Recognition Policy - II Recognition Policy 1. Effective date This policy is effective May 28, 1998. Pride is enhanced when appreciation is conveyed through recognition. Recognition covers a range of formal and informal practices in the workplace that collectively express and reinforce values and the way that people work together. The credibility and integrity of formal recognition programs within organizations and institutions is crucial.
Informal recognition is extremely important in fostering pride, but is often overlooked.
This type of recognition supports an employee's identification with the organization and its mission, and provides a foundation for formal recognition. For the purposes of this policy, the Public Service values referred to are those cited in the Clerk of the Privy Council's Fourth Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada . To ensure that the contributions made by employees are acknowledged in ways that reflect the underlying values of the Public Service, and that recognition is sustained through formal and inf o rmal means. To provide a foundation for recognition practices that departments and agencies can build on. It is Treasury Board policy to recognize the significant contribution that Public Service employees make to Canadian society through the excellence of the work they perform, the exemplary behaviour they demonstrate and the positive results they achieve.