How do companies differentiate between levels of service or achievement?
Surely, both a five-year employee and a twenty-year veteran deserve to be recognized. However, there should be an increase in both real and perceived award value for the employee with more longevity. To recognize ongoing or exceptional performance, you may opt to use a sequence of gemstones and diamonds, upgrade from gold-filled awards to karat gold, or simply grow the number of award choices available to your most senior people. Terryberry proposals include specific recommendations based on years of experience in creating award programs.