Employee Recognition & Engagement Resources

We are ecstatic to announce that we’ve partnered with Nudge, a digital communications platform that empowers deskless employees to drive better business outcomes, to provide a comprehensive employee experience solution for organizations looking to improve retention and engagement among their non-desk workers.

Part 1: The importance of celebrating work anniversaries with Years of Service awards

• What are Years of Service awards?
• Why is it important to recognize an employee’s work anniversary?
• The benefits of an engaged and recognized workforce

Part 2: Best practices for celebrating work anniversaries with years of service awards

• When should you begin honoring employees for their years of service?
• 15 best practices for offering Years of Service awards

Part 3: Working with a SaaS provider to implement your YOS awards

• How do values-based incentive points programs work?
• Benefits of values-based incentive programs
• How a SaaS provider can help
• Next steps

During an exclusive Safety+Health webinar, Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, presented preliminary data for OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations for fiscal year 2020, which ended Sept. 30. 

We understand that it can be difficult to encourage your employees and reward them adequately for their efforts in a virtual setting. While sending a chat message or email to say thank you is always appreciated, it does not always provide the same sense of belonging and comradery that comes with being in a traditional office. 

Usual activities are unable to take place, vacations are turning into staycations, and nights spent on the town are now nights spent on the couch. However, spending time at home is not all bad. Many individuals have taken this time to brush up on their baking skills, clean out that one messy closet everyone seems to have, take up a new hobby, and most importantly, spending more time with close family and relatives.

Total Recognition Platforms have been shown time and time again to improve employee engagement, increase productivity, and make employees genuinely feel a sense of appreciation from their organization. Announcing the adoption of a Total Recognition program to your employees should bring feelings of motivation, loyalty, and appreciation.

When it comes to employee recognition, leaders often inadvertently focus on the wrong things. The goal should not be to find something that has always been done, plug it in, and walk away. Every organization and organizational culture is unique, thus requiring specific employee recognition needs. Your recognition program should not only fit, but thrive in your organization's culture. 

When looking at how to develop an employee recognition program and engage your workforce, it is imperative to incorporate the three elements of employee recognition: Formal, Informal, and Day-to-Day. It’s easy to say that something won’t work for an organization simply because it has never been done before. On the contrary, reaching past “how things have always been done” can have the potential to engage and grow your employees to new heights.

According to a recent Gallup poll, nearly two-thirds of U.S. workers who have been working remotely during the pandemic would like to continue to.

You may be asking yourself, can my employees get as much done while working from their kitchen table? And the answer is yes, but their productivity levels could be even higher than pre-pandemic levels if they are engaged.