If you are struggling with how to begin your employee recognition program, you are probably thinking about how you can award your employees. What criteria should you award in order to fulfill your program objectives? Your objectives and awards should be S.M.A.R.T. – Sincere, Meaningful, Adaptable, Relevant and Timely. This will help keep employees engaged in the program and motivated to move toward achievement. See below for some creative ways to award employees beyond years of service, retirement and safety awards.
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Wellness Awards
Wellness awards are important to encourage on-going, healthy behaviors in your workforce. These are also important to your recognition program as they apply to all employees. There are no “winners” and “losers”; everyone can get involved and participate! Some wellness award ideas include:
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Excellence / Above and Beyond Awards Have your employees demonstrated behaviors that go above and beyond what is expected of them in their normal job descriptions? They need to be recognized! Again, there should not be clear “winners” and “losers”; your staff is not a sports team competing in a contest. Remember to award performance, not people. How can you structure awards for excellence?
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Employee Referrals Most employers know the struggle of hiring a reliable, talented workforce. One way to make sure you have quality candidates is by incentivizing employee referrals from your own staff! Referral bonuses can be offered as cash, but non-cash awards options and programs that allow employees to choose their own awards are very effective. It can be simple to roll an employee referral program into your existing recognition program; view our incentive program options to see how easily data can be collected for your referrals! |