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Employee incentives are increasingly popular among employers looking to maintain high levels of employee engagement, retention and satisfaction.

Recent corporate tax cuts are beginning to take effect for organizations of all sizes, leaving companies to face a big question: what to do with the extra money? Employee engagement, through incentives and rewards are a great area to invest in, given the impact they can have on company morale, employee happiness and overall employee retention rates.

The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), a leader of research and education in the global incentive and recognition industry, recently published its first study about U.S. federal regulations that impact reward and recognition programs. 

Cash is the simplest way to reward someone. It’s universal, everyone needs it so you know when you provide it, it will carry meaning to the recipient. However, if you dig into the science of cash versus non-cash rewards you might see the employee rewards landscape differently.

The Incentive Research Foundation has released their predictions for 2018. This study sets the tone for the incentive market for the coming year and is often a guiding indicator for companies and third party vendors, building 2018 incentive programs for how much to spend and what incentives are trending.