Often, you're on the road for an entire shift, and you may not necessarily interact with a lot of other colleagues… And so being recognised helps you feel more connected with the team.

We’ve accomplished so many amazing things and built such a strong foundation; it’s now up to us to take the next step. How do we keep evolving to ensure we don’t fall behind? The blueprint for HR is changing.

I can't say enough good things about Awardco—it's a game-changer for employee engagement and recognition! The platform makes it easy to celebrate achievements with personalised rewards, offering a massive catalogue that employees truly love, all while keeping costs in cheque. I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking to boost morale, strengthen culture, and bring a real sense of appreciation to their organisation—it's a tool that delivers results you can feel!

Awardco is not just a recognition tool—it’s a risk mitigation solution. Our tax and payroll teams love that we can now accurately track and report gifting, with proper IRS compliance.

Awardco's platform and programme are far and away the best I've seen in my career. Based on behavioral science with an intuitive user interface (and truly customizable reporting!), it is a game changer in employee engagement and appreciation.

What's most helpful is the freedom Awardco gives employees to choose how they'd like to spend their reward. Instead of managers handing out gift cards that might not be relevant, I can build contests or recognition programmes right from my budget. It reduces expense reports and boosts engagement—especially with non-monetary rewards like peer-to-peer recognition. Their customer service is also top-notch: fast, efficient, and always helpful. I brag about Awardco almost daily.

And so Awardco has allowed people to recognise their coworkers in a public way, and we see it every day. Collaboration is in the DNA of Alera Group, and appreciation is absolutely central and core to effective collaboration.

Awardco enables us to celebrate not just big wins, but the small moments that make a difference every day.

Managers now have visibility into real-time recognition, which makes performance reviews easier and more holistic.

From a reporting standpoint, Awardco excels by allowing users to access desired reports quickly through easily accessible links, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple pages as was the case with previous platforms. The platform has garnered significant positive feedback for its user-friendly nature and seamless navigation.

After COVID hit we had over 1800 employees go remote. Our HQ campus became a ghost town. We couldn't do the high touch thing anymore, but still wanted to engage our workforce. Because of the nature of remote work we didn't even know which employees were where, and there was no way we could use our old system of bi-annual distribution. We had gotten so much positive feedback with our service anniversary programme that we reached out to Awardco to see if they could do something to help us with our bonus programme.

We've tied rewards to wellness in the sense that every year, we encourage our associates to go get their annual physical. If they show proof, they get points. It's another way to tie healthy lifestyles to what's important to us in the bank, making an impact with our associates.

From the time that we implemented to six years later, we are still just as satisfied as we were on day one.

We think a lot about our frontline employees. They're the ones that make us who we are and drive our business, and we wanted to make sure they knew we appreciated them. Awardco does that.

The flexible rewards offered are my favorite part. Rather than giving gift cards or merchandise that individuals might not use, they get to decide what they want.