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Case Study: Employee Recognition at a Media Company

Case Study of Employee Recognition at a reputed FM Radio company, part of one of the largest media groups in India. The company uses the HiFives platform to run its program.



Organization Profile

A pioneering brand in the Indian radio space with a network across 30+ cities owned by a large media conglomerate.

Workforce Profile

The company has 500+ employees comprising radio jockeys, programming staff, sales and marketing personnel, and other functional staff.

Program Objectives

The company is looking to build a strong culture of recognition:

1. To recognize employees for the extra mile in their day-to-day efforts

2. Let employees know that someone has noticed their noteworthy contribution

3. A casual and fun way to recognize each other or praise each other

4. Make people feel good and acknowledge with a beautiful note

5. Employees are free to nominate any of their colleagues/peers from any department/ location

Program Details

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The program consists of monetary and non-monetary recognition nominated by managers and peers.

Hence, spot awards, quarterly rewards, and recognition for demonstrating the organization’s core values are included.

Platform Access

Employees can access the HiFives platform from the company’s intranet through a single sign-on (SSO) process, integrated with their Google Workspace accounts, without using separate credentials.

Program Branding

The HiFives platform has the program’s branding, including the logo, theme colors, e-certificates, and all communication via email and Slack.

Manager Recognition

Employee Rewards and Recognition

Managers can nominate their team members for spot recognition and quarterly awards through the platform.

After that, the HR team and the respective business heads review and approve these nomination requests.

Once the awards are approved and released, employees receive personalized e-certificates over email.

Also, the reward points get credited to employee accounts on the platform.

Peer Recognition

Social-Visibility

Also, any employee can recognize any other employee by selecting an appropriate e-card and personalizing it with a relevant message.

This form of informal recognition is non-monetary and does not require any approvals.

So, the recipient receives the e-card by email instantly, and a copy is sent to his or her reporting manager.

Value Recognition

Social Recognition as a Multiplier for Employee Recognition?

Co-workers can recognize others for demonstrating the company’s core values using value cards.

These value cards are non-monetary and do not require any approval.

Rewards and Recognition Categories at a Media Company

Employee Appreciation Events

Integrating Employee Recognition with the Organizational Culture

The HR team runs employee appreciation events using the HiFives platform on various occasions, such as International Women’s Day, Teacher’s Day, Youth Skills Day, World Radio Day, etc.

Employees recognize each other with e-cards specifically customized for the occasion during these events.

Employee Engagement Events

Importance of Celebrating Personal Milestones of Employees

The HR team uses the platform for employee engagement activities during Mother’s Day, Independence Day, and festivals.

Employees post pictures and videos of these activities using the HiFives Stories.

Other employees across the company like and comment on these stories.

The best stories are often rewarded on the platform itself.

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Employee Rewards and Recognition

Employees earn reward points from different awards they receive through the platform.

Additionally, the Leaderboard on the platform shows the top winners based on reward points across teams and locations.

Social Visibility

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All awards, peer recognition, and employee milestones are automatically posted on the Wall of Fame on the HiFives platform, where other employees can see and like the posts to congratulate the winners.

Employees can also share the rewards and recognition they have received directly on their Facebook timelines.

Redemption of Reward Points

Gift Cards

Also, employees can redeem their reward points for e-gift cards from leading brands.

Employees can choose from a catalog of e-gift cards from hundreds of reputed brands.

In a few hours, they receive these e-gift cards over email.

Brands of Gift Cards ordered at a Media Company

Program Traction

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The HR team can also access various reports and analytics dashboards to monitor the program’s key metrics and take appropriate action to drive traction.

Key Metrics of Employee Recognition Program in a Media Company

The program’s key metrics, such as the percentage of employees recognized, are compared across different departments and locations, and appropriate actions are planned.

Recognition across functions at a Media Company

Program Impact

Measure The Impact Of The Program

The HiFives-powered employee recognition program delivers several benefits for the company:

Creating a culture of appreciation

Driving higher levels of employee engagement

Promoting organizational core values

Client Testimonial

Extremely user friendly interface, hassle-free transition and overall support strategic and administrative support. – HR Head of the Company

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