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The Employee Recognition and Rewards Buyer’s Guide: How to Choose the Right Tool for Your Business

April 2, 2025

Erika Rahman

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The business ROI for employee recognition is pretty clear:

Higher employee engagement and lower turnover

Do you need a formal recognition and rewards tool?

Employee Recognition ROI

Increased employee job engagement
→ Nearly 40% of employees report that the best way to improve their engagement is for leaders to recognize their work.

Increased employee job satisfaction
→ When employees are recognized, they say they are more satisfied with their jobs.

Increased employee retention
→ More than 90% of HR professionals say that employee recognition programs have a positive impact on employee retention.

Not all recognition programs work.

Peer-to-Peer Recognition ROI

Better employee performance
→ With peer feedback, employee performance can be enhanced as much as 14%.

Better employee engagement
→ Employees report they are 3x as likely to be disengaged when they only get recognition from their peers a few times a year as opposed to more peer recognition throughout the year.

Better employee retention
→ Employees admit they are 24% more likely to be struggling with their job and 39% more likely to find a new job if they don’t get peer recognition.

The case for a formal, automated recognition program

The right recognition tool will help you unify your culture—increasing engagement.

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1 - A digital space that connects everyone.
Connect your disconnected teams by finding a digital solution. Everyone can access the platform no matter where they log in for work—from work, from home; from their computer, or their phone.

2 - A place where people only talk about connection and recognition, not work.
Get recognition messages out of emails and other spaces meant to communicate about work. Separate the conversation so recognition and connection can get the attention they deserve.

3 - A space where people are publicly recognized for good work.
Don’t let the good work of peer-to-peer recognition happen in a vacuum. Give everyone a public platform and let peers recognize good work for everyone to see.