Public Sector Recognition

Elevating public service through recognition

Public service is purpose-driven—but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Recognition programmes uplift those on the frontlines, reduce burnout, and reinforce the value of their everyday efforts.

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Why Awardco?

Public sector features

that check every box

Awardco helps government agencies, municipalities, and public institutions implement recognition programmes that are cost-effective, compliant, and impactful.

Service Awards

Automate service anniversaries, tenure awards, and milestone recognitions to ensure employees feel appreciated for their dedication and contributions to the community.

Affordable & Compliant

Zero-markups on rewards, free shipping options, and clear reporting provide better budget usage while staying compliant with spending regulations.

Peer-to-Peer Recognition

Enable peer recognition programmes to build a culture of appreciation, highlight wins, and improve job satisfaction across agencies and departments.

Nomination Programmes

Nominate coworkers for exceptional work that deserves special recognition. Leaders have control over approval workflows to maximise manager efficiency.

Leadership Support

Appreciation from leaders reinforces company values, builds a culture of support, and engenders trust. Create special programmes for leaders to recognise employees.

Department Recognition

Build specific programmes tailored to every department, and reward them wherever they are with what they really want.

offline recognition

Empower teams, no matter where they work

Appreciate anyone, anywhere with AwardCodes™. Support your diverse, dispersed workforce with offline recognition. Employees redeem physical cards for points, unlocking millions of reward options.

ROI of Recognition

Recognition that drives performance and retention

Public sector employees thrive when they feel valued, engaged, and connected.

Engagement

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more engagement

Better engagement means better performance.

Employees who feel valued are 4X more likely to be engaged, which leads to greater productivity, retention, satisfaction, and more.

Engagement

Satisfaction

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increase in happiness

Happy employees are healthier, more resilient, and more productive.

Showing and receiving gratitude increases happiness by 25%—and happiness is the leading cause for employees staying or leaving their jobs.

Satisfaction

Retention

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decrease in turnover

Retain top public sector talent.

A strong culture of recognition lowers voluntary turnover by 31% because appreciation makes people want to stay.

Retention

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A-Pay

Reward a diverse workforce with ultimate reward flexibility. A-Pay cards—where employees choose when and where to redeem, almost anywhere in the world.

success stories

Supporting the public sector

I think Awardco is a great platform for recognition. Being able to give a little extra money here and there goes a long way. I try to recognise my office as much as possible when they go above and beyond.

Logan Harrelson

Recruiter

We recently pulled an in-platform report to cheque on usage, and then we reached out to people individually to improve adoption—especially managers. Since then, engagement has been significantly higher, and our culture of recognition is growing—even our executives are recognising.

Hannah Fagan

Human Resource Leader

If we retain a teacher, that’s 20 students we get to serve. Going from 45% turnover to 8% means we’ve kept 85–90 more staff. That’s an incredible impact on both our children and our budget.

Amber Lease

Human Resource Director

It’s incredibly accessible. You don’t have to be tech-savvy—you can use it on your phone, through Outlook, or even a Teams plugin. It meets people where they are.

Mallory Pence

Marketing Manager

Awardco is central to our strategy around helping people feel connected across the organisation in the work that they do. Our strength is that we have diversity across all our offices. So collaboration may be the soul of a layer group, that tie that binds our unique cultures together. But we really want to celebrate and recognise the diversity across our offices, and that is our strength. Awardco helps us create that visible platform for everybody to see the good work and the unique ways that people are solving problems around the organisation.

Kristie White

Organisational Development

As a system administrator, managing the back-end, being able to hand out physical AwardCodes takes out the administrative work. We no longer have to track names, who's getting what points from what event.

Tisa Penny

Engagement & Events Lead, 2025 Recognition Rockstar Winner

We’ve always had some sort of recognition programme, but never anything all-inclusive where all associates at every location were engaged in the same programme—until Awardco.

Dawn Bloch

Chief People Officer

It's really important for relationship building and strengthening. Having this platform that makes it super easy to recognise is what sets Kodiak apart from the rest.

Cassidy Barsdoff

Director, Project Management Office

Integrations & Security

Seamless connections, uncompromising security

Integrations

Awardco works well with all the tools you already use, so you can naturally incorporate recognition into your day-to-day.

Security

Built with enterprise-grade security measures, including GDPR and SOC 2 Type II compliance, to keep your data safe and your peace of mind intact.

thought leadership & resources

Recognition and reward resources

Recognition for those that serve

Public sector employees deserve to be recognised for their contributions. Make it easy to celebrate milestones, improve retention, and foster a culture of appreciation for those that need it most.

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