UK reward metrics · Incentives & Recognition

What peer-to-peer recognition do UK organisations operate?

Source lumi HRBase 267 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

51.7%No

51.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on peer-to-peer recognition (base: 267 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

No 51.7% Informal peer recognition 30.7% Points/platform-based 17.6%
Peer-to-peer recognition (base: 267 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Peer-to-peer recognition: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Nocommon51.7%
Informal peer recognitionalternative30.7%
Points/platform-basedrare17.6%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether employees can recognise each other, from no scheme through informal peer recognition to a points or social-recognition platform. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/peer-to-peer-recognition
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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