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ArticleIn numbers: What factors motivate employees across Europe?
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ArticleAnglia Ruskin University pilots gamified sustainability programme
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has launched a new sustainability and wellbeing behaviour change initiative, using gamification to drive engagement.ARUgreen, operated by Green Rewards through its JUMP engagement programme, is being piloted for six months, initially covering 700 of ARU's 18,000 employees. The pilot launched on Monday 17 September 2018.The initiative ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Keeping employees motivated and engaged
As our Motivation Week, in association with Motivates, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.Today’s employers are increasingly able to recognise the strong link between motivation and performance, and ultimately, the bottom line. ...
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ArticleDAS achieves nearly 90% engagement in its digital rewards programme
Picture by Clint Randall www.pixelprphotography.co.ukLegal expenses insurance organisation DAS has seen almost 90% of its 700 employees in the UK and Ireland actively log in to its RIGHT Here RIGHT Now recognition and rewards programme in the year since its launch.The digital reward solution, developed by PeopleValue, allows managers and ...
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ArticleAlmost two-thirds cite pay as the primary reason they come to work
Almost two-thirds (62%) of UK employee respondents cite pay as the primary reason they come to work, compared to 49% of respondents across Europe, according to research by human resources management software provider ADP.Its survey, which polled 2,518 employees across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK, also found ...
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ArticleRituals Cosmetics sees 62% of staff log on to employee engagement platform in five weeks
Home and body cosmetics organisation Rituals Cosmetics has seen 62% of its 160 employees in the UK and Ireland log on to its employee engagement and reward platform in five weeks.The platform, provided by Perkbox, launched on 23 April 2018. More than a third (39%) of employees logged in on ...
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ArticleReward and recognition identified as top engagement driver for MENA employees
Reward and recognition is the strongest engagement driver for employees based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to research by global professional services firm Aon.Its 2018 Trends in Middle East and North Africa employee engagement report, which surveyed 258,662 employees across 211 MENA-based organisations working in 28 ...
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ArticleParalympic swimmer Marc Woods to present keynote at Employee Benefits Live 2018
Paralympic gold medalist, BBC commentator and author Marc Woods (pictured) is to conclude the two-day conference programme at Employee Benefits Live 2018 with the closing keynote address on Wednesday 3 October 2018.Woods’ session, titled ‘Unleashing your inner HR superstar’, will share insights from his personal journey and reveal the story ...
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ArticleScott’s stance: Equal pay progression develops in wake of gender pay gap reporting
Legal action brought by law firm Leigh Day this month is once again banging the equal pay drum, as retailer Tesco comes under fire for reportedly paying primarily female store-based staff less than the predominantly male workforce at its distribution centres. As of 12 July 2018, Leigh Day has lodged ...
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ArticleGowling WLG launches blockchain-based peer-to-peer recognition scheme
International law firm Gowling WLG has introduced a new blockchain-based peer-to-peer recognition scheme for 1,178 UK employees working at its London and Birmingham offices.The Gowling WLG Reward Token scheme (GRT), launched on 2 July 2018, was designed internally to educate employees about blockchain technology and help staff to earn and ...
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ArticlePoll: 29% believe financial benefits motivate employees most
Employee Benefits poll: More than a quarter (29%) of respondents believe that financial benefits, such as employee share schemes, motivate employees the most.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 143 responses, also found that 25% of respondents think that holiday purchase is the employee benefit that most motivates staff, ...
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Article47% are motivated by pay and remuneration
Just under half (47%) of respondents are motivated and engaged by pay and remuneration, according to research by HR management software provider ADP.The workforce view in Europe 2018, a report that surveyed 9,908 employees across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, also found that 22% ...
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ArticleAnglian Water and Protect Line shortlisted for Most motivational benefits
Water supply organisation Anglian Water (pictured), insurance broker Protect Line and recruitment business X4 Group have been shortlisted in the Most motivational benefits category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.This award celebrates the most effective motivation or incentive strategy to be implemented by an employer.The full category shortlist is:Anglian Water, ...
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Article44% believe a 25% pay rise would improve their happiness at work
More than two fifths (44%) of employees believe that receiving a 25% pay rise would have the biggest impact on improving their happiness at work, according to research by One4all Rewards.Its report, The 2018 happiness survey, which surveyed 1,024 UK employees, also found that 21% think that being thanked more ...
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ArticleTerryberry acquires CottrillsReward
Global recognition provider Terryberry has acquired UK-based reward and recognition organisation CottrillsReward.Following the merger, the business will be known as TerryberryReward in the UK and will provide organisations with reward and recognition programmes that are designed to engage and stimulate employees to achieve business objectives. This includes initiatives such as ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 43% feel more appreciated when offered additional annual leave
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-fifths (43%) of respondents select additional annual leave as the work-related benefit that would make them feel most appreciated at work, according to research by Xexec.Its survey of 1,720 employees also found that 47% of respondents want to receive rewards spontaneously, compared to 38% who would like ...
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ArticleMake Collective offers bonuses to employees who cycle to work
New Zealand-based advertising and creative agency Make Collective offers its six employees a financial year-end bonus if they cycle to and from work.The initiative, which launched in February 2018, awards employees $5 (£2.63) a day if they cycle on their commute. Employees that maintain cycling to and from work for ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules in favour of Air Products in long-term incentive plan age discrimination case
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by industrial gas and chemical retailer Air Products, finding that the organisation can objectively justify retirement at a specific age as a good leaver reason within its long-term incentive plan.The case, Air Products v Cockram, regards employee Michael Cockram, who resigned from ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: DLA Piper develops collaborative feedback performance management
Employee Benefits Connect 2018: Global law firm DLA Piper is developing a collaborative feedback performance management approach in order to increase staff engagement and unlock workplace potential.Speaking as part of the performance conference stream at Employee Benefits Connect 2018 on Wednesday 28 February, Jean Slater-Romp, head of compensation and benefits ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Reward Gateway uses social interaction in reward and recognition strategy
Employee Benefits Connect 2018: Employee engagement organisation Reward Gateway has implemented aspects of social interaction into its reward and recognition strategy.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2018, in a session titled ‘How to be a rebel with recognition in a social world’, Debra Corey (pictured), group reward director at Reward ...