| MOTIVATION Employees want fair treatment The role of money as a motivator has been a reward battleground for many years. But what sort of things really motivate people at work? In truth, employers could do a lot worse than apply one simple technique: treat staff fairly. That’ s the message from an online poll by motivation and incentives specialists Capital Incentives. Being fairly treated and valued was again voted the most important factor motivating staff by the 830 people completing the annual questionnaire, ahead of good relationship with colleagues and good pay/salary . Training, promotion prospects and job security were the least important factors. When asked to choose their ideal incentive or reward, over half of respondents wanted the flexible choice of cash or vouchers rather than a specific prize. A final word It is interesting that employees still value fair treatment and recognition rather than a good salary a year after our launch survey revealed the same results. This certainly proves that money isn’ t everything. Being valued and well respected at work is what we all truly desire. — Graham Povey, managing director, Capital Incentives. Want to know more? Take a look at the Capital Incentives web site . . . www.capital-incentives.co.uk Posted 21 January 2002 |