Service Award Program

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Service Award Program

• How to Re-Engineer Your

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Dispelling Myths About Award Programs
The vast majority of recognition programs are
obsolete, according to a 10-year national study.
In fact, many of them de-motivate rather than
motivate. WHY? Many of them are based on
concepts designed in the 60s and 70s and no
longer meet either corporate objectives or
employee needs. Here, we dispel some common myths
about award programs
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Myth 1 Logo emblems of gold and diamonds make
the best award.

• Since many employees eventually receive logo
  awards, such as years of service awards, they
  stop carrying recognition impact. Moreover,
  since employees no longer feel the same job
  security as in the past, they no longer have the
  same corporate identity. As a result the company
  logo is less important to them.

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Myth 2 Recognition programs incorporate award
choices that employees really want.

• According to one study, 70 of employees would
  choose something other than what they were
  offered. Some of the top choices include
• - Electronics, Cameras, Camcorders
• - Watches, Clocks
• - Crystal, Silver, China and Kitchen
  Accessories
• - Sports and Outdoor Equipment

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Myth 3 A simple change in selection or awards
will improve your recognition program.

• To address employees changing attitudes, more
  companies are reengineering their recognition
  policies.
• - Establish goals and objectives and maintain
  management support.
• - Survey employees as to what they want and need
  in a recognition program.
• - Create a program based on employee feedback
  and input from program administrators.
• - Make recognition timely, rather than monthly,
  quarterly or annually.

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Myth 4 Companies should reduce or eliminate
years of service awards.

• Companies should not cut programs at random.
  Instead, they need to make all recognition
  programs more effective by aligning them with
  shifting employee attitudes and updating them
  annually.

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Heres how we can help

• We survey a sampling of your employees to find
  out what types of awards they prefer. We build a
  custom catalog of 100 to 200 items published to
  paper and a special Service Anniversary website
  that is linked to your Intranet.

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Heres how we can help

• On the service anniversary of the employee, we
  mail to the employees manager a recognition kit,
  which includes a letter from your CEO. Also
  included are some ideas for how the manager can
  personalize the recognition to the employee and
  make it more meaningful.

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• The employee will receive a special certificate
  allowing them to choose their favorite gift from
  the catalog, which they can view at the Intranet
  site and on special PC computer kiosks we provide
  at all locations.
• They can order their gift on-line and have it
  shipped directly to their home.

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Heres how we can help

• Our suggestion for the merchandise awards is that
  we choose items that are all the same value
  REGARDLESS of the number of years the employee
  has worked, e.g., you set a value for each item,
  be it 100, 200, up to 400. That is the
  maximum average award value that is TAX FREE.

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Heres how we can help

• As many managers have said, Nobody works for 10
  years to win a clock. We agree. Many companies
  now feel that the person who works 5 years should
  receive as nice a gift as the 25 year employee.
• Of course, you dont have to do it this way,
  but it certainly has positive benefits. When all
  gifts are equal, you send a positive message --
  All of our employees are important!

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Please browse through our demo Service Award
Catalog at www.incentivesonline.com. Weve
included items that we think employees want.
Items like Sporting Goods, Watches and Clocks,
Kitchen Accessories, China, and Electronics..
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