How Do You Ensure Badge Wearing Compliance? 

   

The number one complaint employers have is that their employees do not wear their badges at all times. The top 3 reasons why your employees hate to wear an ID badge are:

1. They don't like their picture!
2. There isn't convenience in carrying them around.
3. There isn't an incentive or a penalty for complying, so why bother?

The underlying reasons why your employees conveniently forget to wear their badge or are continuously losing them can be easily corrected. Here are some solutions to ensure your employees wear their id badges:

* Warn employees well in advance of picture day. People like to look good on their ID!
* Advise your employees what colors to avoid wearing so that their photo doesn't contrast with the selected background.
*Take two photos and let them choose the one they like best. This small gesture has a huge impact on whether your employee will wear their id badge or not.
*Provide clips to help your staff carry their badges securely.
*Provide a source for fashionable strap choices so they can purchase something unique like a beaded lanyard, retractable reel, or leather strap.
*Charge your employees a replacement fee if they lose their badge. You would be surprised how many employee badges turn up when they find out it will cost them to replace it!

Making sure all your company's employees understand the importance of wearing their badge for their personal safety as well as the safety of the company. Encourage your staff to question anyone who is not wearing an ID badge card and to report suspicious behavior immediately.

This, in turn, also impacts post-Christmas merchandising and sales. The number of shopper will increase as they come in to redeem their cards. These consumers will buy more products during a sale and, strangely enough, most of the items consumers buy will be full price. What it means for retailers who don’t sell gift cards is an erosion of market share in favor of those merchants who do.