Asperity's Head of Employee Engagement explains her 7 key tips for success when delivering and employee benefit or employee perks score.

1. 8essentialstodelivera
highengagement
employeebenefit
initiative.
ClareNowell,
HeadofEmployee
Engagement

2. Manyemployersaredisappointedin
theengagementintheiremployee
benefitinitiatives.
Thiscanbeduetopoordesign,poor
executionbytheprovider,or
inadequatecommunications.Here
aremytop8communicationstips.

3. Beanadvocateforyourinitiativeyourself. Useitreligiously.Talk
aboutitwhereveryougo.GettherestoftheHRteamtopromoteit
intheiremailfooter.Ifyouallloveit,yourstaffwillloveit.

4. Thinkabouttheneedsand
preferencesofyourworkforce- they
mightbedifferenttoyourown.
Focusontheoffersandbenefitsthat
willreallyresonatewithyour
workforce.Thereareoftenseveral
groupswithdifferentneeds.

5. ThinkaboutHRflash
pointsintheyear
wherethebenefit
initiativecanhelp
promoteother
employeeinitiatives.
Integratethe
communicationsand
planitwellahead.
Bydovetailingyour
initiativestogether
theywilllendeach
othersupportand
everythingwilllook
moreintegratedto
employees.

6. Getyourbranding,
internalcommunications
ormarketingdepartment
onboardearly.
Youdon’twantanynasty
surprisesorsetbacks
beforelaunch.

7. RecruitBenefitsChampionsinasmanydepartments,offices,
locations,divisionsasyoucan.Givethemearlyaccesstoyourplan,
trainthem,armthemwithinformationandFAQ’s.Equipthemwith
everythingnecessarytopromotetheinitiativetotheircolleagues.

8. Useemployeepresentationstotakethe
messagefacetoface.Workwithsomeone
whocansignemployeesuponthespotto
increaseengagement.

9. Takeadvantageofeverypieceof
communicationsandmailthatgoestoyour
employees.
Communicateviathebackofletters,onthe
envelopeitself,byincludinganextrainsert
intotheenvelope-absolutelyanythingyou
canfind.

10. Aboveall,chooseanamazingemployee
benefits,rewards,andperksproviderthat
candoallofthisforyouandsupportyou
throughthewholeprocess.

11. “You’reatwork
foranawfullot
ofyourlife.
Ifyoudon’t
loveit,leave
it!”
clare.nowell@rewardgateway.com
http://about.me/clare_nowell