Operating in an increasingly complex and competitive market, Gemserv’s prime objective in reviewing its reward and benefits strategy was to help attract, engage and retain key…
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Purpose
Operating in an increasingly complex and competitive market, Gemserv’s prime objective in reviewing its reward and benefits strategy was to help attract, engage and retain key staff. They wanted to achieve this by having a better understanding of employees needs and then creating and communicating a compelling total reward proposition.
Design/methodology/approach
Gemserv wanted to encourage and reward performance linking it to individual long-term career and corporate growth aspirations. The company set out to achieve this by focussing on creating an “Employee Deal” that: Strengthened the link between contribution and performance to enhance perceptions of rewarding exceptional performance; and incentivised individual and team performance to make a real difference and achieve long-term growth aspirations.
Findings
Beyond all the talk of strategy, talent retention and corporate advantage, Gemserv believes that the biggest result has been seen in the high levels of staff perception of, and participation in, the programme and, consequently, hugely improved employee engagement.
Originality/value
Gemserv’s senior management benefited from a deeper insight into employee perceptions, aspirations and requirements covering a wide range of areas. Gemserv is now more transparent around the process, the decision-making and is truly honest on pay and benefits positioning – and how that can be effectively aligned with business objectives.
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The US fossil fuel industry is vulnerable to opposition from other sectors of the ruling class. Non-fossil fuel capitalists might conclude that climate breakdown jeopardizes their…
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The US fossil fuel industry is vulnerable to opposition from other sectors of the ruling class. Non-fossil fuel capitalists might conclude that climate breakdown jeopardizes their interests. State actors such as judges, regulators, and politicians may come to the same conclusion. However, these other elite actors are unlikely to take concerted collective action against fossil fuels in the absence of growing disruption by grassroots activists. Drawing from the history of the Obama, Trump, and Biden presidencies, I analyze the forces determining government climate policies and private-sector investments. I focus on how the climate and Indigenous movements have begun to force changes in the behavior of certain ruling-class interests. Of particular importance is these movements' progress in two areas: eroding the financial sector's willingness to fund and insure fossil fuels, and influencing judges and regulators to take actions that further undermine investors' confidence in fossil fuels. Our future hinges largely on whether the movements can build on these victories while expanding their base within labor unions and other strategically positioned sectors.
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What is it about academia anyway? We profess to hate it, spend endless amounts of time complaining about it, and yet we in academia will do practically anything to stay. The pay…
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What is it about academia anyway? We profess to hate it, spend endless amounts of time complaining about it, and yet we in academia will do practically anything to stay. The pay may be low, job security elusive, and in the end, it's not the glamorous work we envisioned it would be. Yet, it still holds fascination and interest for us. This is an article about American academic fiction. By academic fiction, I mean novels whosemain characters are professors, college students, and those individuals associated with academia. These works reveal many truths about the higher education experience not readily available elsewhere. We learn about ourselves and the university community in which we work.