Employee recognition software
Build a happy, high-performing, and engaged workforce with Access Applause, the employee recognition software that gets everyone growing in the same direction.
Why choose our employee recognition software?
With studies showing that 39% of employees don’t feel appreciated at work and 65% wish they had more feedback, investing in employee recognition software is essential for businesses looking to improve their employee engagement and retention, and drive higher productivity.
With Access Applause, our simple and speedy peer-to-peer appreciation features make recognition easy, encourages the behaviours that align to your mission and values, and rewards people in a way that encourages a cycle of positive momentum. Accessible via an app, our rewards platform feels like a native social media app, so training is low and adoption is high.
Learn how social recognition can boost the engagement of your employees
download free guideArvato Financial Solutions success story
Apart from ad-hoc awards ceremonies at social events, Arvato did not have a company-wide mechanism for boosting employee recognition and motivation. Acknowledgements were only seen by people attending the events and were soon forgotten.
"With Access Applause, everyone gets to know about good things that people have done that we would not be aware of otherwise, and that raises their profile," says Debbie Nolan, Vice President of Collections at Arvato Financial Solutions.
Key features of our employee rewards software:
Discover speedy peer-to-peer appreciation
Our easy-to-use peer recognition software means anyone can send a social ‘shout’ to a co-worker for a good job.
- Giving someone recognition is as simple as sending a ‘shout’ for something done well. Employees can do this anytime, anywhere from desktop or mobile apps
- ‘Shouts’ will then share to your company feed, for all to see, creating a company-wide culture of employee recognition
- Your people can interact with ‘shouts’ with likes, shares, and comments, creating a buzz of positivity
- Managers can see their team's shoutouts, feedback, and thanks in a glance creating pride in the team
- With ‘shouts’ linked to your company’s values, our software aligns behaviours with your culture
Reward efforts easily
Supercharge recognition of the right behaviours and acknowledge colleagues, with a flexible points-based reward system.
Our employee rewards software allows you to set meaningful rewards tailored to your own workforce.
- Managers can award points based on ‘shouts’, or at their discretion
- By switching ‘Reward’ on, managers can supercharge recognition, or save that function for the future
- The 'redeem points' feature provides an easy way for employees to see their recognition accruing points which can then be redeemed into vouchers, time off, or GiftPay Flexi-eVouchers etc
Enjoy instantaneous insights
Access Applause enables you to monitor adoption, identify top performers and track behaviours easily.
- Reports show individuals a history of their points, balance and points redeemed - keeping them engaged and eager to earn more
- Analytics shows you a measure of how engaged your workforce is
- Track success metrics with at-a-glance dashboards
- Quickly run reports on behaviour, performance and engagement
- Filter activities by department, team, location and behaviours linked to shouts
Make the most of our peer-to-peer recognition software. Get your recognition and reward checklist.
Simple and effective implementation
To ensure a simple and effective implementation, our expert team will simplify the rollout of your rewards system and maintain momentum among your workforce with ready-made tools and best practice guides:
- Quick-start tools and guides to get you up and running fast
- A complete six-month project plan and toolkit to drive successful adoption of our employee recognition software
- Hints, tips and ideas to help you embed the recognition programme for fast results
Proud to be working with 13,000+ organisations in the UK and Ireland
“Although our principle driver for a move of HR and payroll software and services was a financial one, the results of this change have far surpassed simply a monetary value.”
"The processes worked well and the team’s professionalism definitely played a role in achieving what was an extremely tough feat in such a small timescale."
"The support we received from the Access People Project Team throughout the entire project has been fantastic… It would be challenging enough under normal circumstances but to do this during the pandemic is a huge achievement."
“Access People was the only provider we spoke to that could give us an end-to-end, secure, cloud-based HR and Payroll solution that works on any device, allowing us to transact and transform all on one platform. We can now go from roster to time and attendance, pay deductions, payment and beyond in one system.”
“The feedback we have received so far has been very positive and employees generally feel happier that we have made a difference to their working day. Commercially we will achieve the return on investment in two years. However, in real terms the hours saved for each manager are significant.”
“The ability to centralise a number of siloed systems had a profound impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of our HR team - especially as a multinational conglomerate. After the project, we saw significant improvements in key areas of the business, like employee retention and GDPR compliance.”
Employee Recognition FAQs
How does employee recognition motivate employees?
Getting praise, reward and recognition boosts employee self-esteem and releases dopamine, which plays an important role in how we feel pleasure. It helps us strive, focus, and find things interesting. If an employee feels pleasure from the recognition they receive they are more likely to feel valued, enjoy their work, and strive for excellence.
Longer-term, happier employees are 13% more productive (according to a study by the World Economic Forum) and are 87% less likely to leave, according to a study by the Corporate Leadership Council.
What is an employee recognition platform?
An employee recognition platform gives your people a quick and easy way of sending someone they work with praise, reward, and virtual applause for their work or behaviour. It is used to encourage positive behaviours, appreciate great work, help your people feel seen and valued - all whilst aligning to what you're all about as a business.
- Turn your workforce into a social community and improve teamwork
- Help your people to feel valued to improve retention
- Create a culture of gratitude to improve workplace wellbeing
- Embrace an even more inclusive culture and create belonging
- Reward your employees in a way they want to be rewarded
How do I get company buy-in for an employee recognition software?
If you're looking to convince your wider teams to adopt employee recognition software, data is key.
Gallup research shows that 70% of employees consider themselves to be disengaged at work*. Investing in employee recognition software increases employee engagement improves retention and drives higher productivity.
More engaged employees are more motivated and have greater levels of job satisfaction - meaning they are more likely to be an advocate of your business, and less likely to leave. If you need support adopting employee recognition software like Access Applause, we can help, just contact us.
How does employee recognition software help with employee engagement?
Employee recognition software provides employees with the ability to acknowledge and reward each other, helping them feel connected to their colleagues and place of work, and more invested in joint goals.
Employee engagement is a growing metric for HR professionals. With studies showing that many employees feel unappreciated at work and wish they had more feedback from their managers and peers, organisations are looking for efficient ways to utilise employee recognition software in their engagement strategies.
Employee recognition tools can help HR to measure engagement, employee satisfaction and productivity.
With accessible employee recognition software that is widely shared and communicated and well-used throughout your business, you can support talent attraction and retention and build a culture of recognition.
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