All Supplier article articles – Page 112
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Supplier articleCan Radical Candor support your Reward and Recognition strategy?
‘Radical candor’ is a management approach that has gained popularity in Silicon Valley off the back of a bestselling book by former Google and Apple exec, Kim Scott. One of Scott’s key points relates to the importance of challenging directly: leaders telling their employees, in a considerate and objective way, ...
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Supplier articleHow running my first half marathon helped me understand the power of recognition in the workplace
By Meghan Barrett, Content Marketing Editor About a month ago, I ran my first-ever half marathon. Yes, a whole 13.1 miles. It was no easy challenge and there was definitely some mental and physical prepping involved. But even if you’re as prepared as you can be, you never really know ...
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Benefits & CSR (how to use benefits to boost CSR)
Whatever your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, your employee benefits package should support it. Even if you don’t have a specific CSR strategy in place, the benefits you offer can work really well in helping companies execute their economic, environmental and social responsibilities.Start with you and your industryThe type of ...
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Supplier articleInfographic: Why UK employers should lend a helping hand
UK employees are lost when it comes to their finances. With an insufficient understanding of their own money, and a complex financial market to navigate, many employees lack confidence that they can meet their own living costs.If you’re concerned about the financial health of your employees, check out Thomsons Online ...
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Supplier articleHow can Artificial Intelligence impact employee engagement?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is infiltrating every aspect of our lives today and there’s no difference in businesses, both large and small. The rate of technological advancement and disruption is the market is off the charts, so what better time than now for companies to embrace it and use it to ...
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Supplier articleGet ready for Movember
Movember UK is a charity dedicated to tackling testicular cancer, prostate cancer, mental health and suicide prevention and improving the quality of life for men. Movember is every November and this year they have one goal, which is to stop men dying too young.The Movember Foundation states “the state of ...
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Supplier articleHow to set the stage for the IMPACT model and create an effective employee recognition communications plan
By Debra Corey, Group Reward DirectorOnce upon a time, I built what my team and I thought was the best recognition programme ever. It was fantastic, and we were extremely proud of it.“But when I pressed go and released it into the world… nothing happened. So much so, that I ...
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Supplier articleTop do’s and dont’s to create better communication in the workplace
By Catrin Lewis, Head of Global EngagementWhen I first started my role in Internal Communications I decided to take advantage of our great book benefit and invest some time in a book called “The Credible Company” by Roger D’Aprix. I’d recommend it to anyone in the communications business and we’ve ...
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Supplier articleCutting down on sugar in your diet
A shocking 26% of adults are classified as obese, and only 26% of adults consume five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Further to this a horrifying 50% of sugar that children eat comes from sugary snacks and drinks.Sugar Awareness Week is running from the 12th-18th November ...
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An employee benefits communication plan that will boost engagement
Research shows that an employee benefits communication strategy boosts engagement, reduces employee sick leave and improves loyalty. This has been shown to be particularly effective if your employee benefits package includes health and wellbeing schemes. An effective employee benefits communication plan can therefore be an extremely important tool.Assess your workforceThe ...
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4 things to consider when communicating your Employee Assistance Programme
The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a powerful tool as part of any health and wellbeing strategy and is beneficial to both staff and employers. Helping provide employees with confidential advice and support can make your benefits package really stand out.What is an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)?An EAP provides support ...
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Supplier articleTake the fear out of communicating employee survey results
By Kameel Martin, Senior Client Success ManagerIt’s an all-too common mistake that HR professionals make — all the effort of running an employee survey is put into the beginning of the process; designing the survey, selecting the questions, setting it up, and there’s a whole campaign to get your people ...
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Supplier articleMake employee recognition a piece of cake: 10 low-cost ways to motivate employees
By Debra Corey, Group Reward Director Welcome to part two of our Summer Fridays mini-series, where we’ll continue to share new ideas with you for the coming weeks about free and low-cost ways to motivate employees. If you missed week one, be sure to check out 10 low-cost employee recognition ...
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Supplier articleAre defaults at-retirement really in members best interest?
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at workI find the idea of defaulting members into something without a positive choice being made extremely worrying for a number of reasons.Firstly, it raises questions over if it is actually within the providers or the member’s best interest? Because if the default is with ...
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Supplier articleHealthy eating in the workplace
Poor diet is a factor in one in five death around the world according to a study published by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. [1] Diet is the second highest risk factor for early death after smoking. [2] Making healthy behavioural changes within the workplace can help employees ...
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Supplier articleNew figures show individuals pay almost 20 times more in tax for breaching the Lifetime Allowance
- Nearly 2,000% more than ten years ago when the allowance was introduced HM Revenue & Customs has released new figures* showing that the tax collected from individuals breaching the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) has rocketed by £97m since it was introduced in 2006, with the latest figures showing that ...
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Supplier articleMental health in a changing world
Mental health problems affect about 1 in 10 children and young people, and 1 in 4 adults. Shocking research by the Mental Health Foundation has found that 50% of mental health problems are established by age 14 and 75% by aged 24! With high statistics concerning mental health, there needs ...
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Supplier articleWays to Build Self-Confidence and Stand Out at Work
The secret to successfully leading meetings and standing out during appraisal time? It’s all about feeling more confident in yourself.We’ve all felt butterflies before a big meeting or felt our hands shaking while giving a big presentation, but more of us are struggling with confidence than you might think. A ...
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Supplier articleEmployee engagement – looking into the future with Generation Z
In recent time gone by, it seems like professionals couldn’t go a day without hearing about the Millennials and how to attract, retain and manage them, their values and needs in a company. Fast forward to the present, these millennials are now mostly well past junior roles and the buzzword ...
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Supplier articlePart Two: Your Employee Engagement Platform Implementation Checklist (Launch)
By Federica Silvi, Senior Implementation Specialist Launching any sort of HR system can be daunting, especially if it’s a brand new platform that your business has never used before. Our new clients often come to us with similar concerns and we empathise — HR tech can be a big investment ...