Trust system is a 'key motivator'
Date: 01/03/2010
When looking for incentives and recognition, a business may benefit if it allows its workforce to work with a trust set up by the organisation, according to a new report.
Personnel Today spoke to Chris Jones, a manager at John Lewis Partnership's charity secondment programme Golden Jubilee Trust, who firmly believes that the organisation is the retailer's most interesting reward.
Offering about 50 secondments to staff each year on a full or part-time basis, The Golden Jubilee Trust gives sabbaticals for a maximum of six months in which staff are given the chance to offer practical help to the charity they choose and learn new skills along the way.
He asserted that it is a very popular choice for partners as they are able to do something completely different to their usual day jobs while also benefiting a charity that is, for much of the time, very close to their hearts.
Mr Jones asserted that employees return to work in a much more engaged way, reflected for certain in their work performance, adding: "We also find that allowing partners to take a break from their role to do charity work, along with the other partnership benefits, has a very positive effect on staff retention."
Last week, Joe Rizzo, executive director of the Jacksonville Lean Consortium, told the Jacksonville Business Record that businesses may want to use incentives and recognition as a way of encouraging a greener policy in the workplace, whether it is a moral standpoint or a wider economic goal.
Posted by James Yorke
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