Staff motivation
Ensuring staff remain motivated can help to boost productivity, company loyalty and levels of engagement. While the overall organisation’s culture and quality of management are key drivers of motivation, employers can use a team building event or individual incentive, staff award and social, days out, prizes and vouchers to reward and recognise employees who achieve in the workplace. Methods of reward to motivate can include, paper reward vouchers; online accounts or reward cards and internal award ceremonies.
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News
Marks and Spencer introduces schemes to enhance staff motivation
Marks and Spencer has rolled out a new employee recognition programme, introduced charity volunteer days and launched an employee wellbeing website.
27 Aug Motivate staff to kick post-holiday blues
26 Aug Capita Hartshead director to climb Alps for charity
24 Aug Majority of employers value flexible working for staff
24 Aug 'Geared for Giving' campaign reaches more than a million employees
Analysis
Pre-paid cards can enhance motivation systems
Points-based staff motivation systems can be integrated with pre-paid cards, says Alison Coleman
05 Jul Gifts of recognition boost staff motivation
01 Jun Charitable benefits are a good motivator
01 Jun Recognition of employees working remotely
04 May Do one-off incentive awards for selected staff boost motivation?
Case Studies
Case Study: Boots
Retailer Boots raised its employee satisfaction levels after implementing a points-based recognition scheme. The scheme is centred around Boots Advantage Cards, which are offered to staff in the firm's 2,800 stores as reward vouchers.
05 Jul Case Study: Bravissimo
05 Jul Case Study: Madgex
05 Jul Case Study: Metaswitch
02 Jun Case Study: TD Waterhouse
02 Jun Case Study: Bupa
Research
Majority of employers value flexible working for staff
The majority of employers (92%) believe that employees work best when offered a work-life balance. The charity Gingerbread has conducted a survey which found that the key employment practices required by single parents are: part-time or flexible hours; flexibility to attend school functions; and some paid time off when their child is sick.
27 Jul Public sector staff most satisfied with holiday provision
26 Jul Public sector pay freezes rise
26 Jul Employers welcome flexible working legislation
18 Jun Employees sense of belonging to their organisation has fallen
