3000-3-3 Employee Recognition Program

Policy

Recognition Event

1. Lambton College wishes to recognize its employees for their long-standing continuous service and outstanding achievements to the College. This will be presented at the annual Employee Recognition Event which will be hosted by the College once per year. Invitations for the Employee Recognition event will be extended to eligible recipients, College employees, and representative(s) from the Board of Governors and retirees.
2. The President and Board Chair will offer congratulations at the event.
3. The Recognition Event Committee, chaired by the Manager, Human Resources, shall coordinate the Employee Recognition program including assessment of employee eligibility, awards, retirements and the coordination of the annual event.
4. At the event, all recipients will receive a service award and, if applicable, the gift which they have selected.
5. Recognition will be extended to employees who meet the following service criteria:
   1. Ten (10) years
   2. Twenty (20) years
   3. Twenty-five (25) years
   4. Thirty (30) years; and applicable five (5) year anniversaries thereafter
6. Those who have twenty-five (25) or more years of service will have a short biography read about them as they receive their service award.

Employee Eligibility

1. Recognition is given for full-time and part-time employees who have continuous service based on the following criteria:
   1. The employee must currently be an active employee.
   2. There cannot be breaks in employment, unless considered to be the nature of the job, or an approved leave of absence.
2. The following time and contribution will be counted towards years of service:
   1. Academic:
      1. Full-time status
      2. Associate faculty
   2. Support:
      1. Full-time status
      2. Part-time status
   3. Administrative:
      1. Full-time status
      2. Part-time status

Funding and Service Awards

1. Funding for the formal gift awards is approved on an annual basis through the budget process. Full-time service award recipients will choose a gift card from a vendor in accordance with each years-of-service level as follows:
   1. Ten (10) years: framed certificate of service and appreciation
   2. Twenty (20) years: certificate of service and $100 gift card
   3. Twenty-five (25) years: certificate of service and $150 gift card
   4. Thirty (30) years: certificate of service and $175 gift card
   5. Thirty-five (35) years: certificate of service and $200 gift card
   6. Forty (40) years: certificate of service and $225 gift card


2. Part time service award recipients will choose a gift card from a vendor in accordance with each years of service level as follows:
   1. Ten (10) years: framed certificate of service and appreciation
   2. Twenty (20) years: certificate of service and $50 gift card
   3. Twenty-five (25) years: certificate of service and $75 gift card
   4. Thirty (30) years: certificate of service and $100 gift card
   5. Thirty-five (35) years: certificate of service and $125 gift card
   6. Forty (40) years: certificate of service and $150 gift card


3. Recipients that do not wish to receive a gift card will have the option of donating the value of their gift to the Lambton College Foundation, the Lambton College Food Bank, a Lambton College bursary, or a charity of their choice.

Recognition Awards

1. Lambton College recognizes the following awards at the Employee Recognition Event:
   1. Academic and Special Achievements - to recognize staff who have earned any degree, diploma or certificate.
      1. Criteria: earned five (5) or more courses
      2. Certificate signed by the President that reflects degree, diploma or certificate earned.
   2. Diversity and Equity Award -This award is open to all College employees. Participants will cultivate an appreciation for diversity in a variety of forms, practice listening without judgement to one another’s stories, experience diversity in many areas, reflect on and communicate about changing individual understandings of diversity and its importance
      1. Refer to TLC webpage for criteria
   3. Support Staff Leadership Award - This award is designed not simply for succession planning but to offer support staff an opportunity for both personal and professional growth and to recognize the critical role they play in the College’s success. Everyone can be a leader in the workplace and this program is about understanding and utilizing your strengths and unique abilities in pursuit of bettering the environment in which you live and work These awards are only presented in the year that there are recipients.
      1. Refer to TLC webpage for criteria
   4. Dee Cox Leadership in Learning Award – Lambton College Employee or retiree who strives to release the untapped potential of others. This award recognizes an individual’s passion for professional development and their dedication to enhancing the Lambton College community
      1. Refer to TLC webpage for criteria
   5. President’s Award for Excellence - recognizes a Lambton College employee who has made an outstanding contribution to student and community success, integral to achieving the strategic mission and vision of the College
      1. Refer to President's Award for Excellence (3000-3-6) policy

Retirement Awards

1. A retiring employee will be eligible to choose a retirement gift, in a fixed amount, based on years of service. The employee may request a gift certificate from a vendor in the community. Alternatively, if so desired, recipients that do not wish to receive a gift card will have the option of donating the value of their gift to the Lambton College Foundation, the Lambton College Food Bank, a Lambton College bursary, or a charity of their choice.