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Better recognition. Better engagement. Better together.

 

Employee Onboarding Recognition That Builds Engagement

Create lasting first impressions

Welcome new employees with personalised recognitions, swag, and messages from their team—all automated to set the stage for long-term engagement.

 

Return on recognition

Why celebrate new hires?

A warm welcome sets the stage for continued success for every employee. Recognition during onboarding helps new hires feel valued, connected, and ready to contribute from day one.

Retention
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69
%
of employees are more likely to stay if the company has a strong onboarding structure.
69
%
of employees are more likely to stay if the company has a strong onboarding structure.

Quick Quack Car Wash saw a 20% reduction in turnover after implementing Awardco for their employee recognition programmes.

 
Productivity
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50
%
more productivity for new hires if they feel welcomed and supported.
50
%
more productivity for new hires if they feel welcomed and supported.

Effective recognition builds culture and drives performance—and even drives better management approval scores. See how CPS Group saw these results and more.

 
Engagement
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54
%
increase in employee engagement with effective onboarding.
54
%
increase in employee engagement with effective onboarding.

Hertz successfully took their recognition programmes global to over 24,000 employees and saw increased engagement as a result.

 

end-to-end flexibility

Kickstart engagement from day one

Give every employee a warm, personalised welcome—fully automated and without extra admin work.

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Custom Welcome Messages

Create a welcoming experience by automating day-one shoutouts, intro resources, and even point distributions to build immediate belonging.

Personalised, Quality Swag

Kick off the employee journey with points for hand-picked swag. New hires choose what they love and it’s delivered straight to their door.

Build Belonging Early

Help break the ice with welcome recognitions, peer profiles, and specific programmes designed to spark meaningful conversations.

Far-Reaching Recognition

Remote, hybrid, or on-site, it's easy to celebrate new hires wherever they are with flexible programmes that make every employee feel included.

Company-Wide visibility

Warm welcomes and first-day shoutouts

Showcase new hire recognitions on rotating screens, Slack, Teams, and more to build a sense of belonging from day one.

testimonials

What customers are saying

Dubai Airports
 
 
We did our first cycling project on the runway. It was a crazy and challenging idea, but the team did an amazing job—and receiving a High Flyer for it felt incredible.
Barkin Ozdemir
Content Development Manager, Brand & Communications, Dubai Airports
Americare Senior Living
 
 
If you want a feel-good moment, just log in and scroll through the recognition feed.
Mary Eaves
Senior VP of Operations (Assisted Living Division)
Lockton
 
 
As we’ve scaled, we’ve lost the day-to-day visibility into our people. Awardco fills that gap. Peer recognition surfaces contributions that would otherwise go unnoticed—especially from introverts or quiet top performers.
Melissa York
SVP, Head of People & Culture
PMG
 
 
When employees feel seen and appreciated, they’re more engaged and engagement drives performance. Using Awardco helps leaders and managers recognise impact in real time and that momentum drives continued and lasting success.
Monica Gunderson
Talent Management Senior Associate
Awardco and their support team have bent over backward to make sure everything is covered and completed to our satisfaction, especially during implementation.
Anonymous
HR Manager
From the intitial implementation, the regular administration, and the support, Awardco has been a great option for our employees.
Anonymous
Human Resources Manager
Beckman Coulter
 
 
Change management was a concern when exploring new vendors. However, our leadership, HR, and associates have smoothly transitioned to Awardco, and they appreciate its straightforward and intuitive design, which surpasses the complexities of previous platforms.
Kerie Rogers
HR Operations Leader
Utah Valley University
 
 
Any workplace that wants to have a great culture needs to be great at recognising when people go the extra mile.
Luke Dean
CFP Programme Director
Greenfield Global
 
 
Recognition can mean different things to different people, but for everyone, you want to feel seen and valued for the work you do. We were able to launch our first global recognition programme, STAR, with the help of Awardco.
Ashley Cato
Vice President People and Culture
4Refuel
 
 
We were doing recognition even before we adopted this platform, but this platform made it so easy for our frontline leaders and middle managers to run the recognition programme.
Roshan Varghese
Sr. Director, Environment, Health & Safety
Utah Valley University
 
 
Before Awardco, our nominations programmes were scattered and siloed... a survey here, a form there. It wasn't a very cohesive experience, and there wasn't really one consistent way to do things. Now, it's become a one-stop shop. If I want to recognise a milestone, give a shoutout, or nominate someone for an award, staff and facility know exactly where to go.
Maddie Bagley
Appreciation Specialist, People & Culture
Citizens Business Bank
 
 
And we've also tied that to wellness... Every year, we encourage our associates to go get their annual physical. If you turn [a] form in, you get Awardco points. It's another way to tie healthy lifestyle to what's important to us in the bank to making an impact with our associates.
Jenny Ketchepaw
VP, Talent Engagement
Lockton
 
 
Talented, motivated, competitive people are just attracted to this brand. Humans are very similar. They wanna be seen. They wanna be recognised. They wanna be valued.
Melissa York
SVP, Head of People & Culture
Alera Group
 
 
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.
Kristie White
AVP, Change Strategy & Organisation Development
Crumbl
 
 
The product that we're putting out is a lot of fun, but it is not easy to do what we do every single week. People are working really, really hard, and if they feel like just another cog in the machine, that can get disheartening really quickly. Taking that extra time to show appreciation for above-and-beyond effort is really important and reinforces good relationships.
Alejandra Caceres
Senior Vice President of Marketing

Thought Leadership & Resources

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Day one, done right

Show appreciation and intention with meaningful onboarding recognition that makes an immediate impact.