All Supplier article articles – Page 115
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Supplier articleWhat is a reward and recognition program?
By Jamie King‘Reward and recognition’ is the activity employers engage in to acknowledge exceptional performance and encourage specific values or behaviours within their organisation. By formalising this activity into reward and recognition programs, employers can make it easier for HR teams, managers and colleagues to recognise the work of their ...
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Better mental health support needed for men!
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK! Men working in construction in England are up to three times more likely to kill themselves. Long hours, lack of job security, loneliness, poor wages and a macho atmosphere are often blamed. Working in construction is a male ...
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Supplier articleFour fixes to solve low benefits uptake: What works, and what doesn’t
By Pippa Arthur-Van Praagh, Global Employee Communications EvangelistAre you confident that your company has an amazing employee benefits scheme, but aren’t sure how to get your colleagues interested in and engaged with it? Sometimes, you need to get a little creative with your communications and campaigns. At Reward Gateway, we’ve ...
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Mental health in the workplace
Mental health has become a prominent issue to tackle within the workplace, however, many are still suffering in silence. The Mental Health at Work Report 2017 states that today’s young generation face an employment landscape that could damage their mental health and wellbeing unless action is taken. Only a third ...
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Supplier articleHow to shine a light on mental health awareness at your organisation
By Catrin Lewis, Internal Communications Manager We’ve worked hard at Reward Gateway to ensure we run a working environment which is diverse and inclusive. Historically, people immediately look to tick boxes on gender, race, disability, and sexuality, in order to make sure they remain diverse. Now, mental health really needs ...
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Supplier articleWhy you should write letters to your staff
By Catrin Lewis, Global Head of Engagement at Reward GatewayMy job is all about open and honest communication, something I value above all else in the workplace. Sometimes, though, it’s not easy to achieve. How can we make sure our message is heard above the noise of the constant communication ...
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Supplier articleHow a ‘what’s in it for me’ mentality can hurt employee engagement
By Kylie Terrell, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward GatewayWhen someone says the words “employee engagement,” what comes to mind? Is a workplace that has engaged employees one where everyone is so in love with their jobs they all stay back or log in late to reach their KPIs? Or a ...
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Supplier articleThe four areas of your company culture you need to address
Authored by Jack Curzon, Head of Scheme Design, Thomsons Online BenefitsCompany culture should be a priority in your business and benefits strategy, but do you know what it actually means to your company? It is defined as the ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular society or people. A ...
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Supplier articleAre you falling victim to boring employee communications?
By Pippa Arthur-Van Praagh, Global Employee Communications Evangelist at Reward GatewayWhether communicating to a workforce of three hundred, three thousand, or three hundred thousand, you need to make sure your message is wrapped in an exciting employee communication idea. Gone are the days when sending a memo around the office ...
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Individuals pay 10 times more in tax for breaching the Lifetime Allowance
The tax collected from individuals breaching the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) has rocketed by £100m since it was introduced in 2006, with the latest figures showing that £110m in tax was collected from individuals exceeding the allowance during 2016/17, compared with less than £10m in 2006/7 when the LTA was introduced.WEALTH ...
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Supplier articleConnect the dots: three advantages of a benefits ecosystem
Authored by David Dodd, Consulting Director, Thomsons Online BenefitsDo you remember ‘Connect the dots’, the childhood game that kept you busy for hours? By connecting dot one all the way up to dot 100 or further, you revealed a hidden picture on the page. The picture was already there, it ...
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Supplier articleThe big thing you’re missing that will boost your Employee Value Proposition
By Didi Kirova, Head of Learning & People Experience at Reward GatewayWhy do you prefer one brand of ice cream more than another? Does the entire experience – from purchase to that first spoonful – make you happy? Or more importantly, does this experience keep you connected and coming back ...
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Supplier articlePart Two: Your Employee Engagement Platform Implementation Checklist (Launch)
By Federica Silvi, Senior Implementation Specialist at Reward GatewayLaunching 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 ...
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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 at Reward GatewayWelcome 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 ...
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Supplier article5 Business Impacts of Social Recognition
Are you an HR professional who’s eager to give your company the advantages of a technology-based social recognition programme? When you make your pitch to key executives, you need a way to define and quantify the benefits of such a programme. Read on to discover five positive impacts of recognising ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: How to uncover your forgotten benefits
The industry’s first and only podcast series is back, delving deeper into what employers need to do to rise to the top of the market with their benefits programme, and stay there! Listen to our industry experts break daunting subjects down into easy-to-understand, bite-sized nuggets, with top ...
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Why Mental Health First Aiders are important within education
Mental health problems affect about 1 in 10 children and young people, with 50% of mental health problems being established by the age of 14 and 75% by the age of 25. The Mental Health Foundation states that 20% of adolescents may experience a mental health problem in any given ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: How to create your benefits ecosystem
The industry’s first and only podcast series is back, delving deeper into what employers need to do to rise to the top of the market with their benefits programme, and stay there! Listen to our industry experts break daunting subjects down into easy-to-understand, bite-sized nuggets, with top ...
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Peer-to-peer recognition: the unique benefits
We all know that it’s important for managers to recognise and reward their direct reports but the responsibility for recognition shouldn’t solely reside with managers. Peer-to-peer recognition can often have an even greater impact on recipients and by encouraging your employees to show appreciation for each other’s efforts, you could ...
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Why workplace wellness matters
Workplace wellness has become a buzzword in the past couple of months or so, with businesses becoming more aware of the benefits of taking care of employee wellness. Every £1 spent on workplace health initiatives results in return on investment ranging from £2 to £34.A large portion of the population ...