Company says it's a thank you to their employees for the past two years
Yolk Recruitment Ltd will be treating all its employees to a four-day break to Tenerife in an all-expenses paid holiday in April.
"Yolk Folk are off to Tenerife. That's everyone. Not just the top billers or those that played a part in our historic 2021 results, but everyone," the company said in a LinkedIn post.
According to the Cardiff-based firm, the trip will pay for over 50 recruiters across the company's eight markets, their support teams behind the scenes, and their new hires in January and February.
"Our purpose is building a culture where everyone wins! Which means no one can be left behind on this all-inclusive company holiday," Yolk said.
"We might be one of the first Cardiff-based companies for such a company-wide (not just target hitters), all expenses paid employee holiday and that's only possible because we strive to be bright, bold, better in everything we do, internally and externally," it added.
The firm told BBC that it would spend over £100,000 for the four-day trip, which will take place in April.
Pavan Arora, its chief commercial officer, told BBC that this is the company's way of thanking staff after the industry had a hard time in 2020.
"2020 was a really tough time on our whole industry - we went from the jobs market being put on hold to going into overdrive," Arora said.
"Our staff have been on a journey, from going to remote working to hybrid back to remote... so we just wanted to put our arms around everyone and say thank you for the last two years."
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Rewarding employees
For HR, rewarding and recognising employees for their resilience especially amid the pandemic can help retain staff and keep them motivated despite the ongoing global health crisis.
Engagement consultant Evan Smith previously told HRD that employers need to "put in place a programme that will get their people excited and support them in the ways that matter most in their employees' everyday lives".
Employees are starting to expect more from employers in terms of how they are supported, according to Smith, with common frustrations include disappointing and generic rewards.
To overcome this, Smith suggested that employers should make recognition "accessible" to employees, so they understand the value of what they are receiving and for it to be more memorable and special for them.
"Make recognition accessible to employees, no matter where they work, so it becomes part of employees' everyday way of life. Finally, use data to highlight team and individual successes and drive your overall reward and recognition strategy to pinpoint spots that could use improvement," Smith said.
