Employee Rewards
How to recognise and reward staff with little or no budget
Ensuring that you acknowledge and reward your employees and volunteers can attract staff and support with retention, and motivation. While it may be challenging to accomplish this with limited resources, there are still meaningful ways to demonstrate your gratitude.
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Data indicates that “lack of recognition” is the third most common reason employees leave their job, and 26 percent of employees feel that being undervalued and underappreciated is the highest barrier to engagement.
This guide from Achievers provides 40 impactful employee recognition and appreciation ideas.
Whether they cheer from the sidelines at challenge events, raise awareness in local communities or work directly with beneficiaries, volunteers will play a critical part in your charity’s success. Making sure you recognise and reward them appropriately is fundamental to your volunteer retention strategy. CharityJobs’ guide tells you how to do this successfully, particularly with little (or no) budget.
CIPD have a factsheet that explores the design and development of a reward strategy, from rationale to implementation and gives guidance on the principles to consider.