All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 78
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Each Person reveals results of employee survey
Results garnered from a survey of 700 employees of a major UK employer Key highlights:91% of employees feel valued, but of those who don’t 60% had not received recognition through the programmeEmployees value a simple thank you almost as much as a salary increasePeer to peer recognition is critical, but ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should employers award extra holiday to non smokers?
Last week, Japanese firm Piala hit the headlines with the news that it has introduced up to six additional days paid holiday per year for the non smokers in its workforce to counterbalance the smoking breaks taken by their colleagues. The company is based on the 29th floor of an ...
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Introducing Each Person: the new name in employee recognition and rewards
Relaunched today, the Each Person recognition and rewards platform, formerly epoints Employee, aims to address the disconnect between employers and employees. Each Person does this by making it simple and affordable for businesses to show appreciation to their employees in a positive and engaging way.Matt Norbury, CEO and founder of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 48% cite a good work-life balance as their top workplace priority
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (48%) of respondents cite a good work-life balance as the top priority they look for in a workplace, according to research by Sodexo Engage.Its survey of 1,000 employees also found that 36% of respondents rank an active recognition programme as a priority in the workplace, and ...
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ArticleAsda adds e-vouchers to recognition scheme
Retail organisation Asda has added e-vouchers to its employee reward and recognition programme for 150,000 UK employees.Employees can earn e-vouchers, which were introduced on 13 October 2017 as part of the organisation’s Asda Stars recognition programme, by receiving star points from line managers or by taking part in ad-hoc incentives. ...
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Supplier articleThe next generation of employee recognition is here
By Rowenna Berry, senior product manager at Reward GatewayLet's start with the obvious one: Today’s workforce has changed.The millennial generation are the largest segment of the workforce today, with one in three American workers being aged 18-34 years, according to Pew Research.But the average tenure of a millennial worker is ...
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Supplier articleSix tips to keep the small-company feel as your business grows
When a company grows and starts to get over 20 or so employees, it can start to lose that ‘small company feel’. People might stop talking to each other, and you can lose the close-knit culture and co-operative energy your success was originally built on.By encouraging more internal interaction between ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 30% of employers plan to prioritise wellbeing for 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Just under a third (30%) of employer respondents plan to prioritise wellbeing in 2018, according to research by Reward Gateway.Its survey of 565 HR, benefits and reward professionals who attended Employee Benefits Live 2017 on 10 and 11 October, also found that 15% of respondents plan to prioritise pay ...
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ArticleThe Central Intelligence Agency motivates canine staff with playtime
Credit: Central Intelligence AgencySomething for the weekend: It is essential that employers take into consideration their specific employee population when tailoring a motivation strategy. For example, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) motivates its explosive detection K9 unit puppies by offering extra playtime, additional breaks and a choice of kibble.The puppies, ...
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ArticleCivil Service to launch diversity and inclusion strategy
Employee Benefits Live 2017: The Civil Service is to launch a new strategy to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) within its workforce, in order to see improvements in its business performance.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2017 in a session titled How to make progress and impact with diversity and ...
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ArticleTeam GB Paracycling counterbalances demanding work with personalised support
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Team GB Paracycling provides its athletes and employees with a range of personalised support measures in order to help staff manage high demand workloads in the professional sporting industry.Presenting the closing keynote address at the end of the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2017, Jon ...
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Supplier articleWhy traditional one-size-fits-all employee benefits schemes no longer work
Companies can no longer rely on traditional employee benefit schemes to attract and retain talent. An increasingly diverse workforce requires flexibility, imagination and innovation from its employer’s reward and recognition programme.Though there is still much to be done to promote diversity the modern workplace has never been so varied. Over ...
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ArticleOC Tanner to acquire Accumulate Loyalty Services
Global employee recognition and workplace culture organisation OC Tanner is to acquire Australian employee recognition provider Accumulate Loyalty Services.The acquisition, which will be completed on 31 October 2017, will enable OC Tanner to better support its multinational clients which have a presence in Australia, as well as expand the organisation’s ...
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ArticleEmployee motivation in numbers
Facts and figures relating to motivation in the workplace:!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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OpinionSimon Richardson: How to motivate staff without providing a pay increase
Reward managers of a certain age could be forgiven for looking back nostalgically to the certainty of their role in the ‘80s and ‘90s where their main objective was to produce ever-increasing reward packages while times were good, and deliver a generous pay off when times were bad. Although the ...
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AnalysisHow to motivate and engage employees after a merger or acquisition
Need to know:Before, during and after a merger and acquisition, transparent and frequent communication from senior leadership is essential to quell potential gossip and rumours that could negatively impact motivation.Staff forums that contribute to the re-design of an organisation’s values and vision after a merger and acquisition can boost employee ...
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Case StudiesGVC creates culture project to unite and motivate employees following takeover
Sports betting and gaming organisation GVC Holdings introduced a new values-based recognition and engagement platform as part of its global culture project, which aims to re-motivate and engage the organisation’s 2,300 employees following an eight-month takeover process.The platform, named The Kudos Club, was implemented in conjunction with provider Avinity in ...
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OpinionProfessor Chris Rowley: HR management can prove vital for merger and acquisition success
Employees are all too often the invisible ‘forgotten army’ in mergers and acquisitions, because these events are frequently thought of and presented in isolation as easy, glamorous takeovers with important consequences, typically regarding financial and market shares.However, these are not only overly simplistic and narrow process views, but also ethnocentric, ...
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AnalysisThe role of the workplace in employee motivation
Need to know:A poor work environment can have a detrimental impact on employee motivation, performance, and wellbeing.Providing a variety of workspaces can encourage new ways of working and enable staff to work in an environment that best suits them and the task at hand.Organisations should consider areas that can contribute ...
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AnalysisInfographic: The office facilities staff value
An infographic highlighting the office facilities that employee respondents value and the proportion of respondents that do not have access to these facilities. (Source: Research by Peldon Rose, published in August 2017).!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");