The end of the year is the perfect time to recognise staff achievement and contribution. And the Employee Reward Scheme that we offer to businesses is a perfect way to do it.
With our Reward scheme, you choose which employees are rewarded and for how much.
The employees then get to pick from a wide range of gift cards for retailers as varied as M&S, Apple, Argos, Amazon and B&Q.
If you can’t decide, we also have Love to Shop gift cards, which means they can spend at any one of dozens of high street names of their choice, as well as a variety of theme parks and leisure venues.
Enjoy Benefits will then invoice you for the agreed amount. What could be easier?
Get in touch with us if you’d like to find out about offering the Employee Reward Scheme to your staff. Call 0800 088 7315 or use our Contact Form.
How to choose who gets rewards
In fact, the only part of the Rewards Scheme that requires some effort is choosing who to reward and why.
Employees love to feel valued, and they also like things to feel fair. So it’s worth giving a little thought to the different ways that Rewards Schemes can be used to good effect.
That way, everyone knows why and how Rewards are given out, and they’ll know what they need to do to earn Rewards themselves.
Here are a few ways that different businesses use Employee Rewards.
- Recognising unsung heroes
- End-of-project rewards
- Saying well done to everyone
- Rewarding outstanding performance
- Christmas and birthdays
Let’s look at how each of these works in more detail.
Recognising unsung heroes
Many large corporations have Unsung Hero awards, where individuals who go above and beyond in their role, for the betterment of the team or business, are recognised.
Unsung Heroes may be nominated by colleagues, which is great for team cohesion. In bigger businesses, line managers flag these ‘rock stars’ up for wider recognition. (Rock stars, by the way, are those dependable staff who keep things running in their own quiet, steady way.)
End-of-project rewards
Working hard to deliver a project to a deadline can be taxing. For motivated staff who feel valued, however, these sorts of projects can make them dig deep and produce their best work.
Saying thank-you is a must when employees go above and beyond, as no-one wants to feel that their extra effort and sacrifices go unnoticed.
Reward cards are a great way of saying to a project team that their work is recognised as exceptional to the day-to-day expectations for their role.
They’ll feel noticed and rewarded, and will keep delivering to a high standard for you again and again.
Saying well done to everyone
Sometimes, your whole business will deserve something extra.
You may have just made a pivot in the business, changed location, launched a major new product or landed a big client.
Or perhaps you’ve hit a milestone of 5, 10 or 20 years in your business, or won a business award.
Whatever major change or big event you’ve been through together, this is a good time to pause and say well done or thank you, with a gift for everyone.
Outstanding performance
Rewards can also be used to call out individuals who have shone in a really exceptional way.
Some employees will deliver well beyond expectation. Or a staff member may respond to a challenge for the business in a way that completely turns things around.
Whatever it is, rewards do not always have to be made publicly or shared out widely. They can be used to give individuals a pat on the back for the quality of their work or the value of their contribution.
Remember, you get to decide how much the reward is, so it can vary depending on what it’s being used to recognise, from small ‘Thank yous’ to a bigger ‘You saved the day!’
Christmas and birthdays
A nice part of running a successful business is being able to share that success during the important times of employees’ lives.
Giving gift cards to staff for Christmas and their birthdays as a fixture each year is a kind gesture that indicates to staff you’re a good, thoughtful employer to work for.
That makes employees stick around longer and creates a culture where people work at their best and contribute to their fullest.
Rewards scheme summary
In summary, the Rewards Scheme has the flexibility to be used in different ways and for varying amounts. It’s easy to add to your package of Employee Benefits, and so easy to administer.
Choose the employee to be rewarded and the amount. Then we invoice you and your staff member can start shopping for some they need or may have set their heart on. It’s that simple.
Read more about our Employee Rewards Scheme, and if you’d like to add it to your benefits package or find out more, please get in touch with us.
Call 0800 088 7315 or use our Contact Form.
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