{"id":42212,"date":"2022-03-14T12:09:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T12:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trucentive.com\/stage\/?page_id=42212"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:17:38","slug":"pivoting-hr-to-remote-incentives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trucentive.com\/stage\/resources\/resource-library\/pivoting-hr-to-remote-incentives","title":{"rendered":"Pivoting HR to Remote Incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Location, location, location? Now it\u2019s people, people, people<\/h3>

Tech companies went wild with location-based benefits in the last decade. Millions were spent on perquisites just to keep folks in the office. Companies felt a genuine pressure to compete for attention. On-site restaurants, gyms, dry-cleaners, barber shops, game rooms \u2013 you name it. Now many organizations are pivoting HR to remote incentives in light of the new remote work strategies.<\/p>

Bragging rights about on-site freebies and cool workplaces helped HR organizations succeed in attracting and retaining talent. No on-site benefit was too extraordinary to offer in the competition to woo and keep employees.
The pandemic shut that all down.<\/p>

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Now what?<\/h2>

A recent Mercer flexibility study made the point that 90% of surveyed employers thought that employee productivity has improved or stayed the same and that greater working flexibility will be implemented by 82% of surveyed organizations.\u00a0There isn\u2019t any going back now that in-demand employees know they can be successful while working away from the office.<\/span><\/p>

So how can HR Pivot?<\/h3>

HR professionals need to recognize and reward remote working success.\u00a0Organizations should also find new alternatives to location-based incentives for employees that help preserve bragging rights about the cool-place-to-work factor. Forget the most outrageous perks.<\/span><\/p>

There are steps you can take to rethink the work model and put programs in place that embrace the new remote paradigm. People managers that can\u2019t interact with employees in person still want workers properly recognized and rewarded. It helps if the latest recognition programs add excitement as well.<\/p>

Zero contact incentive programs can help you continue to deliver culture-enhancing programs remotely. Employees react well to casual and unexpected benefits and perks.<\/p>

Develop a Strategy – Pivoting HR to remote incentives is easy!<\/h3>

Think about what made location-based incentive programs successful in your organization? What made employees feel special? How can you reasonably replicate those on-site experiences for a remote work force?<\/p>

Keep The Good<\/h3>