QWE Practice Guideline: 140: Enhance productivity and wages through both monetary and non-monetary incentives

Target group: Any organization employing individuals with disabilities

Practice Description

Provide incentives to employees who work three or more years without a work accident.

Resources Needed

Subject matter experts/trainers

• Human resource and finance staff to manage tracking and disbursement of incentives

Equipment

• Award documents
• Space for presenting awards

Implementation Process

Process

• Individual employee awards are based on the associated years of service without a work accident. The following are earned at the specified years of service:
  • 3 years – ball cap
  • 5 years – polo shirt
  • 10 years – jacket
  • 15 years – restaurant or movie gift card
  • 20 years – restaurant or movie gift card
• Group awards can also be obtained when a department is accident free for 6 months. The award is cash and based on the number of people in the department. The department staff decide as a group how to spend or allocate the cash.
• Individual and group awards are presented at a company event and publicized in the company newsletter.
• Safety awards apply to all company employees.

NPA: Work Services Corporation
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
Date Submitted: 2011
Website: https://www.workservicescorp.com/

Resources: Quality Work Environment Workbook