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As companies head into the first quarter of the year, it’s important to stay focused on employee morale. It can be easy to focus on business goals and ease up on employee engagement initiatives after the holiday season. However, employee engagement needs to be a year-round endeavor to be effective. The first quarter is the perfect time to boost motivation at work by testing innovative recognition programs to see what resonates with your employees.

Employee satisfaction is the baseline metric for creating a workplace that employees are loyal to and excited to come to work for each day. According to a recent Pew Research study, only about half of American workers claim to be extremely or very satisfied with their jobs. Boosting satisfaction helps employers drive productivity in the workplace and employee retention over the long term. Keep reading to learn how gift card rewards can improve employee satisfaction by driving motivation, boosting engagement and maintaining job satisfaction amongst employees. 

If it feels like every conversation in HR and leadership circles revolves around upskilling lately, you’re not imagining it. The pace of change is dizzying: by some estimates, about a third of the skills needed for the average job have changed since 2021, and the World Economic Forum thinks almost 60% of the global workforce will need to be reskilled by 2030.

Health and wellness programs are one of the few employee programs that benefit both employers and employees directly. These programs lower healthcare costs for both parties and provide benefits to physical, mental and financial well-being that allow employees to bring their best selves to work every day. 

Employee and customer engagement are key to any business’s success in the current climate. For employers, engaging employee populations at work ensures productivity, motivation and longer term, employee satisfaction and retention. On the customer side, in the current economic climate, retaining customers and reducing churn can be as important to a business as gaining new customers. Ensuring customers are engaged with your business helps support retention initiatives. Keep reading to learn how gift card incentive and reward programs can help drive engagement with employees and customers by continuously providing value and building positive associations with your brand and business.