All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 99
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine – November 2014
Employers are looking at how enhanced benefits can help them attract and retain the best employees. Read how in Seducing the talent (page 18)Samsung’s focus on innovation runs right through the organisation, and has been key to the evolution of its employee benefits strategy. Read how in Inspiring change (page ...
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ArticleAsos plans to change management incentive plan
Asos is planning to change the way it rewards top employees through its management incentive plan. The online fashion retailer’s current scheme, which awards bonuses to management based on its share price, is due to run until 2016.However, its share price has fallen by 63% over the last year making ...
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Case StudiesTimpson motives staff with gifts for life events
The shoe repair organisation also felt it was important to avoid offering impersonal benefits.These include a £25 cash award for expectant mothers to help them buy comfortable maternity clothes for work, as well as £25-worth of Mothercare vouchers for all new parents on the birth of a child.The organisation also ...
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ArticleHome Group to re-launch benefits package
Home Group is to re-launch its employee benefits package and introduce three new benefits later this month.Its map-themed re-launch (pictured) will bring together Home Group’s full benefits proposition in a single web-based portal, provided by Edenred. The move is aimed at driving up employees’ engagement with benefits.As well as repositioning ...
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AnalysisCelebrating employees' top life events with gifts and vouchers
If you read nothing else, reach this…Key life events might include birthdays, weddings, the birth of a child, long service and retirement.Whether an employer awards or recognises staff at these key life events will depend on the relationship it has with its employees.It is important, whatever life event is being ...
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Case StudiesThe University of Reading aligns recognition to values
An online recognition portal, introduced in 2012, enables managers to nominate employees for awards with values ranging from £25 to £100. These can be redeemed for vouchers from various retailers.When nominating an employee, a manager has to specify what behaviours the individual has displayed and how these relate to the ...
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AnalysisMotivation can drive productivity
If you read nothing else, read this…Badly thought-out recognition and incentive schemes may improve one performance measure, but damage another.A recognition or incentive scheme cannot be used in isolation.Schemes are most effective when aligned with corporate values.In his article One more time. How do you motivate employees? , first published ...
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ArticleBazaarvoice extends global bonus plan
Bazaarvoice has extended its incentive programme to pay its entire workforce incentive compensation plans in multiple currencies.The consumer ratings and reviews network organisation launched the programme, provided by Xactly, when its manual compensation practices were not deemed to be at an acceptable level in terms of auditability and accuracy. Incentive ...
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AnalysisHow flexible working can boost staff wellbeing
If you read nothing else, read this…The right to request flexible working was extended to all UK employees on 30 June 2014.Flexible working options allow staff to be more flexible about managing their health, whether it be controlling the times they take medication, frequent the gym or cycle to work.Flexible ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of parents rate flexible working as very important
Nearly three-quarters of parents rate flexible working as very important when they are looking for a new job, according to research by Workingmums.co.uk, sponsored by BBC Future Media.The survey of more than 2,000 parents also found that homeworking is the most popular form of flexible working among employers, but few ...
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ArticleDebi O’Donovan: You can't bottle time
Making time during busy working days can be tricky, as so many tasks (and emails) pile up demanding our attention. But without time set aside to think creatively, to step back and consider strategy, to stop and do things differently, we get bogged down. We are often too busy to ...
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AnalysisIdeas for alternative work Christmas parties
If you read nothing else, read this…Work Christmas parties may not suit organisations on a budget, with large numbers of shift workers or for which Christmas is their busiest time of the year.Holding events out of season or on Sunday nights can be more cost-effective.Fitness-based events can tie in to ...
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AnalysisTime-saving tips for benefits managers
If you read nothing else, read this…Time is increasingly a factor for in-house benefits teams when implementing or reviewing products and services.Putting more of the burden on to consultancies, brokers or suppliers is an option, and many will offer services they don’t always shout about.New tools are emerging that ...
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Article71% would sacrifice a higher salary for appreciation
Nearly three-quarters (71%) of employees would turn down a higher salary to continue working for an employer that regularly thanks them for their efforts, according to research by One4all Rewards.Its Thank you report, which surveyed employees in more than 1,000 UK organisations, also found that 71% would prefer to work ...
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Article34% of Christmas reward budget is wasted
A failure by employers to effectively plan and deliver end-of-year recognition leads to around a third (34%) of Christmas rewards being wasted, according to research by Edenred.Its Reward and recognition at Christmas 2014: How to give an impactful end of year ‘thank you’ to employees report, which surveyed 1,000 employees, ...
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AnalysisKim Stephenson: Why offer Christmas incentives?
The Christmas bonus, be it a cash or non-cash incentive, once a year in addition to usual compensation, is not linked to improved performance or a profit share. Nor is it designed to focus employees on objectives or behaviours. It therefore does not establish a link between pay and performance ...
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ArticleReading Uni launches benefits on a limited budget
Claire Eckett, HR manager, rewards and benefits at the University of Reading, will share her experiences of launching a recognition programme on a limited budget during a session at Employee Benefits Live.The session, ‘Motivation and recognition schemes to drive productivity’, will cover why the university introduced the scheme, how it ...
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Article42% believe they are paid fairly
Less than half (42%) believe they are paid fairly, according to research by consultancy Towers Watson. Its latest Global Workforce Study, which surveyed 32,000 employees, also found that salary is the number one reason why employees may consider switching job.The research also found that 46% were anxious about their financial ...
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OpinionNeil Conway: Seasonal reward needs careful thought
At individual, group and organisational levels, there are good reasons to intensify the use of year-round incentive schemes, such as performance-related pay, merit pay and bonuses, at Christmas, due to increased trade and therefore increased organisational need for labour supply.Also, employees’ desire for money is heightened at Christmas and the ...
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Case StudiesSuperdry awards restaurant vouchers as Christmas rewards
With nearly 3,000 employees and 123 stores around the UK, Superdry faces a difficult challenge in celebrating the Christmas season with its staff.In December 2013, the retailer presented every employee with a £30 Restaurant Choice gift voucher to fund their team Christmas outing. The vouchers could be spent at more ...