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Only 49% are motivated by pay
Almost half (49%) of respondents are motivated by how much they are paid, according to research by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).Its Beyond the bonus: driving employee performance research, which surveyed more than 1,000 employees, found that performance-related bonuses were considerably less effective as a motivator, with only ...
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Dr Benjamin Reid: How can employers offer benefits to suit allgenerations?
The days of treating all employees as a ‘lump’ of labour, with the same package or deal across the board, are long gone. How to segment the workforce is therefore a pressing issue, and triaging by generation is an increasingly popular approach, of which the report Talking about my generation: ...
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Sodexo recognises long-serving staff
Facilities management organisation Sodexo has hosted a restaurant cruise to recognise more than 100 employees for their long service with the organisation.These employees, who have completed 20, 30 or 40 years’ service, were treated to a lunch on-board Bateaux London’s Symphony, a restaurant cruise vessel.Following the cruise along the Thames, ...
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Employee recognition more important than ever
The first, a survey conducted among 3,000 employees by Research Now on behalf of Capita Employee Benefits, found that being thanked or recognised for work is the second most popular employee benefit, after a pay rise.Michael Rose, director at Rewards Consulting, said: “Because the economy is tight and pay increase ...
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Employees would change jobs for flexible working
Nearly six in 10 (59%) office workers would change jobs if their employer did not offer flexible-working arrangements, according to research by recruitment firm Office Angels.The research, which surveyed more than 1,000 office workers and 110 employers, found that nearly half (48%) of employee respondents choose to work flexibly because ...
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OTS prioritises ‘quick wins’ in benefits tax changes
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a paper that prioritises its list of the 43 ‘quick wins’ around changes to the tax system in relation to benefits and expenses.The paper covers areas such as fleet management, bikes-for-work schemes and long-service awards.HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has undertaken an ...
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Alignment to business strategy is key to benefit plan success
Employers with plans to refresh their employee benefits package should start by ensuring that they understand their organisation’s business strategy, according to Raffaela Goodby (pictured), head of organisational development, engagement and wellbeing at Birmingham City Council.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live on 26 September, Goodby said: “If [an employer] is reviewing ...
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Employee Benefits Award winners give top benefit scheme tips
For employers wanting to engage staff in their benefit scheme it needs to be simple, have good communication and be fun.Speaking during a session at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September, several winners of the 2013 Employee Benefits Awards, gave their top tips on making a successful benefits strategy.Debra Corey, ...
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ArticleMotivation report 2013
Read the digital version of the Motivation 2013 supplement.The report includes the following articles:The motivational impact of sports and social clubsMcDonald’s Restaurants built on motivationEli Lilly links voluntary benefits and recognitionMotivational sporting events to follow in 2014How to run a global recognition schemeHow to run legally-compliant long-service award schemesRead the ...
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Santander and Allianz promote National Work-Life Week
Barclays, Allianz, National Grid, Santander UK and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust are among the employers promoting National Work-Life Week, from 23 to 27 September, to staff.Barclays is to run a week of activities focused on flexible working, including workshops for managers and a panel debate at the end ...
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ArticleThird of City job searchers value pay
Just 29% of respondents chose salary as the most important criteria for selecting a new job, according to research by financial services recruitment firm Empiric.Its research found that 27% of respondents said that having a good work-life balance was their main consideration.It also found that 39% of respondents value having ...
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The Body Shop staff complete charity bike ride
A team of employees from The Body Shop completed a 240-mile bike ride from London to Paris in just three days.The team of 23 employees left Croydon on 27 August and reached Portsmouth in the evening to take a ferry to France. They covered the remaining distance from Caen to ...
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NHS staff want improved benefits communications
Almost half (44%) of respondents felt that employee benefits communications in the NHS need to be improved, according to research by The Voucher Shop.Its 2013 NHS Employee survey, which was completed by 2,185 NHS staff across the UK, found that only 3% of respondents said benefits communications was excellent.The research ...
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HR4UK launches tax-paid reward scheme
HR4UK has introduced a tax and national insurance-paid employee reward scheme to its Employment Handbook system.The Rewards voucher cheque scheme is designed to enable employers to provide their staff with motivational incentives with the basic rate tax already paid, removing the typical associated paperwork or follow-on tax bill, plus the ...
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Recognition valued by employees
More than a third (34%) of employees believe being thanked or recognised for their work is the most valuable workplace benefit, after a pay rise, according to research by Capita Employee Benefits.Its research, which surveyed 3,000 employees, found that recognition topped flexible hours (cited as most valuable by 22%) and ...
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Recognition impacts key business results
Value-based recognition schemes can significantly impact key business results, according to research by Globoforce.The Globoforce Summer workforce mood tracker study, which surveyed 708 US-based employees between May 16 to June 3 2013, found that recognised employees are more satisfied with performance reviews and perceive an impact on a wide variety ...
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Buyer's guide to electronic voucher motivation cards
The factsWhat are electronic voucher motivation cards?They are paper-based vouchers or plastic cards loaded with a cash value that can be spent at a single designated retail outlet or at multiple retailers. Travel and experience vouchers are also available.Where can employers get more information?The UK Gift Card Voucher Association on ...
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No correlation between pride and pay
There is no correlation between professional pride and pay, ,according to research by recruitment firm Randstad Financial and Professional.The research, which surveyed more than 2,000 employees across 20 different sectors, found that insurance professionals, who have the most professional pride of any UK sector, receive a higher-than-average salary of £639.50 ...
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Reward not linked to business objectives
Only 28% of respondents have a defined strategy in place that links reward and incentives to business objectives, according to research by Edenred.Its Getting more from employee reward and incentives research, which surveyed 50 HR and benefits managers, found that 23% of respondents track how reward and incentives contribute to ...
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InterContinental staff share 33,000 recognition awards
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) employees have received more than 33,000 global recognition awards.The hotel group rolled out an international recognition programme for more than 350,000 employees in almost 100 countries in November 2011.The programme, Bravo, which is provided by Globoforce, enables the hotel group to encourage employee behaviour that reflects ...