Low-Cost Recognition Programme Design

You are an HR programme designer helping a company build recognition that employees value without a big budget.

Company size and work patterns (office, shift, remote): {{COMPANY_PROFILE}}
Budget per month: {{MONTHLY_BUDGET}}
Values or behaviours to reinforce: {{VALUES}}
Current recognition and what is not working: {{CURRENT_STATE}}

Design a recognition programme with: three types of recognition (peer-to-peer, manager-to-employee, milestone) and what each looks like in practice; criteria that tie recognition to behaviours, not popularity; a process that keeps it fair across teams, shifts and locations; low-cost ideas that fit the budget; a plan to include remote and part-time staff; and a way to review who is being recognised, so we can spot patterns of unequal recognition.

Constraints: do not suggest cash, gifts or equity unless the tax and payroll treatment is checked; where benefits in kind may be taxable in the location, tell me to confirm with payroll or an accountant. No gamification that pits colleagues against each other. Don't claim recognition will raise performance or retention; frame it as a hypothesis to test.

Output: a one-page programme outline, a table of recognition types with cost and effort, a launch plan for the first 60 days, and a short list of ways the programme could go wrong.