Industry Spotlight: The Ts and Cs of employee incentives…
In a career spanning over 30 years, I have analysed many activated incentive plans; some very productive and impactful, but many have proved to be a waste of time and money. Here, I provide some suggestions on how to implement and design an effective strategy for your business – considering employee performance, communication and delivery. […]
Industry Spotlight: Cash is dead, incentives are alive…
Incentives come in many forms. A lot of companies take the easy option of giving cash incentives as it’s quick, easy and doesn’t take much thought, but is this enough to motivate and retain staff? Numerous studies have concluded that non-financial motivators are much more effective, and work better in the long term. Financial rewards plug […]
Industry Spotlight: Preparing an employee’s maternity/paternity leave
From an HR perspective, it can prove difficult to accommodate employees taking long periods of time off. However, with maternity/paternity leave, there is usually a long lead time. Employees are typically required to give at least 14 weeks’ notice that they wish to take maternity/paternity leave, which indicates that — in most cases — it’s possible to plan and prepare […]
Industry Spotlight: Will Brexit create further employment limitations for disabled people?
According to the diversity consultancy, The Clear Company – a contributor to the government’s Disability Confident campaign which was created in July 2014 – employment opportunities for disabled people in the UK are likely to come under further threat unless the government ‘prioritises the recreation of EU safeguards into British statute’. In regards to employment, […]
