How is manager recognition spending budgeted?

45.7%No

45.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on recognition budget held by managers (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

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 managers control a devolved recognition budget, hold only a central budget, or have none to spend. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.