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27, The true impact of reward in the workplace
Reward should be used to maintain engagement, not get staff engaged in the first place, says Bill Alexander, chief executive officer, Red Letter Days for Business.Recognition continues to sit at the bottom of the priorities list. However, stepping outside of the working environment, if we were to help a friend ...
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ArticleEY links global recognition programme to corporate values
EY has awarded its employees $1m through its global recognition programme, which connects its corporate values with the celebration of its workforce’s efforts and achievements.Its global employee recognition programme, Better Begins With You, recognises employees who have found innovative and impactful ways of fulfilling the organisation’s aim of building a ...
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ArticleMorrisons invests £30m in staff rest area revamp
Morrisons is to conduct a four-year, £30 million makeover of its facilities for staff.The revamp aims to provide employees with rest areas that help them to recharge and relax during breaks. It follows employee feedback for more modern and comfortable rest spaces in the workplace.The upgrade will include the development ...
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ArticleGovernment announces draft regulations on gender pay reporting
The government has published its draft regulations on its compulsory gender pay gap reporting for organisations with 250 employees or more.Nicky Morgan, women and equalities minister, outlined the government’s plans to close the gender pay gap within a generation. The regulations include government plans to publish the pay gap by ...
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ArticleAsda, Roche and Vauxhall Motors are among the UK's Top Employers 2016
Asda, Bentley Motors, HCL Technologies, KFC, Roche and Vauxhall Motors were among the winners at the Top Employers UK 2016 Awards, which took place on 10 February at London’s Guildhall.Some 71 organisations were recognised at the ceremony for their high standards of excellence in employee conditions, performance and talent management, ...
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ArticleWNDirect introduces new benefits and gains living wage accreditation
Delivery firm WNDirect has introduced new benefits for its 80 employees and has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.In December 2015, the organisation introduced a volunteering programme for its employees and regular desk massages for office-based staff.It also launched WNVoice, an initiative that gives ...
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ArticleB&Q to increase pay for 90% of shop floor staff
DIY store chain B&Q is to raise the hourly pay of 90% of its shop floor workers to at least £7.66 an hour from 1 April 2016.Shop floor employees currently receive a minimum of £6.70 an hour.The new pay rate is higher than the statutory national living wage rate of ...
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ArticleRift Group launches employee engagement platform
Tax prediction services provider Rift Group has launched an employee engagement, reward and recognition platform for its 150 members of staff.The platform was launched in December 2015 so that employees could take advantage of retail discounts ahead of Christmas.The organisation introduced childcare and bikes-for-work vouchers for employees on 1 January, ...
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Viewpoint: Peter Reilly: Use a variety of reward mechanisms to motivate staff
Good HR practice states that performance related pay (PRP) is the only effective means to reward staff based on some kind of judgement of their contribution to the organisation they work for.There is an assumption that PRP will motivate employees to perform better, but this simple logic makes big assumptions, ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid is wined and dined
Every so often someone from Smarmy Consulting asks me out. I don’t mean in that way; I mean they offer me lunch. I don’t get too worked up about such jollies; I know there is no such thing as a free lunch. The price of this one will be that ...
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Article54% believe good work-life balance boosts staff engagement
Just over half (54%) of employer respondents believe that having a good work-life balance makes workers feel more engaged, according to research by global computer technology corporation Oracle.The Oracle simply talent research, which surveyed 250 Western European HR decision makers, also found that 93% of respondents say that employee engagement ...
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ArticleHeight for Hire to launch employee engagement and communication portal
Access platform rental firm Height for Hire is to launch an employee engagement and internal communications hub for its 200 employees.The portal, provided by Reward Gateway, will enable Height for Hire’s staff to access existing benefits, as well as instant rewards and recognition schemes, through a centralised online hub using ...
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ArticleWalmart US staff to receive pay increase
Around 1.2 million employees at Walmart US and at its warehouse chain, Sam’s Club, are to receive a pay increase.The pay increase will come into effect on 20 February, bringing the average wage for full-time staff to $13.38 an hour and the average part-time hourly wage to $10.58.All staff employed ...
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ArticleHarrods, Jaguar Land Rover and AstraZeneca are named UK’s top employers
AstraZeneca, Harrods and Jaguar Land Rover are the best employers to work for in the UK, according to research by financial software, data, and media firm Bloomberg.The Bloomberg best employers UK 2016 survey of 15,000 employees in more than 1600 UK-based organisations with at least 500 staff, ranked the firms ...
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ArticleStarbucks China introduces sabbatical leave and housing allowance subsidy
Starbucks is introducing a sabbatical leave policy and housing allowance subsidy for its 30,000 Chinese employees.The organisation's Career Coffee Break scheme enables employees with 10 consecutive years of service to take a sabbatical of up to 12 months. Although the leave is unpaid, employees will still be entitled to receive ...
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Article27% feel appreciated through workplace reward and recognition
Just over a quarter (27%) of respondents feel most appreciated as a result of reward and recognition in the workplace, according to research by office design firm Peldon Rose.Its survey, based on responses from 871 London office workers, also found that over half (56%) of respondents feel they are only ...
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Article85% would opt for a pay rise or bonus over workplace perks
More than two-fifths (85%) of respondents would rather receive a pay rise or bonus instead of workplace perks, according to research by job vacancy website CV Library.Its survey of 2,439 employees also found that 24% of respondents receive workplace perks from their employer, of which 24% would rather have the ...
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ArticleEY awards staff $1m through global recognition programme
EY has rewarded the achievements of staff through its new global employee recognition programme, Better begins with you.The initiative recognises employees that have found innovative and impactful ways of fulfilling the organisation’s aim of building a better working world.More than 75 finalists in its Better begins with you programme attended ...
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Article24% felt motivated at work in 2015
Less than a quarter (24%) of respondents felt motivated at work in 2015, according to research by Red Letter Days for Business.Its report, Employee motivation: Who came out on top in 2015?’, which is based on 2,006 responses from employees, also found that 34% of staff could not name a ...
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ArticleEntercom introduces new benefits for staff
US radio broadcasting firm Entercom, which employs a total of 2,726 staff, is to introduce new employee benefits in January 2016, including a volunteering initiative, a student loan reimbursement programme and a discounted stock purchase scheme.The volunteering programme will give Entercom’s employees a half-day off each quarter to volunteer for ...