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Best workplaces
This Special Report is overflowing with ideas and examples of excellent workplace practices. It identifies the 50 best workplaces in the UK and the 100 best in the EU as well as discussing issues that affect employees and their employers. - -
Content
Methodology: Employees in driving seat
How the workplace rankings are compiled.
Introduction: Making staff feel they are valued is crucial
In-house massage and other perks are all very well, but it is more fundamental issues that really matter.
Informality: The way that you do it can help get results
A relaxed atmosphere in the workplace can be a big help, but formality has its positive aspects too.
Staff retention: Sabbaticals, training, and other carrots
Companies are seeking strategies to help them keep staff with a deep knowledge of the organisation for longer.
Corporate values: Commitment is a matter for all seasons
Mission statements and ethical stances may be the latest must-haves, but can easily become hostages to fortune
Profit motive: The bottom line should benefit as well
But it is not always easy to attach monetary value to intangibles.
Transatlantic trends: The march of flexitime
Robert Levering considers common developments in the workplace.
Contentment across borders: Essential truths tend not to get lost in translation
The companies that do well on employee-satisfaction have significant features in common regardless of location.
WL Gore Associates: Theory Y is the clear winner
WL Gore Associates, the manufacturer of Gore-Tex jackets, is one company that proves the advocates of humane treatment right.
Flight Centre: Work hard, then you can play
Flight Centre, the travel agency, has figured out how to make its staff happy.
