It’s no secret that Tim Hortons, and specifically our very own franchise owner Andrew Marriott, prides itself on giving back to the community. Always the first to donate coffee and yummy treats for an event, silent auction items or cash donations to a worthy cause – the Tim Horton’s organization is a staple in Canadian culture.
One of most important assets and business can have, are those hard working individuals that make up an organization and the best way to keep hard working team members happy and hardworking, is to make them feel appreciated and valued.
Tim Horton’s just wrapped up their 2015 Vehicle Bonus Program Providing which is a bonus incentive for all team members to recognize their contribution and efforts to the Tim Horton’s business. They gave one team member a new 2015 Volkswagen Jetta; 4 other bonus gifts of large screen TV’s.
“We are seeing tough times in Alberta these days. Many of the spouses, friends and family of our team are experiencing sudden unemployment or reduced work – and are struggling to make ends meet. Even the dream that they could possibly drive away in a new car or receive a new TV by working at our restaurants puts a smile on a lot of faces, we need that right now”, said Marriott.
The contest worked as follows: a team member working day or evening shifts for the entire 2015 year earned one ballot for every 200 hours worked. A team member working the midnight shift for the entire 2015 year received one ballot for every 150 hours worked. A team member working day, evening or midnight that started after January 2nd, 2015 but before July 1st, 2015 received one ballot for every 250 hours worked during the 2015 calendar year (known as partial qualifying period).
“On Saturday, January 23rd we drew ballots from all team members. The number of ballots each team member had in the draw reflected the number of hours and tenure they had with our business. There were over 1400 ballots in the drum, 5 ballots were selected; one team member’s name was drawn twice – therefore will have two key fobs to press”, explained Andrew Marriott.
On Saturday January 30th at Fifth Avenue Haus in Calgary, 4 team members chose a key fob; one had two fobs as their name was drawn twice from the drum. One by one, each team member pressed the alarm button on their key fob selected, if their fob sets off the car – the car was theirs! Each other team member received a large screen, smart TV from Sharp. “Jerry at Fifth Avenue Haus has been great to work with; we really appreciated the support that his team has given us and putting together a great reception for our team today” added Marriott.
“I am thrilled that Ryan Kumar, one of my team will drive away in a new VW Jetta from our incentive program today. Speaking with one of my other team members here, they just got a driver’s license two weeks ago – but didn’t have a car to drive”, said Marriott. “The incentive was a great hit with our team, we won’t be doing this every year, but we manage to come up with some great initiatives to support and reward our team. Just to see the smile on Ryan’s face today certainly made the effort that went into this program so worthwhile!”
Marriott added, “At the end of the day, we want to make Tim Hortons a great place to work. I’ve been with our brand for 21 years – and 10 years as a Tim’s restaurant owner, one thing I’ve learnt – it’s the little things that count – and sometimes little things make a big difference.”
