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Article59% say CEOs are focused on finances rather than their employees
More than half (59%) of respondents believe that chief executive officers (CEOs) are focused on finances rather than employees, according to research by Coleman Parkes and the Workforce Institute at Kronos.Its The £60bn question report, which surveyed 200 employees, 150 HR managers and 150 business and operations managers, also found ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: Are employees becoming more influential in driving benefits strategy?
Any self-respecting director of reward will say: ‘Of course. We offer them a flex plan, don’t we (even if take-up is often low); and do lots of interesting generational analysis of our staff engagement survey results (even if we rarely do anything in response).’There is a long history of research, ...
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ArticleWendy Choyce: Are employees becoming more influential in driving benefits strategy?
With more than 30 years of working in people management, I believe that there are several key factors that influence and drive performance levels within a business. One of these, without a doubt, is putting employees at the core of what you do, ensuring that they know that they are ...
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ArticleJulia Hanna: Are employees becoming more influential in driving benefits strategy?
Employees are driving benefits strategy in a number of ways: as talent; as employees without borders; as interest groups; as collaborators; and as consumers.Employees are more mobile, educated, technologically enabled and focused on the short term than ever. They want recognition of their needs, involvement, participation and transparency.The world of ...
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ArticleChiswick Park Enjoy-Work hosts eco event for 8,000 employees
Organisations located at Chiswick Park marked Earth Day on Friday 22 April with a lunchtime event for the 8,000 employees on site.The Go Green event included tree-planting activities in line with Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work’s sustainability strategy and Let’s Get Planting initiative.Employees at the organisations based at Chiswick Park, which include ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail and Unilever among winners at 2016 Workplace Gender Equality Awards
Deloitte, Herbert Smith Freehills, Royal Mail, Southbank Centre and Unilever are among the winners at the 2016 Business in the Community (BITC) Workplace Gender Equality Awards.The awards recognise organisations that have demonstrated leadership in creating equal and inclusive workplaces for women.The awards ceremony (20 April 2016) coincided with the release ...
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ArticleEY launches return-to-work programme
EY has introduced a return-to-work programme to help individuals who have taken a career break to re-enter the workplace.The EY Reconnect initiative will support experienced professionals who have been out of the workplace for between two and 10 years.The 12-week programme will include training, mentoring and coaching opportunities. Participants will ...
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Article38% believe senior leaders are overpaid
More than a third (38%) of respondents believe that senior leaders are overpaid, according to research by reputation management consultancy Lansons and insight agency Opinium.The Britain at work 2016 report, which surveyed 3,002 UK employees, also found that 52% of respondents feel that the level of pay they receive is ...
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Article61% of US employers have a budget for employee engagement
Less than two-thirds (61%) of US employer respondents have some level of funding for employee engagement in 2016, compared to 71% in 2014, according to research by employee engagement and retention firm TalentKeepers.Its 12th annual Employee engagement and retention trends report, which surveyed 887 US employers, also found that 26% ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Reward Gateway owner acquires Perkz
EXCLUSIVE: Reward Gateway’s parent organisation, International Benefits Holding (IBH), has acquired Perkz, an online employee benefits platform for the UK and Ireland.Under the terms of the acquisition, Perkz will operate separately from employee engagement software provider Reward Gateway, and will continue to focus on its current benefits offering and product ...
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ArticleFacebook, Google and Nasa among America’s Best Employers
Costco, Facebook, Google, Nasa, SAS and Southwest Airlines are among those named on Forbes’ America’s Best Employers 2016 list.The ranking is based on a survey of 30,000 US employees that work for organisations employing more than 5,000 staff.The listing recognises organisations’ whose employees would recommend them to others as a ...
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ArticleEmployee engagement is fundamental to a wide range of organisational objectives
Strong employee engagement is the lynchpin for numerous organisational objectives.An engaged workforce is known to be more productive, demonstrate higher levels of performance and, often, its members act as ambassadors for their employer. Organisations that have achieved a successful engagement strategy have invariably noticed links between employee engagement, customer satisfaction ...
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ArticleEmployers must consider the evolving generational mix in benefits strategies
Employee Benefits Connect 2016: Employers need to consider the changing generational mix within the workforce when developing their reward and benefit strategies.In the opening keynote session ‘The evolution of our workforces and the implications for employee benefits’ at Employee Benefits Connect 2016 on 9 March, Nigel Jeremy, chief learning officer ...
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ArticleCommunications require rethink to close engagement gap
Employee Benefits Connect 2016: Employee communications strategies require an overhaul in order to close the communications gap currently impacting employee engagement.Speaking in a session titled ‘Mind the engagement gap’ at Employee Benefits Connect on 9 March, Matt Macri-Waller, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) at Benefex, said that the relevance ...
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ArticleLearn how to use gamification to engage generation Z at Employee Benefits Connect
Delegates attending Employee Benefits Connect 2016 can learn about utilising gamification techniques to engage generation Z during an interactive roundtable session led by Jon Bryant, director, online and communications at Aon Employee Benefits.The session, ‘How important will gamification be in fully engaging generation Z?’, will examine how gamification is currently ...
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Article80% of UK organisations lack staff engagement
Some 80% of UK respondents face a lack of employee engagement in their organisation, according to research by Deloitte.However, its Global human capital trends survey, which is based on 7,000 responses from HR and business leaders in 130 countries, including 140 UK employers, found that just over a third (36%) ...
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Article67% of generation Z employees view salary as most important aspect of a job
More than two-thirds (67%) of generation Z respondents consider salary to be the most important thing about a job, according to research by leadership development organisation the Forum Corporation.The Forum generation report, which surveyed 250 generation Z employees (those born between 1994 and 2000) and 750 employers, also found that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Royal Bank of Scotland engages staff with its sustainability goals
EXCLUSIVE: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is engaging employees with its sustainability and energy-efficiency goals as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy.The organisation's environmental target framework focuses on one initiative each month to boost employee engagement with different environmental aims. Throughout February 2016 it is focusing on energy ...
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Article75% offer flexible working policies
Three-quarters (75%) of employer respondents offer a flexible working policy to their employees, according to research by Vodafone.Its The Flexible: friend or foe? report, which surveyed 4,000 staff and 4,000 employers across Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, the UK and the US, also found ...
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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 ...