Post on 23-Feb-2017
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People & Productivity
Keep emhappy!
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“Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care
of the clients.” - Richard Branson
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People power
Business owners recognise that an engaged workforce is key to productivity and boosting profits, yet it’s significant how little time they devote to their staff.
More than a quarter of business owners we surveyed spent between 2-4% of their time on employees, and for 17% it was only 0-1% of their time.
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Spending time on your employees
Key:
0-1% (17%)
2-4% (28%)
5-9% (13%)
10-19% (31%)
20-34% (7%)
35-49% (5%)
50-64% (1%)
How much time business owners spend on their people. Including:
HR admin tasks
HR Planning
Disciplinaries
Developing business culture
Recognising excellence
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If businesses don’t invest enough time in their staff this can prove detrimental in the long run.
So what are some of the benefits to focusing on your employees?
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Cost Benefit
For 90% of small businesses, staff costs make up to 40% of total overheads.
These costs include:
Absenteeism
Recruitment
Disciplinary matters
Pay
Therefore there are clear financial benefits for employers who are willing to invest more of their time on staff.
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More than two-thirds (69%) of employers admitted they didn’t know how absenteeism affected profit or productivity, let alone had a strategy in place to help.
For example, a deliberate focus on creating a vibrant, engaging work environment can help prevent absence and increase productivity. And business owners, by engaging with employees, should look at whether they are doing enough to keep people happy.
Reduce absence
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So how can play help?
90% of businesses agree that a good relationship with employees has a positive effect on productivity.
However, too many do not devote enough time getting to know their employees, and more business owners should recognise the value that play has in the workplace.
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Probation
You could give them a final opportunity to improve their perfor-mance, by issuing a formal warning or placing them on proba-tion.
Probation should be for a fixed period of time. You should let the employee know what improvement you expect and provide sup-port, such as training, to achieve it. Depending on the terms of the employment contract, you may be able to withhold certain benefits and provide shorter notice of dismissal while the em-ployee is on probation. Make sure you have this all formally re-corded and refer to it at each 1-2-1 or appraisal.
Dress down days
Gamification of work
Team sports
Fantasy Football League
Bake off days
Office parties/nights out
Creative ideas meetings
Examples of play
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How does play help productivity Play helps to:
Improve team relationships
Increase employee engagement
Create an inclusive environment, where everyone
feels respected, involved and motivated.
Boost staff morale
Reduce stress
Which all leads to improved productivity.
How can you argue with that?
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