefits platform since it launched in October 2017.The organisation implemented its new reward and recognition programme, which is branded Averyone and provided by Personal Group, as part of its wider employee wellbeing strategy, ...
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Supplier articleUltimate Red Letter Days experience ends on a high for the dragons
Following 12 years' ownership of Red Letter Days, Dragons’ Den stars Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones CBE have successfully concluded a sale of the business to Smartbox Group, for an undisclosed sum.Theo commented, "although not an official pitch this has undoubtedly been one of the most successful business ventures ever ...
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Supplier articleCan employee recognition be as easy as a deck of cards?
By Debra Corey, Group Reward DirectorHere’s a simple fact - employees feel more motivated when they receive a simple thank you. Surprised? Of course not, for as human beings gratitude is something we crave. And why not, think of how you feel when someone thanks you. Doesn’t it make you ...
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Article53% of employers cannot afford non-performance-related benefits
More than half (53%) of employer respondents cannot afford to provide non-performance-related benefits because their organisation does not have sufficient budget, according to research by One4all Rewards.Its survey of 1,024 UK employees and 476 UK employers also found that 10% of employer respondents are currently making use of the tax ...
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Make your employee recognition programme a success with these five steps
Putting a recognition programme in place is the simple bit, making it a success is where the hard work comes in. Partnering with a provider who offers full-support will help, and so will the five magic steps which feature in this eBook written by Debra Corey, our Group Reward Director. ...
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OpinionJohn Williams: Line managers can contribute to agile working conditions
People are heavily influenced by their working environment. Rigid structures and siloed departments with complex hierarchies are becoming something of the past; employees now naturally want to work in flexible, friendly and, dare we say it, fun organisations. But is this the reality in the UK workplace? And if not, ...
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Case StudiesBelron UK uses feedback from line managers and staff to inform recognition scheme
Belron UK relied on employees' and line managers' feedback to design a new recognition scheme.The vehicle glass repair and replacement organisation, which owns Autoglass UK, worked with provider OC Tanner to design a new scheme based on employees’ views, which included feedback that there was not enough recognition throughout the ...
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Combine your company values with recognition for the biggest impact
Whether your company has a set of values or you’re looking for inspiration, getting everyone behind the vision is important. Caroline Shine, Head of HR & People Development at GANT UK, was tasked with uniting her entire company behind GANT’s new set of values, and in this video explains:How she ...
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Supplier articleBudgeting and planning for reward and recognition
By Jamie KingWith 2018 fast approaching now is the time that many businesses will start to think about next year’s reward and recognition budget. If that’s you, here are three questions you should be asking:Are we spending appropriately?There are a number of points you need to consider here, but a ...