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How to Effectively Reward Your Employees

By: Jane Donovan

 

How to Effectively Reward Your Employees

As an employer, you may need to reward your employees for various reasons. For starters, you may reward them as a way of commending them for the excellent work that they have been doing. Additionally, you may reward them during the company’s anniversary, public holidays, or even when it is their birthday. You must have a reward system in place. Since you are the employer, you will have to think strategically. When rewarding your employees, make sure that they feel recognized and appreciated. Although some companies assume that rewarding the employees may consume large amounts of cash, you will be happy to realize that there are cost-effective ways to reward your staff effectively.

Furthermore, when you reward your employees, you can ensure that there is better engagement in the workplace. The office culture is also improved, and employee turnover also reduces drastically. Some of the effective tactics that you can use when rewarding your employees are as follows;

You Can Issue a Handwritten ‘Thank You’ Note

As an executive within the company, the employees will appreciate a handwritten thank you note from you as a way of appreciating them for the good work that they have been doing. Such a note serves as an acknowledgment and employees can notice that their boss also cares. You may also accompany the note with something else such as a watch or piece of jewelry; this serves as one of the cost-effective ways to reward workers.

You Can Host a Party

Hosting an end of year party also serves as a good way to celebrate your employees for the excellent work that they have been doing. An office party gives the employees an opportunity to engage each other away from the work environment that doesn’t allow them to participate in such acts. Although the cost of rewarding your employees in such a manner may be somewhat expensive, it is an excellent way to celebrate your employees. You may also issue them various gifts as a way of showing your appreciation. Tax-exempt, employee gift ideas like gift vouchers for turkeys and hams are especially attractive to small businesses on a tight budget.

The Employees Can Get Some Time Off

Employees always work hard to ensure that the company maintains a steady growth curve. As a result, you may give them some time off. Such a gift is best suited to individuals such as the employee of the year. The paid time off may be used to go for a vacation or any other activity that will allow them to relax for a while before resuming their official duties. After the time off elapses, you will realize that the employees will come back feeling rejuvenated and they will be more productive.

You Can Issue the Employees Tickets to an Event

Many events take place daily. The scope of these events varies since they may be in the form of music concerts or team building. Since employees are involved, you may issue them tickets to an event that will allow them to engage in team building. Such an event should have various co-curricular activities that are very engaging such as tug of war or escape the room experiences. By participating in such events, your employees will be amused, and they will be able to mingle well with each other outside the office space.

As a business owner, you may realize that when you reward your employees, you can increase their productivity. The tips that have been mentioned above will also ensure that you will not spend haphazard amounts of money when rewarding your staff.

Published: March 8, 2019
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Jane Donovan

Jane Donovan is a copywriter and blogger from the Deep South. She grew up taking vacations to the Gulf of Mexico and the lakes of Georgia before growing up, leaving her hometown for college, and studying aboard in Madrid, Spain, Jane majored in English and start working in journalism and copywriting just after college since 2005. Her main interests when it comes to writing are local marketing for mom and pop stores, often highlighting how those hometown companies can use digital marketing.

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