Rewarding your employees can have many many benefits. Let's face it, our companies depend on our employees so making sure they feel valued and appreciated is a great way to build loyalty and make them feel valued within your business.
M&S recently surveyed the opinions of many of the UK's top firms and found that almost 50% of those companies that rewarded their employees leading up to Christmas saw an improvement in staff motivation and productivity levels on returning to work in the New Year.
With that in mind, here are 5 top ways to show your employees how much you value them...
1 - Be flexible with time off around holiday times. This provides your hard working employees with precious time to spend with family and friends to recharge over the holiday periods.
2 - Place a focus on Wellness. Consider offering your employees wellness incentives like access to gym memberships, yoga classes, or break out times within the working day. This will demonstrate an interest in your employees health and boost performance and motivation.
3 - Personalise Rewards for individuals. Rewards that are personalised can have a greater influence at a lower cost. It shows that you have a deep understanding of your employees and that you truly see them as an individual.
4 - Offer variety. Have a clear idea of budget per employee, maybe even conducting a survey to gather thoughts and ideas. Best to guage what your employees will really value instead of second guessing what they may appreciate.
5 - Don't save all of your rewards for Christmas! Whilst the festive season is a natural time to rewards your employees, an all year round employee engagement programe will help maintain performance throughout the whole year. Consider birthdays, performance based rewards, or other seasonal events to align your rewards programe to.
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