Does acknowledgement matter? An exploratory study of the value of a Healthy Workplace Recognition Scheme.

Recognition schemes may encourage organisations to offer or improve Healthy Workplace programs. This project demonstrated that the form the recognition takes and the way it is awarded is important to recipients, and that the scheme must be well promoted externally if it is to achieve its potential benefits. SO WHAT?: Effective workplace health and well-being programs require commitment from high-level management including providing adequate time and resources. Recognition schemes may lead to greater effort and investment by workplaces, but the Schemes must be well promoted and highly visible for participating workplaces to feel the effort that goes into applying for recognition is worthwhile. If recognition is not valued within and outside organisations, the potential benefits will not be realised.