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44% do not feel motivated at work
Almost half (44%) of respondents do not feel motivated in the workplace, according to research by management consultancy Hay Group.Its research is based on its Insight database, which includes information from more than 400 organisations across 46 countries, representing 6.7 million employees.The research found that levels of engagement in the ...
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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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Debbie Lovewell: Publicising benefits is key
Despite investing significant amounts of money developing a benefits package to suit their workforce’s needs, often including a wide range of perks, some organisations then fail to communicate these to their employees properly.When you think of the work that goes into developing a benefits strategy, communication may seem like a ...
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RCN awarded for focus on staff wellbeing
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been awarded for its workplace health programme.The Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) Health and Wellbeing Awards, which highlight achievement in the development and implementation of health promotion and community wellbeing, presented the award to RCN for its commitment to the health and wellbeing ...
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Sickness absence levels up slightly
Sickness absence is back up to the levels observed in 2010 and 2011, at an average of 7.6 days per employee per year, following a small decrease in 2012, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The annual CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence management survey, which was completed by ...
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BITC launches 2014 Workwell benchmark
EXCLUSIVE: Business in the Community (BITC) has launched its 2014 Workwell benchmark, which aims to measure organisations’ management of employee wellbeing and engagement in the workplace.The benchmark, which is based on a questionnaire, also aims to help employers create healthy, engaged and flexible workforces.BITC will publish the results in April ...
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Employers fail to reward staff at Christmas
Two-thirds (65%) of respondents do not expect to receive a Christmas reward from their employer this year, according to research by Edenred.Its Saying thank you at Christmas 2013 survey, which questioned 1,000 employees, found that only 30% received a Christmas reward in 2012 and 35% of respondents have never received ...
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Live Nation used merger to increase staff engagement
Live Nation Entertainment has faced a number of challenges in the way it engages employees following the merger between the concert promotion side of its business, Live Nation, and Ticketmaster in 2010.During the keynote session of Employee Benefits Live on 26 September, Brian Newman, vice president of HR at Live ...
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Employee happiness drives productivity
Employees are more productive when they are happy, rather than happy when they are productive, according to Simon Nash (pictured), HR director at law firm Carey Olsen.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2013 on 25 September, Nash claimed that this common employer misconception of motivation is a result of organisations working ...
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Debi O'Donovan: You can only motivate staff face-to-face
As I made my way round the conferences, press briefings and employer meetings trying to absorb all things HR and benefits as quickly as possible, I learned that the psychological contract is the unwritten set of mutual beliefs, perceptions and informal obligations between employer and staff.It is all the stuff ...
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Duncan Brown: Good economic growth via staff management
But in a thought-provoking article published on 25 July, City AM’s editor, Allister Heath, questions the nature and sustainability of this recovery and says: “We must urgently improve the quality of our economic growth.”After the last four years, any growth might seem ‘good’.But Heath perceptively distinguishes between ‘good’, sustainable, long-term ...
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UK bucks global trend for wellbeing dip
Employee owners are the happiest workers in the UK, according to research by global workplace provider Regus.Its annual Work-life balance report, which is based on a poll of 26,000 professionals across the globe, reveals a worldwide dip in wellbeing over the last year, but the UK bucks this trend, up ...
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UPS staff donated 1.8m volunteer hours in 2012
UPS employees donated a record 1.8 million volunteer hours in 2012.According to the global logistics organisation’s Corporate sustainability report 2012, which was published in July, employee volunteers logged 309,520 hours in October 2012 during Global Volunteer Month, which took the year’s total number of volunteer hours to a new record ...
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Thomsons enhances benefits platform
Thomsons Online Benefits has launched a new version of its Darwin employee benefits platform.The New Darwin Reward Centre tool is aimed at tablet users and provides employees with greater access to information, with the aim of engaging the workforce and enabling employees to make more informed decisions around their benefits, ...
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National Grid aligns global recognition
EXCLUSIVE: National Grid employees have shared more than 13,000 recognition moments globally.It initially launched the pilot recognition programme for 3,000 UK employees in April 2012. In April 2013, the programme was rolled out to the rest of the utilities firm’s 15,000 UK and US employees.Following the merger between its UK ...
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Propellernet rewards staff with dream scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Propellernet has introduced a staff motivation scheme to help employees achieve their dreams.The scheme, Dream Balls, is about ensuring the social media organisation’s 42 employees share in its collective success.Nikki Gatenby (pictured), managing director at Propellernet, said: “Our whole ethos, our whole reason for being, is enjoying the workplace. ...
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BITC enhances engagement and wellbeing guidelines
Business in the Community (BITC) has launched a new version of its public reporting guidelines on employee engagement and wellbeing.The guidelines, which were first launched in May 2011 to help organisations implement consistent reporting on employee engagement and wellbeing, now also include detail informed by the expectations of the investor ...
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Work-life balance policies crucial for talent
Individualisation is driving work-life balance strategies and HR policies, which is crucial if organisations are to achieve the talent they require to grow.Speaking at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain, in a session looking at ‘Workplace flexibility as a tool to boost productivity’, Dr Steven Poelmans, professor and director ...
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Yorkshire Water engages staff in wellbeing strategy
Involving employees in health and wellbeing strategies is the best way for employers to see a return on investment.Speaking in a session titled ‘Are health and wellbeing solutions worth investing in?’ at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain on 26 June, Susan Gee, employee health and wellbeing manager at ...
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ATS Euromaster invests in engagement
Tyre manufacturer ATS Euromaster has increased employee engagement, reduced absenteeism and decreased staff turnover following a three-year business turnaround programme.Speaking at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain on 25 June, Irene Stark, HR director at ATS Euromaster, described its programme in a session titled ‘How can engagement drive a ...