Library
What makes appreciation good, when it counts and how to organize it reliably. The appreciation library combines concrete ideas with research, Swiss expertise and hands-on experience.
Idea pool
Ideas accompany the entire employee journey, from the welcome greeting before the first working day to retirement. They are arranged by stage and show the timing, type of occasion and budget for each suggestion – so you can find a format that suits your company.
Blog
The specialist articles explore questions of recognition, employee retention, gifts in kind and company culture. Every publication names its sources and shows what can be derived from them for everyday Swiss HR work.
Glossary
What distinguishes a gift in kind from payment in kind? When does a gift become a gratuity? The glossary explains the terms that really matter for appreciation and employee gifts in Switzerland.
A benefit given as goods or a voucher instead of money.
Annual value per person up to which customary gifts in kind remain exempt.
A voucher that lets the recipient choose for themselves.
A special payment in addition to salary, with its own rules.
Customer stories
Different teams need different solutions. The stories show the starting point, the process chosen and the experience of the people responsible – and stick to the documented individual case.
Healthcare
Spital Männedorf uses defined occasions to reliably honour employees over the course of their work. The story shows how personal gestures are embedded in an HR process.
Nicola Fielder
Head of Human Resources Management, Spital Männedorf
Automotive
The AMAG Group centralizes the gifts for its employees with Bontique. The story shows how administrative effort can be reduced without prescribing the same fixed gift for everyone.
Fabian Nussbaumer
Project Manager HR Development, AMAG Corporate Services AG
Public transport
VBZ uses Bontique-Checks as rewards in its referral programme. Automated processes create reliability, while employees redeem their reward individually.
Florian Schrodt
former Head of Recruiting, HR Marketing & Employer Branding, VBZ
Next step
With the Bontique-Check you determine the occasion, value, design and message. The recipients choose from hundreds of redemption options and can split the Check value across several partners.