News – Page 46
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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 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Royal Mail Group receives 1,200 orders for car salary sacrifice scheme
Royal Mail Group has seen staff place 1,200 orders for cars after launching a salary sacrifice car scheme in March.It launched its My Drive scheme, which employees can take up at any time and is provided by Zenith, in conjunction with the launch of its flexible benefits plan, branded My ...
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Article44% of employees are happy with their benefits package
Less than half (44%) of employees are happy with the benefits they receive, a drop from 53% last year, according to research by Willis PMI Group.The survey, which polled 1,197 UK-based full- or part-time employees aged between 18 and 64 on their perceptions of benefits and wellbeing schemes, also showed ...
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ArticleCisco takes part in team relay triathlon for Sports Relief
Cisco UK and Ireland will compete in the Leaderboard charity team relay triathlon this weekend to raise funds for Sports Relief.Led by Cisco UK and Ireland's chief executive Phil Smith, 30 UK chief executive officers and up to 1,000 participants from various organisations will meet at Eton Dorney Lakes on ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas supports staff in Nine Peaks Challenge
Employees at BNP Paribas Real Estate will take on the Nine Peaks Challenge in September to help raise £30,000 for the organisation’s charity partner, the Alzheimer’s Society.The team of 20 employees from across the business will scale the three highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland in less than 72 ...
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ArticleReward Gateway to launch global wellbeing allowance for staff
Reward Gateway is to launch a wellbeing allowance and holiday buy and sell for its 330 staff worldwide.The two new benefits, which will launch in July, will be available to all employees based in six countries worldwide.The wellbeing allowance, called Wellbeing Choice, is a quarterly allowance paid through payroll, which ...
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ArticleData8 launches voluntary benefits scheme
Data8 has launched a new employee wellbeing and reward benefit for its 35 staff members.The data management organisation, in partner with Perkbox, has increased its employee reward offering with access to retail discounts, savings on gym memberships and travel, as well as the provision of health and wellness offers. The ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 54% offer flexible-working initiatives
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (54%) of respondents offer flexible-working initiatives, according to the Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, published in June 2016.Among the other lifestyle benefits offered by respondents’ organisations, 48% provide additional annual leave for life events or in recognition of long service, and 31% offer enhanced ...
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ArticleProfessor Sir Cary Cooper: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?
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 ...
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ArticleSara Duxbury: How can employers use reward to improve job satisfaction?
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 ...
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ArticleBBC Parliament staff strike over pay grade dispute
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 ...
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Article61% see improved employee performance through investment in workplace culture
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 ...
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ArticleAnglian Water launches reward and recognition platform
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 ...
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Article61% want US employers to offer paid volunteering leave
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 ...
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ArticleSGS launches long-service award for employees
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 ...
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ArticleEpson and UKTV shortlisted for most motivational benefits
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 ...
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ArticleEmma Hart: What is the impact of introducing unlimited leave?
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 ...
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ArticleChiswick Park launches lunch hour summer events programme
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 ...