Importance of Employee Recognition

FREMONT, CA: Recognizing employees boosts morale and motivation, which are crucial to employee engagement. More appreciation is almost always better, and consistency is crucial to keep employees motivated.

Employee recognition consistently ranks as one of the strongest engagement drivers. Also, it's one of the simplest and least expensive ways to improve morale.

Employee recognition in the workplace has many cultural and financial benefits that are described below:

Culture improvement: The improvement of company culture is one of the key benefits of employee appreciation and recognition. An improved company culture reduces the costs associated with negativity in the workplace, which amounts to $3 billion annually (Bureau of Labor Statistics). 

Improve employee retention and reduce turnover: Recruiting and training new employees is expensive and time-consuming, but employee recognition programs can reduce turnover costs and improve employee retention. When people want to stay, those costs will go down, and companies can use that time to grow other programs like training and development.

Engage employees more effectively: The key to higher employee morale, performance, and profitability is engagement. Keeping everyone connected to their work and the company's goals requires consistent appreciation. Engaging employees is also one of the best ways to increase productivity.

Enhance employee productivity: Recognizing and celebrating people's work is a great way to motivate them. Higher productivity is one of the many benefits of employee appreciation. Almost 70 percent of employees say a sense of appreciation would motivate them to work harder.  

Enhance morale and job satisfaction among employees: The improvement of employee morale and satisfaction is another benefit of employee recognition at work. Recognition programs reward people for their work and make it easy for them to express appreciation to their colleagues. Giving and receiving compliments will boost everyone's morale.  

Attract top talent and improve recruitment: Cultures that value employee appreciation attracts top talent, resulting in a more successful recruitment process at a lower cost. Employee appreciation also helps improve employee retention and attract top talent to companies with high levels of employee appreciation. Companies that have been awarded for their employee recognition efforts are more likely to attract job seekers. 

Employees who are more loyal: Aside from increasing engagement and productivity, employee appreciation also increases loyalty. When employees felt included in the company culture and appreciated for their contributions, they will stay and grow. 

Enhance the mental health and well-being of employees: A genuine appreciation and recognition program boosts employee well-being and mental health. By promoting engagement, interpersonal communication, and productivity, recognition helps prevent employee burnout. Global anxiety and depression rates have increased by 25 percent in recent years (WHO), so investing in employee well-being is more important than ever.