Incentive Programs for Non-Sales Employees
HR Mouse
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I have been given a project to find an incentive program for our hourly, non-sales employee's. There are only 6 of us in that category as the rest of the company is in Retail Sales or Executive/Management levels. We cannot think of anything after putting our heads together. We even called in "an expert" and it turned out to be a big waste of time as he had no ideas either. Does anyone have any kind of incentive plan which doesn't tie into sales numbers? We have 4 people in Accounting, one Office Supervisor & me - Human Resources (also back-up for A/R).
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Each year my company sets down with all the non-sales staff and sets goals for the year. For example an HR goals could be to start a company wide newsletter, explore new software options etc. Usually each employee sets 5 goals for the year and their incentives are based on completion of the goals. We do ours yearly, but it would not be difficult to break the goals up on a quarterly basis if you dont want to wait a full year. Another accounting type goal we have set is having a consistant vendor check run each month. So the goals don't always need to be seen as extra work.
This way employees get to have a say in the direction of thier carrer and maybe the opprotunity to learn something new, which is a benefit to the company and the employee.
I am Finance/HR Manager. My goals this year are based on 1) Collections - how many accounts that do not go over 60 days; 2) Turnover - how many positions are vacant and for what length of time; 3) Money savings - What changes can I effect to save or gain money for the company.