1501 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob Nelson

Author:Bob Nelson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 2012-04-13T04:00:00+00:00

Lewis-Goetz and Company, Inc., an industrial products manufacturer based in Pittsburgh, PA, sent $5 Dairy Queen gift certificates directly to the homes of their employees, along with a note to their children. The note said, “It has been a long hot summer and we have asked a lot out of your mom/dad. Please take the time to enjoy an ice cream with them and let them know how much not only you appreciate them, but how much our company appreciates their work ethic and commitment to our organization.” The idea went over extremely well. “We actually received thank-you letters back from the children,” says general manager John E. Veon.

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At Atria Senior Living Group, operator of three senior living complexes in Tucson, AZ, when the whole staff scores well on twice-a-year customer satisfaction surveys and corporate inspections, every employee gets a gift card. “It helps to give our employees an incentive to keep our residents happy,” said Donna Jacobs, senior executive director at Bell Court Gardens, where turnover was a low 25 percent.

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Marlene Herman, owner of two Aamco Transmission & Complete Car Care franchises in the Cleveland, OH, area, issued gas cards and gift cards to her ten employees.

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The chemical specialties group of W. R. Grace in Atlanta, GA, were given scratch-off lottery tickets as incentive to create improvement suggestions. When implemented, the workers’ ideas helped the company save a documented $175,000 per year.

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Several years ago, Infosurv, a market-research firm in Atlanta, GA, began awarding a $150 restaurant gift card every quarter to the employee with the best business idea. One employee won for developing a technology innovation that helped the company retain a major client that was about to leave. They have since added a second contest in which the company’s 15 employees must identify a total of 100 innovative ideas by year’s end to each receive a $100 reward. The program has paid for itself: In cost savings, revenue enhancement, and efficiencies, it is in the six-figure range.

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Mike Hall, chief executive of Borrego Solar Systems in San Diego, introduced two quarterly employee contests for innovation, each with a $500 prize. One contest seeks the best business innovation, which must be formalized on paper to include the problem the idea solves, as well as its costs, risks, and benefits. The other competition rewards the best “knowledge brief,” which requires employees to share valuable information that can benefit the company as a whole. For example, one worker won for creating a glossary of acronyms in the solar industry. Winners are determined by a companywide secret ballot.

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Benco Dental, the U.S.’s largest privately held, full-service dental distributor based in Wilkes-Barre, PA, provides a $300 cash bonus to employees who refer a new hire. The new employee must work for six months before the bonus is paid.

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Heartland Dental Care in Effingham, IL, gives team members gift cards for exceeding sales goals. They can choose cards from SAM’s Club, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Eddie Bauer, or Citgo.

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Wyoming Valley Health Care System in Wilkes-Barre, PA, offers

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