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Not even the most-motivated employees can give their best if they are hungry.

Employee motivation is the crucial factor that fuels a company's growth and success by driving employee productivity. It is the catalyst that propels employees to strive for excellence, innovate, and stay committed to their work. In today's competitive business world, where the talent pool is vast and the demand for skilled workforce is high, it is more important than ever for employers to focus on employee engagement and offer benefits that motivate and inspire their employees.

Tax-saving tips are always welcome, especially for salaried individuals looking for ways to optimise tax planning. Employees can maximise their tax benefits and enjoy more take-home pay with proper tax planning. One method to achieve this is by utilising the tax-saving benefits offered by employers, such as the Sodexo tax savings meal card.

The dreaded morning commute. Whether it lasts minutes or hours, the stress of daily commutes takes a toll on employees’ moods and motivation – and in the long run, on a company’s bottom line. Jon M. Jachimowicz, PhD Candidate at Columbia Business School, and Geraldine Delplanque, Sodexo Global Marketing Director of Mobility & Expenses, shed some light on how we can offset the adverse effects of commuting.

What’s the point of Christmas rewards?
For companies, they serve a two-fold purpose. Firstly, its the close of the calendar year - or in some cases the financial year – and an opportunity to reward staff for their work over the past 12 months. Secondly, rewards can set up the engagement levels for the year ahead.

Given that the average employee spends one-third of his/ her life at work, it is important that their workplace experience is productive, fulfilling, and meaningful. People feel like they belong to a team or organization when their values align, and they can freely express their thoughts and aspirations. This not only improves their performance but also boosts employee engagement and well-being. Employees who lack a sense of belonging, on the other hand, are more likely to experience alienation and burnout.

From the cash/ coupons of yore to the e-wallets of today, paying for meals at the workplace have come a long way. Today’s employees have a multitude of ways to pay for their food. However, in the digitally transformed organizations today where most of the employees are used to the convenience of single-click shopping, Meal Passes have become the most preferred payment mode. Offering employees an effortless way to spend their meal benefits wherever and whenever they choose to, Meal Passes have become popular across demographics of employees and employers.

Quality of Life at work: measuring the ROI for SMEs

For employees and Chief Financial Officers alike, technology is changing the face of how we work. And it’s not just a case of replacing paper with a digital equivalent. Technology is opening up new opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity at a time when travel and expenses are becoming harder to manage for many companies. The mix of different procedures, regulations and partners is adding more complexity than simplicity to the task of business mobility.
Thanks to high tech, expense management processes are increasingly being rolled out to employees in the form of mobile and web apps. Not long ago, a mobile device would have been a gateway to a standard website. Today, those websites are designed for mobile access right from the start, making them far easier to navigate. Better still, the leading platforms now offer seamless access to their different benefits and rewards partners. For employees, it means the hassle of creating passwords for a host of microsites is a thing of the past.

As experiential rewards become more popular, how has this benefit changed? Traditionally, they have been a luxurious, long-haul, five-day trip for top performers. Today, they have become more tactical – as a way of rewarding individual or groups of employees for demonstrating certain behaviors or achieving certain targets.

In the modern competitive environment, employees are constantly being evaluated on their knowledge and skills. And, unlike studying for a degree, the goals at the workplace keep moving. Therefore, employees need to regularly replenish their knowledge and acquire new skills related to their field. They can leverage professional journals, books, research papers, articles, etc. in order to make sure that they are flexible, agile and ready to bring continuous improvement ethos to their workplace.

The shift to work-from-home has brought a lot of challenges for employees – be it tighter finance management, lack of socialization with colleagues, less travel due to restrictions, and much more. As a result, organizations must focus more on the holistic wellness of employees and to help maintain the balance between professional and personal lives. Furthermore, as offices are steadily opening and employees are getting back, they expect their employers to be more focused on their health to get access to the best care. They also want access to information and resources that help them manage and improve their health and well-being on a regular basis.
Taking note of that, various organizations are charting out key strategies for the year ahead. In the wake of the current needs and demands, Sodexo BRS India, hosted a webinar on “How to Improve Employees’ Quality of Life through Smart Wellness Programs'' with Ms. Simran Oberoi, HR Advisor on Diversity & Inclusion and TEDx speaker on holistic wellness. Let us decode some important insights from the webinar on How Agile, Tech-First and Inclusive Wellness Programs can help improve the Quality of Life of Employees.

Many businesses in the service industry thrive to improve the quality of customer service by facilitating multi-channel communication and proactive interaction with the customers, and in an organization this is mainly done by frontline employees. However, if these frontline employees are not provided with sufficient incentives to improve their morale, they will not be able to satisfy employees to the best of their ability. In order to ensure satisfaction for the frontline employees, it is essential for corporations to provide them with various incentives that will ideally improve their satisfaction levels.

Regardless of whether you’re just at the beginning your career, considering your options mid-career, or starting to plan for retirement, you should nevertheless have a good career management plan set in place. By this, we mean that you should form a plan that lets others know about your persona. A good career plan does not need to be complicated; it can be short, yet effective. Generally, there are 4 ways that you can go around in your career – up, down, laterally and circuitously.

It may seem counterintuitive for today’s pressurized employees, but one of the best ways to be happier and more productive in the office is to escape from it. Vacation, with all the benefits it brings staff and employers alike, is finally being recognized as a valuable asset for any company. Whether it’s a week on the beach in Mexico, hiking in the Alps or a trip to Las Vegas, research shows that getting away from it all is good for business.