Programme
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This conference took place on 4th May 2006. If you would like to order copies of the speaker's slide presentations, you can still do this using the booking page here.
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Employee Motivation and Incentives
Rewarding and encouraging commitment and performance
9.00 - 9.50
Registration
Session One - The Big Picture
9.50 - 10.00
Introduction by Morning Conference Chair
John Fisher, Author and Columnist
10.00 - 10.30
Keynote Address - Using the psychological contract to lever performance
Mike Emmott, Advisor Employee Relations, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
- Do you know what your employees want? Your employment proposition is key
- Building a positive psychological contract: the role of people management policies
- The business benefits of employee engagement and a positive psychological contract
10.30 - 11.00
The Joy of Work?
Stephen Bevan, Director of Research, The Work Foundation
- Why has UK job satisfaction been in
decline?
- Are happy workers really more productive?
- Promoting 'Good Work' - the performance
and health benefits
- What do 'best in class' employers do?
11.00 - 11.15
Q & A Panel Session
11.15 - 11.45
Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
Session Two - Expert Advice and Best Practise
11.45 - 12.15
Employee Reward and Recognition
Paul Cooper, Communications Director, Institute of Customer Service
- Findings of the latest CS/COPD research
paper on employee reward and recognition
- Salary is not enough - the whole package
is crucial to success
- What do the best look like?
12.15 - 12.45
The Future of Motivational Vouchers
Andrew Johnson, Chair, The Voucher Association
- Strategic choices for HR
- Aligning vouchers to your brand
- Effectively recognising employees
12.45 - 1.00
Q & A Panel Session
1.00 - 2.00
Lunch, Networking and Exhibition
Session Three - Case Studies
2.00 - 2.30
Case Study One - Autoglass - Implementing a Motivation Scheme
Heather Pitt, Communications Manager, Autoglass
John Sylvester, Executive Director, P&MM
- Building a motivation strategy
- Analyse and review current activity and set business objectives
- Performance measurement and proposition structure
- Practised reward and recognition techniques
2.30 - 3.00
Case Study Two - National Express Group
Nicola Marsden, Director of Group Communications, National Express Group
- Employee motivation audit and surveys
- Measuring the effectiveness and impact of a reward programme - before and after
- Calculating the bottom line results - effect on productivity, absence and staff retention
3.00 - 3.15
Q & A Panel Session
3.15 - 3.30
Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
Session Four - Debate and Conclusion
3.30 - 4.00
Conference Debate on Employee Motivation and Incentives:
- What matters more - motivational managers or staff incentive schemes?
- Cash, core benefits, individual recognition and team rewards - getting the balance right
- Motivation strategies and trends - the past five years reviewed - the next five years predicted
Natalie Saunders, Former Reward Consultant, Partner, Levi & Co
Stephen Bevan, Director of Research, The Work Foundation
Other panalists (tbc)
4.00 - 4.15
Q & A Session
4.15
Conclusion by Conference Chair
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