All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 83

  • Cary Cooper
    Article

    Professor Sir Cary Cooper: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?

    2016-06-15T11:32:00Z

    There are several ways in which employers can use a reward-orientated strategy to improve job satisfaction. In order to do this, the employer has to understand what drives employee motivation. For many employees, the drivers of job satisfaction are the intangibles of having more autonomy in their jobs, feeling more ...

  • Sara Duxbury
    Article

    Sara Duxbury: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?

    2016-06-15T11:31:00Z

    When an employee receives recognition and reward for their hard work they tend to be more satisfied and engaged with their role, often having more positive attitudes towards the workplace. Reward can come in all shapes and sizes, from financial incentives such as bonuses, to non-monetary reward such as further ...

  • Houses of Parliament
    Article

    BBC Parliament staff strike over pay grade dispute

    2016-06-15T10:56:27Z

    Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the BBC Parliament channel are conducting a 24-hour strike in a dispute over pay grading and recognition.The dispute has been raised over the banding of grade 5 broadcast assistants who produce content for 24-hour channel BBC Parliament. Staff who perform comparable ...

  • Kevin Hills EY
    Article

    61% see improved employee performance through investment in workplace culture

    2016-06-10T08:16:46Z

    Almost two-thirds (61%) of employer respondents see an improvement in employee performance following investment in workplace culture, according to research by EY.Its survey of 100 FTSE 350 board members also found that 92% of respondents believe that investing in workplace culture has a positive impact on an organisation’s financial performance.The ...

  • Debbie Lovewell-Tuck
    Opinion

    Lovewell's Logic: Are paid pre-cations the way forward?

    2016-06-09T11:17:30Z

    Reading the latest issue of Cosmopolitan last week, I came across a short article looking at one of the newest trends to hit more progressive workplaces across the pond.In the US, some employers are giving newly hired staff two weeks’ paid leave before they join the organisation.The idea behind these ...

  • Anglian Water
    Article

    Anglian Water launches reward and recognition platform

    2016-06-09T09:24:36Z

    Anglian Water has launched a reward and recognition platform for its 4,500 UK employees.The platform, provided by Xexec, aims to enhance employee motivation and enable Anglian Water to give something back to staff.The platform, Going the extra mile (Gem), replaces a previous paper-based offering.The new reward and recognition programme allows ...

  • Debbie Lovewell-Tuck
    Opinion

    Lovewell's logic: All the fun of the fair

    2016-06-02T13:00:05Z

    Today (Friday 3 June) is quite possibly one of my favourite days of the year. Well, excluding birthdays, Christmas and days spent on sandy white beaches!While we regularly highlight the achievements of employers in the pages of Employee Benefits magazine and on employeebenefits.co.uk, the Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party ...

  • Volunteers
    Article

    61% want US employers to offer paid volunteering leave

    2016-06-02T11:30:28Z

    Over half (61%) of US employee respondents would like paid leave to engage in volunteering opportunities, according to research by Cone Communications.Its 2016 Cone Communications employee engagement study, which surveyed 1,020 American adults employed at organisations with more than 1,000 staff, also found that 67% would like to engage in ...

  • SGS
    Article

    SGS launches long-service award for employees

    2016-06-01T09:19:21Z

    SGS UK has launched a recognition programme to reward employees who have been with the organisation for five years or more.The long-service recognition scheme, provided by Red Letter Days for Business, will see employees who have been with the inspection and certification organisation between five and 20 years awarded with ...

  • June B&CE
    Analysis

    How does a reward strategy evolve while an organisation grows at pace?

    2016-05-26T08:00:00Z

    Need to knowWhen an organisation grows quickly, preserving the culture and benefits offering can pose a challenge.Asking employees what they want can help organisations to develop their benefits package to support their continued growth.Employers can consider ways to upscale the more informal benefits staff receive when they are part of ...

  • uktv
    Article

    Epson and UKTV shortlisted for most motivational benefits

    2016-05-25T17:12:17Z

    Epson Europe, Sunrise Senior Living, and UKTV (pictured) are among the employers which have been shortlisted for the Most motivational benefits award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2016.This award celebrates the most effective employee motivation or incentive strategy put in place by an organisation.The full category shortlist is:Epson Europe, Epson ...

  • Emma Hart
    Article

    Emma Hart: What is the impact of introducing unlimited leave?

    2016-05-25T08:27:00Z

    In the summer of 2014, Visualsoft introduced a new benefits package that included unlimited paid holiday. Our main aim was to create a culture of trust, empowerment and increase employee engagement.Introducing unlimited leave into an organisation leads to creating a shift in culture and trust. Employees are given guidelines to ...

  • Chiswick Park
    Article

    Chiswick Park launches lunch hour summer events programme

    2016-05-18T09:06:33Z

    Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work is kicking off its annual summer events programme for employees of the 45 organisations on site, including Aker Solutions, Discovery, PepsiCo, and Starbucks.The 8,000-strong business community, based in London, will host events every Friday lunch hour, with the aim of increasing staff wellbeing and productivity, and to ...

  • Lloyds
    Article

    Lloyds Banking Group employees take part in volunteering initiative

    2016-05-17T11:29:20Z

    Lloyds Banking Group is supporting employee volunteering, with more than 5,000 staff members taking part in the 2016 Give and Gain initiative.One third (33%) of Lloyds Banking Group employee volunteers participating in the Give and Gain scheme will take part in skills-based volunteering work.Give and Gain Day, organised by Business ...

  • benefits 430
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: 58% are not confident their benefits package retains and attracts talent

    2016-05-13T09:45:24Z

    EXCLUSIVE: More than half (58%) of UK employer respondents are not confident that their employee benefits package helps to recruit and retain talent, according to research by Chase de Vere and Lightbulb.The research, which analysed 2,500 UK business records and surveyed 300 employers, also found that around a third (34%) ...

  • Claire McCartney
    Article

    34% do not feel inspired to perform at their best at work

    2016-05-06T11:25:45Z

    More than a third (34%) of respondents do not feel inspired by their organisation to perform at their best at work, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Halogen Software.The Spring 2016 employee outlook: employee views on working life report, which surveyed 2,029 UK ...

  • Debbie Lovewell-Tuck
    Opinion

    Lovewell's logic: Should enhanced leave be extended to all staff?

    2016-05-05T16:19:13Z

    How far should employers go in supporting employees’ circumstances outside of the workplace?Earlier this week, employee engagement firm Reward Gateway revealed that it is introducing unlimited fully paid leave globally for parents who are primary carers during the first year after the birth or adoption of a child.Permitting staff such ...

  • Travis Perkins - Paul Nelson
    Case Studies

    Travis Perkins unifies its benefits offering

    2016-05-04T14:10:32Z

    Travis Perkins, which employs approximately 30,000 people across the UK, operates according to its five core values, known as cornerstones: upholding family values, keeping people safe, working for its customers, being the best, and making decent returns. The latter does not merely refer to financial returns, but also to the ...

  • Berry Recruitment
    Article

    Berry Recruitment launches employee engagement programme

    2016-05-04T11:14:41Z

    Berry Recruitment is introducing an employee engagement programme for its 250 employees, including a recognition scheme and access to a range of voluntary benefits.The recruitment organisation is launching the engagement programme to enhance the range of benefits available to staff, and to help retain and attract top talent.The programme, provided ...

  • Supplier article

    Red Letter Days adds new brands to Lifestyle Voucher

    2016-05-04T10:12:22Z

    Incentive and reward experts Red Letter Days for Business has extended the offering of its shopping and leisure voucher, Lifestyle, with the addition of 12 new brands, giving employees and customers access to an even larger choice of high-profile retailers.The new brands include:SuperdryFatFaceDECATHLONCosta CoffeeBootsSwarovskiTVPlayerSquare MealNational Book TokensRegisSupercutsHotel ChocolatAndy Ling, head ...