Incentives for staff

[GMES]

Thought I would put this idea out there for discussion and hopefully get feed back.
I would like to to hear from employees, Bosses & even one man bands can answer from a point of view of they used to be employed before they went solo.
I will start off by saying that the three Lads I have are great lads and are very hard working without the need for a prompt, With us being industrial we are dealing with big cables, power boards etc. It is a daily occurence to install 95mm, 150mm, 240mm swa cables etc etc .

So a couple of months ago I started doing a certificate for employee of the month and it has created a fun response and morale Boost, nothing more than a certificate downloaded and printed on the Office pc.
But immediately I could see the competitive streak emerging in a fun way between them .
I then thought about taking it a step further and doing some type of monthly reward system, possibly a cash reward ( Not talking silly money ) but maybe something between £20.00-50.00 or maybe a meal for the winner and his partner or even a gift voucher for their favourite shop.
As I have already said they all work incredibly hard and this is in no way to try and whip them harder but more so to give a little morale boost once a month,
So what do you all think, I would love some feed back from all of you to get a balanced reaction, before you answer you have the advantage of knowing I am doing this purely as a thank you to them and hopefully boosting them which hopefully breeds an happy and productive enviroment.
Also worth saying I already have an happy bunch of lads who give me their all so this isn't to try and win any favours.
I have created a poll to get some feedback, so please take the time to vote.

 

[Midwest]

Introduce them to a pie & a pint

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Great to see I was on the ball with this one. Thanks for everyone's input. GMES, you don't have to be brown enveloping your way to winner of the Best Boss of the Year Awards. These great guys you have are an asset to you and they don't take you for granted if you are supplying regular well paid work to a standard that you get more work from. As another thought, what are their 'in-work benefits?'

Vans, Phones, Pensions, Holiday Pay, Days in Leu, etc?

Turning up with a bacon roll and a cuppa can go down just as well.

First bloke to get me into the trade (family) was light on praise, and a simple 'well done, good job would have meant more than my paid invoice at times.

If you give out constantly (I acknowledge that this has already been mentioned) it comes to be expected, and then it loses it's meaning. Then what happens to morale if you decide to withdraw the scheme further down the line?

My advice is to keep your 'rewards' random, equally awarded, fun, and unpredictable. You will be held in higher regard and the value of your giving will have added value.

I will give a little anecdote here. I had not regularly exchanged birthday cards with, and had lost a little contact with a good friend. So I randomly bought him a Birthday card and sent it to him saying, 'I'm sure you have a Birthday this year, but I can't remember when it is, but have a great one anyway, thinking of you!'

It went down a storm, simply because I sent it when I meant it, not when i was supposed to.

Another one. I had wanted to buy my missus a locket, searched everywhere and couldn't find anything I liked. One day i was working in town and went for a wander at lunchtime, passed the jewellers and found a last of the run, discontinued Welsh gold stunner, with 20% off that week. I bought it and took it home, upstairs and left it on the bed head. This was a random Wednesday in the summer, nowhere near any Birthday or anniversary. She came home in a foul mood late from work and went upstairs for a shower and found it (insert smiley face here).

My point is, if we give when we are expected to, that giving is diminished in meaning. That is why I don't do Christmas.

Voltz.

 

[Midwest]

Brown envelopes mean praise your staff the way you see fit as a good boss.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Because I'm a Yorkshire man And don't like the idea of 3 prizes
But I can see the appeal of a quarterly prize for all 3 of them. This is why It's good to get a few ideas from you lovely guys.

Half a shandy each at the end of the month

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

How about letting them indulge their inner tool tarts every now and then and getting them something they think would make their job easier. And looks nice and shiny in their toolbox

Oh now that's a good idea. me personally I love new tools

 

[Andy78]

A hand shandy each at the end of the month

Steady on there !!

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Steady on there !!

Pack of wine gums to share ?

 

[Wilko]

Wine gums - luxury - we get bags of gravel.

 

[Barry White]

Why not save all the little presents you get from Dan for modding here for them?

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Steady on there !!

Hahaha just realised what you said