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Today is Employee Appreciation Day and at Compass Group Canada, we are all about celebrating our incredible associates! From coast to coast, we have over 25,000 dedicated team members, each bringing their unique talents to the table. Whether they are creating delicious meals for students at school, serving up smiles at Tim Hortons on campus, or keeping things running smoothly at your local museum caf\u00e9 – our associates are the heart and soul of our company. In honour of Employee Appreciation Day, we are sharing a peek behind the Compass curtain to show how our culture of gratitude translates into recognition action.<\/p>\n

Our recognition programs are centered around our Leadership Commitments \u2013 an approach we established in 2019. \u201cWe Care, We Share, We Dream, We Deliver\u201d is the commitment that our associates have pledged to one another \u2013 starting with our executive team. Because our commitments are such an important part of our Compass Culture \u2013 our four recognition programs celebrate those who truly live them, each day. To learn more about our leadership commitments \u2013 click here<\/a>.\"\"<\/p>\n

Be A Star<\/strong>
\nFrom January to June, we recognize over 1,000 of our frontline associates through our Be A Star program, with $120,000+ in prizing. Our Stars are operators who live our leadership commitments each day \u2013 offering the best experience for our guests and clients.<\/p>\n

The highlight of our BAS program is when we roll out the red carpet at our October gala event held at a luxury hotel in downtown Toronto. It’s a night of glitz, glamour, and endless applause as we celebrate our top 35 national associates at a party held in their honour. Plus, our Top Account winners head out on an all-expense-paid trip to Orlando, Florida, for the ‘Compass Night of the Stars’ North American celebration \u2013 with full VIP treatment!<\/p>\n

Great Out Of The Gate<\/strong>
\nOur “Great out of the Gate\u201d program is all about giving a big shoutout to our newest associates who hit the ground running. They’re the ones showing initiative, reliability, and dedication to our leadership commitments, right from day one. To showcase our culture of recognition, we make sure to appreciate their efforts with payroll prizing \u2013 it’s our way of saying, “Welcome to the team, keep up the awesome work!”<\/p>\n

Crystal Awards<\/strong>
\nSupporting our team of amazing operators is our corporate support groups who work across the country in regional Canadian offices. We\u2019d be remiss to not mention the impact their work has on the success of Compass \u2013 so we created our Crystal Awards to celebrate their achievements! Each year, 15 associates are honoured at our annual leadership conference for their commitment to our business and values.<\/p>\n

\"\"HERO Nudge Badges<\/strong>
\nFinally, we have our Nudge Hero Badge program! This program celebrates our peers, the heroes among us who consistently go the extra mile to support their colleagues and exceed expectations. Participating in this program is easy \u2013 associates just need their phone and a spare 5 minutes! Through our internal associate app, Nudge, team members can swiftly send out a badge, spotlighting the leadership commitment they admire most, along with a brief, gratitude-filled caption. This program is so popular that in in 2023 our associates sent almost 78,000 Nudge Badges \u2013 how is that for a culture of gratitude!<\/p>\n

This is just a glimpse into how we love celebrating our amazing associates here at Compass Group Canada – our associates are the real stars of the show, and we couldn’t do it without them! If you want to hear more about our AMAZING associates, head over to our Compass Group Canada Instagram<\/a> where we love sharing stories highlighting our talented team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21195,"template":"","categories":[916],"tags":[],"resource_type":[1108],"class_list":["post-21205","resource_centre","type-resource_centre","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-working-at-compass","resource_type-article-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Behind the Scenes Look at How We Celebrate Our Amazing Associates | Compass Group Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From red carpet galas to peer shoutouts, Compass Group Canada celebrates its 25,000+ associates with heartfelt recognition.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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