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Asda rewards employees for long service
Asda employees have been awarded for a combination of 41,040 years of service at the supermarket chain’s Big Anniversary event.The event, which is now in its 12th year, recognises staff with 25, 30 or 40 years of service.More than 1,500 employees were recognised this year. They received an extra week’s ...
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Amazon offers US staff education funding
Amazon has launched a programme that offers its US warehouse workers funding for educational courses.The online retailer will pay up to 95% of the tuition, textbook and associated fees, up to $2,000 per year for four years, for courses from accredited schools, which will lead to technical and vocational certificates ...
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Iceland Foods and The Perfume Shop recognised for employee engagement
Iceland Foods and The Perfume Shop have been recognised for their focus on employee engagement. The retailers were presented with employee engagement awards at ORC International’s annual employee engagement conference.Both employers insist on the importance of both listening to employees and acting on feedback, and making it clear how staff ...
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10% of respondents to offer flexible working during Olympics
Only one in 10 respondents said their employer is allowing flexible working to attend the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).The research, How will the Olympics affect businesses, found that 10% of respondents said their employer is permitting staff ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Bwin.Party introduces international recognition programme
Bwin.Party is introducing a global recognition programme for its 2,700 employees working across three continents.The programme, provided by Corporate Rewards, enables the company's employees to recognise their colleagues with a 'thank you' and points to spend in an online reward shop.However, the structure of the online gaming organisation's business has ...
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Siemens UK wins award for employee recognition
Siemens UK has won the gold award in the employee recognition category of the Institute of Promotional Marketing (IPM) Awards 2012.Siemens UK's Champions programme, which allows employees to recognise their colleagues who demonstrate the firm's corporate values, is available to all 12,000 UK staff.Recognition nominations can be submitted online or ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Nice Content launches to provide social media training for employees
A business called Nice Content has been launched to provide social media training for employees.The service aims to help employers ensure their employees have the right skills to manage social media effectively. This in turn can help employees to make the most of social media sites like Twitter for personal ...
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RPMI employees take part in Race for Life
Employees at pension administrator RPMI have raised £828.55 by completing Cancer Research UK's Race for Life.The fundraising event, which was held in Darlington on 10 June, saw almost 3,000 women of all ages running, jogging and walking to raise money for the cancer charity.This is the second year employees at ...
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T-Mobile reduces sickness absence using company choir
T-Mobile has reduced its sickness absence rates by 50% since it introduced a motivational choir at its contact centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.The Sing and Inspire programme was introduced in April 2011. More than 200 employees take part in the vocal health training and vocal power course, while 100 employees ...
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Leasedrive Group staff to take part in charity bike ride
Leasedrive Group employees are participating in a 400-mile, four-day, four-country charity bike ride.The Big Four Charity Bike Ride starts at the fleet management group's Wokingham headquarters and travels through France, Belgium and Luxenbourg.Seventeen employees will be cycling to raise money for a variety of charities, including Leonard Cheshire Disability, Macmillan ...
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Oliver Valvetek hosts barbecue to reward staff
Oliver Valvetek has hosted a barbecue for staff following its success in the 2012 Queen Awards for Enterprise in the international trade category.Founder and chairman Michael Oliver and his family joined employees at the barbecue.The award was handed out thanks to the firm’s growth in international sales between 2007 and ...
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Alton Towers staff receive contortionist training to combat claustrophobia
Alton Towers is offering its employees training sessions from a contortionist to help them deal with the dark and cramped conditions of the park’s newest attraction.Staff working on the Nemesis Sub-Terra, which features a network of catacombs, tunnels and dark cramped cages, have complained of claustrophobia.Alton Towers has therefore hired ...
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ACF Car Finance wins payroll-giving award
Car dealer ACF Car Finance has been awarded a platinum award by the Institute of Fundraising for its commitment to payroll giving.The platinum-level award, which was introduced in 2012 to mark the 25th anniversary of payroll giving, is held by 30 UK organisations.It celebrates employers that encourage staff to make ...
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Positive shift in employee engagement worldwide
Latin America has the highest employee engagement levels, according to research by Aon Hewitt.Its 2012 Global engagement report analysed employee engagement trends among more than 3,100 organisations representing 9.7 million employees worldwide.In Latin America, 71% of respondents cited high levels of employee engagement, compared to 64% in North America, 58% ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Large employers celebrate Queen'’s Jubilee with staff
Employers such as Asda, B&Q, Health Shield, Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at the beginning of June with tailored recognition schemes and motivational events for staff.Asda awarded one employee in each of its stores and distribution centres the title of ‘Jubilee Colleague of the Day’ ...
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Ernst and Young shortlisted in Business in the Community Awards 2012
Ernst and Young has been shortlisted in two categories at the Business in the Community (BITC) Awards for Excellence 2012.The awards recognise the role that business plays in local communities by awarding organisations for the impact and innovation of their responsible business programmes across a number of categories.The professional services ...
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More than half of employers to allow flexibility during Olympics
More than half of employers are making changes to their working practices during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to enable staff to work more flexibly, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The annual CIPD/Hays resourcing and talent planning survey also found that 30% ...
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Admiral Group, Baringa Partners and Intuit UK are top winners at Best Places to Work 2012
Admiral Group, Baringa Partners and Intuit UK were among the UK employers named the Best Workplaces 2012.The UK’s Best Workplace programme, which is run by Great Places to Work UK, consists of an annual employee survey and management culture audit, which pinpoint and evaluate specific aspects of an employer’s people ...
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Staff are happier if they can use their own computer devices at work
Organisations that allow employees to bring their own computer devices (BYOD) to use at work are more attractive employers and enjoy better workplace morale, according to research by cloud computing firm Nasstar.The research, which surveyed 300 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), found that allowing staff to use their own smartphones, ...
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Avanti Travel Insurance staff bungee jump for charity
Avanti Travel Insurance employees bungee jumped for local charity Parc Essex on 7 May.Staff at the travel insurance firm raised £500 for the charity, which creates outdoor adventure playgrounds and indoor resource centres for children with disabilities, by jumping from 100 feet up at The Orange near Braintree in Essex.Avanti ...