Years of Service Awards

A successful rewards and recognition culture strikes a perfect balance between recognizing performance and acknowledging long-term presence. Invest in Achievers to recognize exceptional performance tied to corporate goals, while still celebrating employees’ anniversaries in a way that makes them feel valued for their contributions and accomplishments. Recognizing – not simply rewarding -- employee anniversaries is the most effective way increase employee morale and truly align employees with the company.

No one works harder for a lapel pin, crystal vase or grandfather clock.

Traditional service awards programs are an antiquated method of influencing positive behavior in the workplace, because such initiatives recognize presence rather than performance. In the 1900’s they were effective for Industrial Age businesses. The Ford Motor Company, arguably one of the most innovative companies of the era, created reward systems that offered highly-valued gifts of that time such as gold watches and grandfather clocks to incent employees to stay on the job. We are now in the knowledge and service based economy, where 70% of GDP is accounted by the service industry. Old motivation techniques are irrelevant in today’s workforce.

Forward-thinking employers realize that systematically aligning recognition with specific performances drives business success. In today’s results-driven workplace, employers need to utilize a broader range of strategies to engage an increasingly diverse workforce. Today’s knowledge-based workforce requires ongoing recognition as validation for desired behavior and achieving goals that contribute to the company’s bottom line. Emphasize recognizing years-of-service anniversaries rather than rewarding those milestones, and you’ll significantly increase employee engagement, desired performance and results. This Culture of Recognition will have positively impact on employee tenure, the original stated purpose of a Years of Service program.

Achievers has the ultimate solution using Recognition Milestones that tie behavior to company values and drive performance. Use Achievers to identify which business goals are most important to your company and we’ll design a performance-based recognition program that helps you Achieve those goals.

Recognition Milestones is a recognition-driven approach to traditional Years of Service awards that meets the needs of today's workforce and helps you:
* Deliver meaningful recognition and personalized rewards for employee milestones
* Minimizes administration and costs
* Never forget a milestone with the Achievers platform
* Maximize the impact of recognizing employees for their contributions and Milestones
* Secure employee engagement and alignment by driving long-term positive employee behavior