Above and Beyond statistics
Above and Beyond is the University's employee recognition scheme that celebrates the excellent contribution our employees make to the success of the University. Introduced in 2015, the objectives of the scheme are to enable timely and meaningful recognition to occur for work that is significantly above and beyond expectations, individually and as part of team. Simply saying thanks, or sending a thank you card, as well as more formal appreciation from a manager makes everyone feel more valued.
Here are some statistics for how the scheme has been used since 2015:
| 2015/16 | total |
|---|---|
| E.Thank You CARD | 2154 |
| BRONZE | 2933 |
| SILVER | 375 |
| GOLD | 114 |
| 2016/17 | total |
|---|---|
| E.Thank You CARD | 2592 |
| BRONZE | 2859 |
| SILVER | 157 |
| GOLD | 19 |
| 2017/18 | total |
|---|---|
| E.Thank You CARD | 4266 |
| BRONZE | 3696 |
| SILVER | 261 |
| GOLD | 39 |
| 2018/19 | total |
|---|---|
| E. Thank you CARD | 4108 |
| BRONZE | 3004 |
| SILVER | 403 |
| GOLD | 33 |
To manage the financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Above and Beyond scheme did not run in full in 2019/20 and 2020/21.
Colleagues continued to be able to give e-Thank yous through the Above and Beyond portal in both 2019/20 (2238) and 2020/21 (3889).
The scheme was reinstated in full from the beginning of the 2021/22 financial year.
| 2021/22 | total |
|---|---|
| E.Thank You CARD | 3041 |
| BRONZE | 3970 |
| SILVER | 467 |
Gold awards have now been subsumed into Silver awards.