Companies that invest 1% of payroll in social recognition and values-based rewards report greater retention and recruitment, according to a 2016 report from the Society for Human Resource Management and software company Globoforce. Here’s how social media managers are tweeting, posting and blogging workers’ praises while engaging followers.
“We have found the best way to maintain the integrity of our social media channels while also showing appreciation is to connect the team member we want to recognize with a theme that we want to promote,” says Tara McNamara, food and nutrition services marketing coordinator for San Diego Unified School District. One example: a picture of an employee preparing an avocado salad.
For its social art, Austin Independent School District in Texas taps into a department photo-sharing app where employees can upload their own pictures.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its partners have announced the first round of grant recipients for the program, which aims to support projects intended to strengthen the supply chain for school foodservice programs.
Metz has teamed up with its corporate partners to elevate office culture through food. Westfield Insurance in Ohio and Erie Insurance Group in PA have spearheaded the initiative.