All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 95
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3: Motivation and recognition: a roundup of case studies on boosting staff morale
LateRooms.com has launched a long-service awards scheme that will reward long-serving staff with a voucher of either £150 or £250 for a Red Letter Days’ experience. The organisation has also relaunched its recognition scheme http://bit.ly/1EiRXFK Nearly all (95%) the staff at Chiswick Park, which includes organisations such as Discovery, PepsiCo, ...
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Supplement, 6,7,8: Motivating a multi-generational workforce
If you read nothing else, read this…Different generations value, and are motivated by, different rewards and benefits, at least in the non-core benefits space.There is a risk of over-generalising if employees are pigeon-holed into generational groups.Personalised rewards and flexible benefit schemes can help accommodate different needs.According to the Hays UK ...
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ArticleChartered Institute of Legal Executives to boost wellbeing with table tennis
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has launched a new table tennis workplace wellbeing initiative for its 140 onsite staff.The awarding body and professional association for lawyers and legal professionals introduced the scheme with the support of Table Tennis England. It plans to run regular competitions to increase employee involvement ...
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ArticleLateRooms.com launches long-service awards
EXCLUSIVE: LateRooms.com has launched a long-service awards scheme, which will award long-serving staff with either a £150 or £250 voucher for a Red Letter Days experience.Some 17% of LateRooms.com’s employees will receive a voucher as a reward for being with the hotel booking service for five or ten years.The online ...
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ArticleBritish Airways gives staff allotment
British Airways has offered employees allotment plots at its headquarters near Heathrow Airport to help improve their general health and wellbeing.The allotment is being offered to staff to coincide with National Allotment Week, which runs from 10-16 August 2015.The allotment keepers also have a social network on which they can ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Why the small stuff matters
At the same time, we frequently hear from all sections of the industry how some employers are taking the time to listen to what their employees really want from their benefits packages. So, I have to admit, I was a little surprised to hear of the decision of some (fairly ...
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Driving engagement and productivity and recognising the importance of communicating benefits
brightcove.createExperiences();The 10 minute video tutorial above covers:How can you make staff engagement a driver of performance?How can employers help to drive engagement?How can we support productivity with a healthy workforce?How can employers help to drive productivity?Can the communication of benefits really ...
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Article34% too tired from work to enjoy life outside of it
Over a third (34%) of respondents are too tired to enjoy life outside of work as a result of their job, according to research by communications consultancy Lansons.Its Britain at work report, which is based on two surveys conducted by Opinium with 2,003 and 2,008 UK employees, found that this ...
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Article32% of London workers are motivated by non-monetary benefits
Around a third (32%) of workers in London are most motivated by non-monetary benefits, selecting them as a key differential when looking for work, according to research by NGA Human Resources.The study, which surveyed 1,500 people working full-time in UK-based organisations, also found that around three-quarters (76%) of Londoners say ...
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ArticleBT staff to receive £265m through share schemes
Some 23,000 BT employees are to receive £265 million between them through the organisation’s share scheme payout.Two of the communication firm’s sharesave plans have matured, a five-year plan that opened in 2010 and a three-year plan that commenced in 2012.Almost 13,000 employees joined each of the schemes and around 2,500 ...
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ArticleNetflix introduces unlimited maternity and paternity leave
Netflix has implemented unlimited maternity and paternity leave for its 2,019 members of staff during the first year after a child’s birth or adoption. The on-demand media streaming service has introduced the initiative in an attempt to combine the needs and aspirations of its employees and the business.Parents can return ...
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ArticlePepsiCo and Starbucks boost productivity via wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE: Almost all (95%) of staff at Chiswick Park, which includes organisations such as Discovery, PepsiCo, Pernod Richard and Starbucks, feel that their productivity has been boosted by taking part in summer wellbeing events.The events, which are part of the business park’s Enjoy Work programme, are aimed at the 8,000 ...
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ArticleSpecsavers introduces retail incentive scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Specsavers has implemented an epoints system to reward and motivate its 17,500 employees.The optical retailer has introduced the multi-retailer consumer loyalty scheme from epoints Rewards, through which its employees can choose to buy products from retailers such as Thorntons, Amazon, Marks and Spencer, Odeon, T.G.I. Fridays and Pizza Hut.Specsavers ...
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ArticleIkea to raise minimum hourly salaries to almost $12 in the US
Ikea will increase its minimum hourly wage for its US employees to $11.87, which is $4.62 above the US national minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.From 1 January 2016, the average minimum hourly wage paid to staff will rise from $10.76 to $11.87, a $1.11, representing a 10.3% increase.The initiative ...
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ArticleTop tweets about the Employee Benefits Awards 2015
@Visualsoft: We had an amazing day in London on Friday at the #EBAwards (and walked away winners too!) – thank you @employeebenefit@Lucywillmeister: Reminded yesterday how fun bumper cars are #EBAwards @JoannaLongman: Congratulations to all the winners at the Employee Benefits Awards #EBAwards #Simplyhealth @Gramemejmooney: Great day so far at #EBAwards. ...
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ArticleStaff save £122.94 a month through share schemes
More than 1.4 million UK employees are now saving an average of £122.94 a month by investing in the oranisation they work for through share schemes, according to a study from IFS Proshare. Data from its annual Sharesave (SAYE) and share incentive plan (Sip) survey reveals that these figures are ...
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Case StudiesCapital One develops proposition to become a destination employer
Its vision of ‘making lives better’ underpins everything the employer does, having gone on a journey of rebuilding trust between the business, leadership, management and its employees.Karen Bowes, vice-president of international HR and sustainability at Capital One, says: “It is hard to compete with employers with a big external brand ...
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Case StudiesUKTV creates ideas culture to attract and retain employees
The TV broadcaster builds on this strategy to become a destination employer for top talent. It operates a strong focus on reward and recognition with three schemes to incentivise people to be creative, including a peer nomination scheme, on-the-spot thank yous from manangers and an employee awards ceremony.It also offers ...
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ArticleJust 6% see work-life balance as a priority
Just 6% of HR directors say work-life balance is a priority for their department, according to research by executive coaching provider Morgan Redwood.Its study, based on 250 responses from heads of HR departments, also found that just over a quarter (26%) regard staff wellbeing as being very closely connected to ...
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ArticleHyde Group pilots workplace massages
EXCLUSIVE: Housing association The Hyde Group (Hyde) is to pilot massages in the workplace across all its main offices as it puts an increased focus on employees’ health and wellbeing.The programme, provided by Massage in the Workplace, will take place throughout July, although it will continue to run until December ...