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Employee Services Providers
Say CEOs Value Special Events and Recognition Programs
Most
Elmhurst, IL (December, 2004)
— Seventy-one percent of employee services
providers have an advocate in upper management who
believes in the importance of employee services,
according to Employee Services Management (ESM)
Association’s October 2004 survey, Obtaining
Management Support for Employee Programs.
Of the many employee programs they offer, respondents say
upper management values special events and recognition
programs most. These programs recruit and retain
employees and encourage work/life balance:
The Employee Services Upper Management Values
Most
67 percent: SPECIAL EVENTS (holiday parties, company
picnics, company celebrations)
54 percent: RECOGNITION PROGRAMS (employee
rewards for solid contributions to the company’s
goals)
48
percent: WELLNESS (focusing on health promotion by
offering lunchtime seminars, fitness incentive programs,
personal development opportunities, onsite fitness
centers, ropes courses, experiential training, and more)
45
percent: CONVENIENCE SERVICES (onsite services such as
dry cleaning, discount ticket sales, resource and
referral services, car services, and more)
43 percent: COMMUNITY SERVICES
(outlets for employees to make a difference in their
communities)
Gaining upper management’s support is the key to a
successful employee services program. Twenty-nine percent
of survey respondents give a high rating to upper
management’s value of employee services and 15
percent rate it as very high. Here’s how employee
services providers gain attention for their programs:
Ways Respondents Gain Management Support
62 percent: Invite Management to Participate in Employee
Programs & Events
53 percent: Share the Program’s Usage/Success With
Management
50 percent: Copy Management on the Communication of
Programs
39 percent: Collaborate With Management on Employee
Program Ideas
37 percent: Submit Proposals That Explain Program
Benefits
ESM Association, an employee services organization that
serves as an information and product/service network for
nearly 2,000 members nationwide, developed this survey.
The survey includes responses from 244 ESM Association
members responsible for implementing and maintaining a
diverse range of employee services and work/life
programs. Most of the survey respondents (82 percent)
employ 5,000 or less employees locally.
ESM Association provides Member Surveys as one of its
member services. Members receive a complete analysis of
the survey results at no cost and use this information to
benchmark with peers and justify new programs to
management.
For more information about this survey or ESM
Association, visit http://www.esmassn.org or contact ESM Association at esmahq@esmassn.org or (630) 559-0020.
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About
ESM Association:
ESM Association is a national nonprofit association that
has helped employee services providers perform their jobs
better for over 60 years. Employee services providers
typically work in the human resource departments of
organizations. They are responsible for managing employee
services, including recreation programs, community
services, recognition programs, event planning,
childcare/eldercare services, convenience services, and
travel offerings. ESM Association exists to enhance the
employee services profession through education, peer
networking and discounts on products and services. For
more information, visit http://www.esmassn.org.
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