Our greatest asset here at the lab is our employees. Without the hard work and dedication of each and every person, we would not be able to meet the needs of our contract, nor would we be able to deliver on outcomes with impeccable precision and at a high-level quality. As a result, we want to provide ways to celebrate and reward efforts for jobs well done and for going above and beyond to keep us safe and for the extra effort and dedication that we rely on across the lab.
Below are some of the ways we look to celebrate, reward, and recognize individuals. With encouragement and the continual support from Lab Leadership, consider nominating, recognizing and find ways to promote the use of each of the programs.
WHAT REWARD AND RECOGNITION PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE
Director’s Award – A prestigious award (monetary and plaque) in the area of Science & Technology, Operations and Safety. Recipients are selected from recipients of Excellence and Safety awards.
The Director’s Award is a prestigious award, selected by committee from recipients (individual or team) of Excellence and Safety Award programs. Recipients receive a cash award of $2500
Eligibility
- Any Excellence or Safety Award recipient is automatically considered for the Director’s award. There is no separate nomination process. If there is no recipients in a category for the award period, then no award for that category will be presented.
- All full- and part-time JSA employees are eligible for this recognition. “Employees” refers to direct hires only (including students and casuals). Contractors, Users, etc., are not eligible.
Director’s Award Ceremony – A celebratory event designed to recognize all recipients of Excellence and Safety awards. The forum where the Director’s Award will be announced.
Awards Committee – A diverse and inclusive group of five to seven JSA employees who meet to select the prospective awardees and submit them to the Chief Operations Officer for approval. At all times, the Communications Office and Human Resources Department will each have one representative on the committee. All representatives are voluntary, and will serve twelve-month basis to establish consistency.
Excellence Award - Monetary award intended to recognize excellence in behavior, activities and accomplishments.
Recognizes employees that have gone significantly above and beyond their normal job duties in achieving a major performance accomplishment. This is a cash award, nominated and approved for nominally up to $500. (increments of $100, $250 and $500)
Who can nominate someone for this award?
Department Head, AD, or their designee can submit someone to receive this award. Once a nomination is received, approvals must be obtained by the respective Department Head, AD, COO and CFO or their designee in that order. The awardee will receive up to a $500 award as well as a JSA Certificate of Appreciation.
Safety Award – Monetary award intended to recognize a notable contribution in support of Safety.
The Safety Incentive Award Program provides the opportunity to recognize the contribution of those whose innovative ideas and original processes result in improved safe behavior. The level of recognition is defined by the impact of the behavior, activity, or accomplishment.
Eligibility and Program Attributes
- All employees and users are eligible for “On-the-Spot Awards,” but only employees are eligible for Safety Achievement or Director’s Safety Awards.
- Awards are presented, as soon as practical, after the initiating event.
- Award recipients (Safety Achievement or Director’s Safety) are featured in the Weekly Briefs, a Jefferson Lab Lessons Learned and, if appropriate, submitted to the Department of Energy National Lesson Learned database.
- The absence of occupational injury/illness, near misses, or accidents is not adequate as sole justification for an award.
Recognizes safe behavior immediately with acknowledgement and a token gift (e.g. flashlight, cup, string bag).
Eligibility:
- All Jefferson Lab staff, students, and users are eligible for this award.
Presented By: Supervisor, Manager, Sponsor, or Mentor presents a coupon to the individual to be redeem from the ES&H Department (Building 52) within two weeks of presentation.
