It’s Employee Appreciation Day! Although it’s important to make sure your employees valued everyday, today marks the perfect time to assess if you and your business is doing enough for your hard working team. A third of employees in the UK feel underappreciated by their employer, but it’s not always easy to know where to start when tackling this problem amongst your own team. Take a look at these employee appreciation ideas, so you can make your team feel more respected and happier at work.
Reward & Recognition is a great way to support your team and show appreciation for their hard work, loyalty and achievements. My Staff Shop offers a wide range of retailer’s gift cards your employees can convert their My Staff Shop “Reward Beans” into. This helps ensure that your employees have the opportunity to put their reward towards something that they really need. From awarding Long Service to thanking employees for going above and beyond, rewards are effective and simple to provide across the board to your team.
My Staff Shop also offers amazing discounts, cashback and even freebies to expand your employee benefits offerings! Offering a My Staff Shop platform to colleagues helps their wages go further on necessities like grocery shopping, utilities, and insurance, or life’s little luxuries like holidays, cinema trips and clothing retailers. With hundreds of retailers available on the platform, there is something for everyone regardless of their lifestyle.
Offering extra days off for long service or employee’s their birthday off work is another great incentive for reducing turnover and improving employee retention. Rewarding employees for their hard work over the years with the business in this way encourages employees to stay with the company, and be proud of their long service. Offering your employees their birthday off helps reinforce a solid work/life balance, which is necessary to maximise productivity across your company.
Of course one of the most powerful and straightforward ways to appreciate your team: saying “Thank You”! Many employees believe that just a quick note or verbal acknowledgement of work being done gives a boost to employees and helps keep motivation and workplace positivity high. At My Staff Shop we offer Peer-to-Peer recognition, so that you and your employees can send each other messages of appreciation. Not only does this foster a sense of camaraderie, but also encourages an environment within your business which inspires employees to look for stand out members of the team to praise.
For more information on Employee benefits and incentives, request a demo and speak to one of our sales team.
