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Employee recognition survey template

Recognize people the way they want, and reward them fairly

Four questions on whether good work gets noticed, how fair recognition and rewards are, how often people hear thanks and how they like to be recognized. Use it as it is or change any question, and Usertick reads every written answer for you.

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What this employee recognition survey tells you

An employee recognition survey asks employees whether their work is noticed and fairly rewarded, and what kind of recognition means something to them. This template asks four questions in about 85 seconds: four statements on recognition, reward and speaking openly, how often people are recognized, how they like to be recognized, and what the company could do better.

It is written for a link shared once a year, or a month or two after a change to pay or bonuses, with Anonymous responses turned on. Share it by link or QR code, so Usertick stores no user ID, traits or visitor ID with the answers; it keeps the country and a salted hash of the IP address. A survey sent through Usertick email ties each answer to the person's contact. The chat layout asks the same questions one at a time.

Every written answer is read as it arrives and filed under a category from your list, such as pay and benefits or managers and leadership, with a type and an urgency. Results shows a heat map of the four statements, the share for each frequency and bars for each kind of recognition, compared with the period before.

In an emailAs a linkOn your websiteAs a conversation
Questions
4
Time to answer
About 1 minutes
Written for
A yearly link, or one after a change to pay or bonuses
Plans
Every plan, the free plan included

See it on every channel

The same template on your website, behind a link, in an email and as a conversation.

In an email

Send it from Usertick to a contact list, and a button in the email opens the survey on its own page. Usertick sends 50 emails a month on the free plan, or connect your own sender.

The 4 questions, one by one

What each question asks, why it is there, what it shows you and what to change.

Question 1 of 4 · Matrix · Optional

How much do you agree with these statements?

Why ask it
Four statements separate being noticed from being rewarded, and add whether people can share opinions openly, which recognition depends on.
What you learn
A heat map per statement with its average, so a gap between the noticed row and the rewarded row shows whether the issue is thanks or pay.
Make it yours
After a pay or bonus change, compare the reward row with the period before.
Question 2 of 4 · Multiple choice

How often do you receive recognition for your work?

Why ask it
Frequency is the part managers can change fastest, and five plain answers make it easy to choose.
What you learn
A donut with the share of each answer, from Every week to Never. Select Rarely and Never to see how those people answered the rest.
Make it yours
Add a team question if you want to show each manager the frequency for their own team.
Question 3 of 4 · Multiple choice · Optional

How do you like to be recognized?

Why ask it
People like different kinds of recognition, and a list with several picks shows the mix in your company.
What you learn
Bars with the share and count of each kind, with typed Other answers listed.
Make it yours
Share the results with every manager, so a quiet person isn't thanked on stage when a private word would mean more.
Question 4 of 4 · Text · Optional

What could the company do to recognize and reward people better?

Why ask it
The open question collects ideas for the whole company, such as a peer thanks channel or clearer bonus rules.
What you learn
Usertick reads each answer, files it under a category and a theme such as pay and benefits or managers and leadership, marks ideas and complaints, and flags the urgent ones.
Make it yours
Read the answers next to the reward statement to see whether people want more money or more visible thanks.

What the answers show

Results turns each question into numbers you can follow week by week.

How often do you receive recognition for your work?

The share of each answer with its count. Select an answer to narrow the whole page to those people and read what else they said.

How do you like to be recognized?

The share of each answer with its count. Select an answer to narrow the whole page to those people and read what else they said.

How much do you agree with these statements?

Each row's answers side by side, so the part that needs work stands out.

Every written answer, read for you

Each answer arrives with its category, theme, type and urgency, so the urgent ones reach your team first.

Use this template in four steps

From the template to the first answers.

  1. 1

    Open the template

    Sign up free and pick Recognition and rewards in the template gallery. It opens in a matching style, ready to change.

  2. 2

    Make the questions yours

    Reword any question, change the options, and add logic or more questions.

  3. 3

    Choose where it runs

    Show it on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.

  4. 4

    Publish and read the answers

    Answers arrive in Results and the inbox as people send them, each written one read and filed by Usertick.

Tips for this survey

Small choices that keep people answering and the answers useful.

  1. 01

    Run it after pay changes

    Ask a month or two after a change to pay or bonuses, so you see how it landed while it is still recent.

  2. 02

    Turn on Anonymous responses

    Templates come with it off. Turn it on and share the link or QR code, since a survey sent through Usertick email ties each answer to the contact.

  3. 03

    Give managers the preferences

    Share how people like to be recognized with every manager, so the thanks fit the person.

  4. 04

    Fix frequency first

    If Rarely and Never lead, start with regular thanks from managers, which costs nothing, before you change rewards.

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Questions from the library

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  1. How valued do you feel for the work you do?Big scale · Recognition and rewards
  2. When were you last thanked for your work?Multiple choice · Recognition and rewards
  3. Does recognition here go to the people who earned it?Yes / No · Recognition and rewards
  4. How much do you feel you belong on your team?Big scale · Belonging and inclusion
  5. How much do you agree about working here?Matrix · Belonging and inclusion
  6. Do you feel comfortable speaking up in meetings?Yes / No · Belonging and inclusion

Frequently asked questions

Once a year, and again a month or two after a change to pay or bonuses, so you can see how the change was received.

With Anonymous responses on and the survey shared by link or QR code, Usertick stores no user ID, traits or visitor ID with the answers, and keeps the country and a salted hash of the IP address. A survey sent through Usertick email stays tied to each contact.

Start with frequency: agree with managers on regular thanks, then ask again in a few months. If the reward statement scores low, review how bonuses and raises are decided and explain it.

Yes. Add a question that names the team and select an answer in Results to filter the page. Keep teams broad, since Usertick has no minimum group size for results.

Yes. On every plan, a workflow adds each answer to a Google Sheet, and from Pro, scheduled PDF reports send Results to leadership on a set day.

Yes. Every template comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.

Yes. The template becomes your own survey, so reword any question, add or remove questions, and change the options and the logic. The gallery stays as it is.

Yes, from Starter. The template is written in US English. Add languages by hand or with AI translation, and each person sees the survey in their browser's language.

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