Employee Service Awards

Employee Service Awards

Never miss another milestone

Automate service awards in a way that’s meaningful, memorable, and tailored to every employee.

Return on recognition

Return on recognition

Why celebrate work anniversaries?

Service anniversaries provide a powerful opportunity to show appreciation, reinforce a sense of belonging, and remind employees that their contributions truly matter.

It's a built-in way to say thanks every year.

Performance
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69
%
of employees say they would work harder if they felt more appreciated.
69
%
of employees say they would work harder if they felt more appreciated.

Appreciation is easy, but often overlooked in a busy environment. Service anniversaries are a built-in way to say thanks every year, ensuring employees feel celebrated for their great work.

Retention
Diverse professionals in meeting, woman in wheelchair engaging with colleague
31
%
lower turnover in companies with strong recognition programmes.
31
%
lower turnover in companies with strong recognition programmes.

When employees feel seen, they’re more likely to stick around. Never miss a chance to say thank you with powerful automations, customisable rewards, and an experience that will build culture from the ground up.

Engagement
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2
X
more engagement at work if employees receive regular recognition.
2
X
more engagement at work if employees receive regular recognition.

Engagement is a buzzword for a reason—because engaged employees are productive, happy employees. But it’s not just about business outcomes, engaged employees actually drive better outcomes from top to bottom.

end-to-end flexibility

end-to-end flexibility

Never forget a meaningful milestone

Jump into modern recognition with automation, customisation, and endless flexibility—so every employee feels valued in a way that truly matters.

Memorybooks™

Memorybooks™

Like a high school yearbook, but better

Celebrate each work anniversary with a personalised keepsake—messages, photos, and memories from teammates, all compiled into a digital or printed MemoryBook®.

  • Send automatic invites and reminders to peers to increase participation
  • Automate delivery and never miss another anniversary
  • Post the MemoryBook to the social feed to share the love
testimonials

testimonials

What customers say

CloudFit Software
 
 
Awardco has provided significant time savings. Our previous programme was clunky, manual, and time consuming. Now, with the automation capabilities available through Awardco, my team saves 5-8 hours a week!
Kymberlee Stephens
Director of Employee Experience and Wellness
Americare Senior Living
 
 
Caregivers want more than a paycheque—they want to feel valued. Recognition makes that possible.
Sarah Mazzocco
Chief People Officer
Kodiak
 
 
Recognition just reminds you that no, you are seen. Your work is not for nothing. You are appreciated. It feels great and helps you stay motivated, even when things are tough.
Zach Makoutz
Sr. Manager, Category Sales Product
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
Kodiak
 
 
Awardco makes it really easy to select colleagues that you want to recognise, whether it's one, whether it's multiple. Recognition helps build trust with teammates and leaders.
Brett Miller
VP of Creative
Beckman Coulter
 
 
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.
Kerie Rogers
HR Operations Leader
Kodiak
 
 
Whether it’s recognising a peer or a member of our team, Awardco is so simple and intuitive.
Cassidy Barsdoff
Director, Project Management Office
Lockton
 
 
We created ‘Celebrating Culture’—a programme where we reward engagement at everything from costume contests to lunch-and-learns. Awardco makes it easy to motivate and recognise employees both in person and remotely.
Tisa Penny
Engagement & Events Lead, 2025 Recognition Rockstar Winner
PMG
 
 
I really appreciate how myKudos [Awardco] offers different ‘classifications’ of shoutouts, so no matter how someone went above and beyond, there’s a way to recognise it. We work with some incredible people, and it’s important to celebrate them however we can.
Colby Green
Paid Social Senior Associate
PMG
 
 
Companies that invest in recognition are seen as people-centric. When people feel appreciated for their contributions and are truly engaged, they’re more innovative, more creative, and more willing to think beyond the status quo. This elevates work, fuels stronger business outcomes and can foster deeper customer relationships.
Monica Gunderson
Talent Management Senior Associate
Lockton
 
 
Prior to Awardco, the recognition process was manual and time-consuming. Everything was done through emails and spreadsheets, with physical delivery of plaques and gifts. Important milestones were sometimes missed, despite our best intentions.
Mallory Pence
Marketing Manager
Paramount
 
 
I was really looking for a user-friendly, up-to-speed, and easy-to-use programme that can expand in different ways, and I found it with Awardco.
Shaye McCoy
Senior Analyst Total Rewards
WebPT
 
 
I cannot tell you what a relief it was to be able to integrate metadata from our HRIS system so that birthdays and service awards were automatically recognised and sent to our WebPTers. This was a huge, huge accomplishment for our employee engagement.
Britney Burns
Employee Experience Programme Manager
Ultradent Products
 
 
We're present in pretty much every continent in the world, and there's no limitation to our recognition system. We see recognitions from Brazil to the US, from Japan to China, from South Africa to France, and everyone is engaged.
Favio Paiva
Workday Specialist
Alera Group
 
 
Colleagues have to choose a value from The Collaborative Way when they recognize, making our recognition feed daily proof of why our values are so important. It’s such a powerfully positive place. Leaders are really taking notice—they want to see their teams at the top of the adoption leaderboard because they know the impact our values have on employee performance and retention.
Pam Johnson
VP of HR
Thought Leadership & Resources

Thought Leadership & Resources

Employee celebration resources

Blog

Blog

Employee Turnover Rates by Industry: Trends and Solutions
Customer Story

Customer Story

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Blog

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Blog

Webinar

Webinar

Customer Story

Customer Story

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Webinar

AI and the Future of Employee Engagement
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Webinar

White Paper

White Paper

Customer Story

Customer Story

White Paper

White Paper

White Paper

White Paper

The Ultimate Guide to Employee Recognition
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Webinar

Customer Story

Customer Story

Webinar

Webinar

Building a Culture That Thrives on Change
Webinar

Webinar

Blog

Blog

Discovering the True Return on Recognition™
Customer Story

Customer Story

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Blog

Blog

Blog

Never miss another milestone

A strong recognition strategy starts with service awards. Celebrate tenure in a way that’s timely, impactful, and built to scale.