All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 86
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Glassdoor to open Employee Benefits Live 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Diarmuid Russell, head of international at Glassdoor, will deliver the opening keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2016, when he will provide insight into how organisations can become known as the ‘best place to work’.Opening the conference on Tuesday 11 October 2016, Russell will discuss the themes and trends ...
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ArticleBayer holds month-long summer events programme for staff
Life sciences organisation Bayer has rewarded its UK-based staff with a summer activity programme, which included free lunchtime barbeques and an Olympics-themed event.Bayer, which employs 1,000 staff across three UK sites, introduced the ‘Cool Summer’ programme with the aim of creating a more relaxed atmosphere for employees over the summer, ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Work-life balance takes centre stage
How well does your organisation support employees’ work-life balance?This week, Glassdoor revealed the top 20 organisations providing employees with a good work-life balance, based on staff ratings submitted to the jobs and recruitment site. The list comprises employers from a wide variety of industry sectors, including Goodman Masson, Cisco Systems, ...
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ArticlePizza motivates staff more than money
Something for the weekend: Although many employees are partial to a cheese-topped pizza feast as a takeaway treat, academic research has found that the moreish Italian classic is a better motivator for staff than a monetary bonus.Dan Ariely, a professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, found that offering ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 49% cite flexible working as most coveted future benefit
Just under half (49%) of respondents say flexible-working arrangements and work-life balance will be the most important benefits to them in the future, making it the most coveted benefit, according to research by Grass Roots.Its Future of employee benefits report, which surveyed 1,000 employees and 200 HR managers, also found ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: What will Brexit mean for effective global reward strategies?
Over the past few months, one topic has dominated numerous conversations: the result of the EU referendum. Whichever way you voted and whatever you think of the Brexit result, there can be no denying that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) will have widespread ramifications.The true reach ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should bonuses be scrapped?
Are bonuses an effective tool to drive employee performance? Or are they too often perceived as an entitlement rather than a reward for performance?Earlier this week, Woodford Investment Management hit the headlines when it was revealed that founder Neil Woodford axed bonuses in favour of paying a flat basic salary ...
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ArticleQantas awards bonus to employees to recognise record results
Australian airline Qantas is to award its 25,000 employees a bonus to celebrate the organisation achieving record results in the past financial year.Its record results bonus will see full-time employees receive a $3,000 bonus (approximately £1,730.71) each, while part-time staff are due to receive $2,500 (approximately £1,442.26) each.Combined with a ...
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ArticleInspired Outsourcing celebrates staff achievements with Oscars-themed awards
Newcastle-based contact centre Inspired Outsourcing has recognised staff performance with an Oscars-themed award ceremony.The ceremony, which was aimed at celebrating the achievements of the organisation's 140 employees, as well as supporting staff retention and engagement, recognised individuals in categories including ‘Most valuable advisor’, ‘Lifetime achievement award’ and the ‘Rising star ...
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ArticlePaycare introduces paid volunteering leave
Paycare has given its employees two additional days of paid leave so that they can undertake charity and volunteering work.The Wolverhampton-based health cash plan organisation launched the initiative in June to enable staff to support worthwhile causes of their choice.A number of employees, including senior management, have taken up the ...
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ArticleChiswick Park holds Olympics-themed event for employees
Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work hosted an Olympics-themed ‘Winner Takes It All’ event on Friday 5 August 2016 as part of its summer activity programme.The event was open to employees from the 45 organisations on site, which include Ericsson, Halliburton, Swarovski, and the Walt Disney Company.The lunchtime event, which ran between 12pm ...
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Article65% believe offering benefits strengthens their reputation as a good place to work
Around two-thirds (65%) of employer respondents feel that offering employee benefits can strengthen an organisation’s reputation as a good employer to work for, improving talent attraction and retention, according to research by Busy Bees Benefits.Its Changing perceptions of personal financial health and wellbeing research, which surveyed 293 employers and 1,371 ...
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Article86% do not receive seasonal summer perks
More than eight in 10 (86%) respondents do not receive any additional workplace perks or seasonal benefits during the summer months, according to research by Peldon Rose.Its Happy office survey, which surveyed 611 London-based office staff, also found that only 43% of respondents currently feel appreciated by their organisation.The research ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Is your workplace ready for Rio?
This week finally sees the 2016 Olympics get underway in Rio, after what seems like months of increasingly critical headlines questioning the readiness of the host nation and its ability to successfully stage ‘the greatest show on Earth’.Whether such speculation will ultimately prove to be justified remains to be seen, ...
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ArticleHow to motivate Whitehall's feline employees
Something for the weekend: UK government officials are adding chin rubs, belly strokes, and plenty of cuddles to their employee motivation and reward strategies as they welcome new hire Gladstone, the latest cat to join Whitehall's mouse-catching team.Based at the Treasury, the one-year-old, short-haired black cat has been named after ...
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OpinionAaron Hayward: Employment policies need to be reviewed in light of changing workforce demographics
By 2025, generation Y is expected to make up 75% of the workforce, according to the Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation's Gen Y study, published in April 2011. If managers and business owners want to grow and retain the younger workforce, they will need to take a look at, ...
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Article79% of millennials believe benefits would make them more loyal to employer
More than three-quarters (79%) of millennial respondents believe that receiving benefits would make them more loyal to the organisation they work for, according to research by BrightHR.The It pays to play study, which surveyed 2,023 people, also found that 45% of 16-25 year old respondents receive workplace reward and benefits ...
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ArticleRoyal College of Nursing celebrates centenary with year-long staff activity programme
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is running a year-long programme of engagement activities for its staff to mark its 100th birthday, including a reward scheme, walks and runs, and a number of charity initiatives.In recognition of the role employees have played over its 100-year history, the RCN introduced a ...
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Article37% of financial organisations introduce flexible-working initiatives
Over a third (37%) of financial service organisation respondents have introduced, or are planning to introduce, flexible-working initiatives as part of their employee value proposition, according to research by Mercer.Its Global financial services executive compensation snapshot survey, which polled 68 financial services organisations across 20 countries in Europe, North America ...
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ArticleHarris and Co engages staff through outdoor team-building event
Accountancy firm Harris and Co held an outdoor activity day for it employees to encourage employee engagement and team building.The Yorkshire-based organisation swapped its usual summer social for the outdoor team-building event following feedback from staff.The event included a series of fun games such as archery, darts, memory games and ...