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title: Employee Recognition Program Design | HW Holdsworth
description: Elevate your employee recognition with bespoke recognition strategy. Create secure, tailored platforms that celebrate achievements and reinforce company values.
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# Employee recognition programs, designed around your people

We design and run bespoke employee recognition programs for Australian organisations. Long service, values awards and everyday thanks, brought together in one program with its own recognition website, built to your specifications and hosted in Australia.

## What is an employee recognition program?

An employee recognition program is a planned, consistent way of acknowledging your people for their time, effort and contribution. It sets out what you recognise, how often, who does it, and what people receive.

A good program feels personal to the person receiving it, and runs without adding work for your People & Culture team.

Recognition should never feel like software. It should feel human.

## What a program can include

Start with one and add more over time, or bring them together from day one.

### Long service recognition

A recognition pack for every milestone. [Explore long service](https://www.recognitionandrewards.com.au/long-service-milestone-recognition?hsLang=en)

### Values and achievement awards

Recognise the behaviours that reflect your culture. [Explore custom awards](https://www.recognitionandrewards.com.au/unique-employee-awards?hsLang=en)

### Peer-to-peer recognition

Everyday thanks between colleagues with Engage. [Explore Engage](https://www.recognitionandrewards.com.au/peer-to-peer-employee-recognition-software?hsLang=en)

### Employee benefits

Everyday discounts for your people. [Explore Benefits](https://www.recognitionandrewards.com.au/employee-benefits?hsLang=en)

### The Staff Shop

Prestigious brands at staff prices. [Explore The Staff Shop](https://www.recognitionandrewards.com.au/the-staff-shop?hsLang=en)

### Branded gifts

Merchandise for celebrations, events and prizes. [Explore merchandise](https://www.recognitionandrewards.com.au/corporate-merchandise?hsLang=en)

## How we design your program

1

### A Conversation

about what recognition looks like in your organisation and where the gaps are.

2

### A Program

built around your shoe size - your budget, your culture, your people.

3

### A Partnership

that is ongoing and human, not a one-off delivery - a handshake, and we're still here for year two, five and twenty.

## Why organisations work with us

01

### A partner, not a platform

Our team runs the program with you, so you don’t have another system to manage.

02

### Secure and Australian-hosted

Recognition websites are hosted on Australian servers, so your data stays secure and compliant.

03

### Recognising people since 1884

An Australian family business that began as a watchmaker and jeweller.

## What our clients say

“

> All our gifts arrived and once again, beautifully wrapped with everything that was ordered.

CC, Executive Officer, Darwin

“

> The feedback to date has been excellent. Gifts are easy to choose, and receiving the gifts is within timeframes and team members are liking the presented gifts.

BH, Learning and Development Specialist, Queensland

“

> I am excited to receive this acknowledgement of service, the choice of gifts is fantastic.

TC, Service Award Recipient, Queensland

## Frequently asked questions

What is an employee recognition program?

A planned, consistent way of acknowledging your people for their time, effort and contribution. It sets out what you recognise, how often, who does it, and what people receive.

What can a recognition program include?

Long service recognition, values and achievement awards, peer-to-peer recognition with Engage, employee benefits, The Staff Shop for prestigious brands at staff prices, and branded gifts. Start with one and add more over time, or bring them together from day one.

How do you design a program for our organisation?

It starts with a conversation about what recognition looks like in your organisation and where the gaps are. We then build a program around your budget, culture and people, and stay on as an ongoing partner.

Does the program come with its own recognition website?

Yes. Each program has its own recognition website, built to your specifications and hosted in Australia.

Where is our data hosted?

Recognition websites are hosted on Australian servers, so your data stays secure and compliant.

Will it add work for our People & Culture team?

It shouldn't. Our team runs the program with you, so you don't have another system to manage.

## Recognition that lasts

Tell us what recognition looks like in your organisation today, and we’ll show you what it could be.

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