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 .