Survey: Managing employee innovation through suggestion schemes

This IRS survey of suggestion schemes examines the extent to which schemes are used across different sectors of employment and how they can be operated most effectively.

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About our research
Extent to which employers operate schemes
Why some employers do not have schemes
Setting up and naming schemes
Putting forward ideas
Responsibility for evaluation
Time limits
Rewards for employees
Employer benefits
Chart 1: Organisational benefits of implementing employee suggestions
Implementation of suggestions
Changing schemes
Tax arrangements
Table 1: Operation of suggestion schemes, by sector
Table 2: Methods of submitting suggestions, by sector
Table 3: Named-practice table - evaluation of suggestions
Table 4: Named-practice table - advice from HR practitioners
Additional resources on XpertHR.