All Supplier article articles – Page 51
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Supplier articleCompanies that are aligned to climate change John Lewis
As part of a new business strategy, employee-owned business Waitrose and John Lewis have committed to becoming a net-zero business by 2035. The partnership has decided to focus on significantly reducing emissions within the next ten years in an attempt to fight climate change.“We recognise that urgent action is needed ...
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Supplier articleHow To Manage A Negative News Cycle
In a world full of distressing news, it can be difficult to manage negative emotions provoked from the constant availability of news and media content. If 24/7 access wasn’t bad enough, before the Coronavirus pandemic we at least had a choice of what to take in and what not, whereas ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Engagement Product Innovations
Welcome back to our next instalment of Products Innovations, where we share with you a quarterly overview of our latest product developments and improvements. In case you missed our last instalment, you can check it out here. As we move out of the worst of the pandemic, we're looking ahead ...
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Supplier articleCompanies that give more and take less- Ben & Jerry’s
Ben & Jerry’s premium ice-cream was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield 30 years ago. It has since evolved into a brand name with nearly 160 franchised shops in America and many more globally, the company has a line of products sold in supermarkets almost everywhere.The living wageBen & ...
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Supplier articleReducing employee stress with employee benefits
As we approach the end of Stress Awareness Month, it’s important for businesses and HR to remember the importance of reducing employee stress continually beyond April.Employee health and wellbeing has been a key priority for HR over the last year. Mental health in particular has been under the spotlight and ...
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Supplier articleHow to engage your new employees when they work remotely from Day 1
By Laura O'Connell, Employee Engagement Specialist at Reward GatewayLast month, I celebrated my one year work anniversary at Reward Gateway. It gave me a chance to look back at what was a 100% remote (and very unusual!) onboarding experience. On the days leading up to my first day I had ...
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Supplier articleCompanies that give more and take less- Innocent drinks
Innocent Drinks’ was founded by three university graduates in 1999, Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright. The business provides smoothies and juice and is sold in various coffee shops and other outlets around the world.Innocent Drinks’ workplace culture embraces healthy living, an approach that it integrates with its reward ...
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Supplier articleUnpacking 4 examples of compelling Employee Value Propositions
Today, business leaders have to look at their overall EVP through the lens of the changing needs of employees shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the EVP must focus on inspiring and supporting employees with initiatives and technology that can help make a meaningful impact on your employees’ day-to-day lives, ...
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Supplier articleWhy does HR tech fail?
As the technology in front of us has developed, so have our expectations in the workplace. Even for those who weren’t born into it, we have all become natives in a digitally-savvy workforce. So why are employee benefits schemes – and their technology – failing to live up to their ...
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Supplier articleHow to ensure high adoption and ROI on employee discounts
One of the biggest barriers to introducing new employee benefits, such as an employee discounts programme, is ensuring employees access or use it to fully experience the advantages so that the investment proves worthwhile to the business.There are two critical factors that support high employee discount adoption – offering a ...
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Supplier articleWebinar: Small actions for better financial wellbeing
Join Dr. Andrew McFaull, from King’s College London, and myself, Director of Employee Wellbeing at Benefex, to reflect on how Covid-19 has impacted employees’ financial wellbeing in two primary ways: those who retained employment and saved money, and those more likely to be furloughed and hit financially. ...
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Supplier articleIs climate change part of your workplace culture?
More and more businesses and industries are committing to reducing their impact on the environment. The upcoming Earth Day reminds us that there are always more ways for companies and employees to adopt environmentally-friendly policies and help tackle climate change.Here are a few different ways you can make your workplace ...
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Supplier articleWebinar: Build for the future by supporting and connecting with 100% of your frontline, WFH and hybrid workforces
How can you set your business and people up for success as we forge ahead in 2021? How can you be sure you are positively impacting every single employee each day? These are questions many HR and business leaders are asking themselves as they prepare to take ...
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Supplier articleHow not to be a micromanager
A micromanager can be described as a manager who gives excessive supervision to employees. Rather than telling an employee what task needs to be accomplished and when a micromanager will watch the employee's actions closely and provide frequent criticism of the employee’s work and processes. This consequently can lead to ...
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Supplier articleeBook: How Checkatrade Reached 97% Engagement with its One-Stop-Shop Employee Engagement Platform
Checkatrade, a leading online trade directory with 440 employees, began its engagement journey with Reward Gateway in 2015. Whilst the company originally focussed on boosting employee engagement and motivation, the COVID-19 pandemic presented new challenges and Checkatrade looked to further refine its engagement strategy.Following big changes to the business, Checkatrade ...
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Supplier articleDo you value your employees?
The most important asset for all employers should be the people that work in the business, their skills, and the experience they bring to the tasks that they engaged with. Long term business success is achieved through how a company connects with its people and their skills, ...
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Supplier articleEmployee engagement in 2021: It’s no longer just about salary
In 2021, it is clear that UK businesses have and will continue to change internally. Employee engagement and love for their job could potentially be impacted negatively as a result.A study carried out by the University of Warwick found that increased happiness in the workplace led to a 12% jump ...
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Supplier articleHow to raise your employee productivity
Employee productivity is important to every organisation, no matter how big or small. In basic terms, it is the measure of an employee's output. Employees are a company's biggest asset, so when they are thriving, so too will the business. When your teams are able to make substantial gains and ...
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Supplier article5 advantages of flexible benefits
Flexible benefits can help address a number of common and key challenges HR and benefits professionals face when it comes to employee benefits.Flexible benefits can also be an important tool for any HR team in achieving the HR objectives they’ve set out.Businesses and employees have had to be more flexible ...
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Supplier articleHow employees can boost their pension pot by 25% by saving just 1% more
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at workMany employees are already paying 5% of their salary into their workplace pension through auto-enrolment, with an additional 3% employer contribution. However we know that many employers match additional contributions (up to certain limits), yet their employees may not realise this or understand the ...