Role of HR in Employee Recognition In the 2016 SHRM/Globoforce Employee
Recognition Survey, the following findings were reported by HR professionals:
• Organizations that had strategic recognition programs reported less frustrated
and more engaged employees.
• Programs tied to the organization’s values were more effective than programs
without ties.
• Empowering employees to give and receive formal recognition had good results.
• When more than 1 percent of payroll was spent on employee recognition,
employee engagement was better.