EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAMS

System

If anyone out there has a policy in place for rewarding exceptional service or one-time outstanding accomplishments by employees, please share. We currently have a program in place where with the approval of the City Manager, an employee can receive a cash bonus of between $50-$300 in recognition of a highly exceptional accomplishment. Looking for some innovative ideas here.

Much thanks for any thoughts (be nice......)

deniseE

This is from one of our depts. We used to have an Agency-wide program...but we found that it was better to let the individual depts handle this. The awards are sometimes small, we try to keep it under the "taxable income" amount. Receiving an award and then finding out that it's been added to your yearly salary is a real kick in the teeth.

Award Category Descriptions

Teamwork (Category 1) Award - recognizes a group of staff who work together as a team to achieve success in their professional endeavors and projects. These staff act together to accomplish a department or Agency goal instead of focusing solely on personal achievement.

Individual Accomplishment (Category 2) Award - recognizes individuals who go the extra mile, performing above and beyond their expected daily duties. These individuals epitomize leadership and/or initiative.

Facilitate Change (Category 3) Award - recognizes an individual or individuals who help identify/remove unnecessary obstacles in existing workflow or procedures. While the individual/s may not necessarily add or increase value to Agency products, these changes contribute to our success by improving productivity or strengthening work quality or even saving money.

New Employee (Category 4) Award - recognizes a new staff member whose performance exceeds his or her supervisor/manager's expectations during the first year of employment.

Customer Service (Category 5) Award - recognizes individuals who offer outstanding customer service internally to Agency colleagues or externally to Agency partners or clientele. Nominees take initiative to solve or resolve problems that, in turn, improves the quality of service offered to our customers.

jberg

On a smaller scale - we give out certificates to employees for going above and beyond on a tone time basis. They can range from$5. up depending on your budget.

Joan

HRinNH

Our recognition only applies to years of service. But I'm anxious to hear what others have going at their companies to present the ideas to management here. One can always hope... xpray

Cheryl C.