Quality Mark

Platinum Quality Mark Award will be allocated to employers from April 2012

The Platinum Award recipients will be from those employers already holding a Gold Quality Mark.  Having previously met the Gold Quality Mark criteria, a minimum of three of the following criterion will also have been achieved or put in place during the previous 12 months.

Applicants will be expected to provide the necessary support material so that their application can be verified where necessary.

Platinum Award Criteria
Employers must have achieved and held the Gold Quality Mark Award for at least one year (i.e. the 2011 Gold Award) prior to applying for a Platinum Award in 2012 and then have fulfilled a minimum of three of the following ten criterion in the past 12 months:

• Either achieved an overall employee sign-up to Payroll Giving of 20%, or increased employee take-up from the previous year by a minimum of  10%
• Increased existing donations (through demonstrable promotion)  by a minimum of 10%
• Matched employee contributions by a minimum of 10%
• Actively encouraged pensioners (past employees) to continue to use Payroll Giving;
• Used volunteers or past employees to promote Payroll Giving to current staff
• Provided evidence of an active promotion that encouraged clients and customers to use Payroll Giving
• Introduced (and signed-up) a minimum of five new employers to Payroll Giving (evidenced through relevant PGAs)
• Publically demonstrated commitment to Payroll Giving through use of the Payroll Giving and Quality Mark logos on letterhead, websites and other promotional materials
• Demonstrated effective use of the induction and/or review process to introduce staff to Payroll Giving
• Signed-up to the public register of employers offering Payroll Giving to their staff  - available on www.Payrollgivingcentre.org.uk

Applications should be made by the Payroll Giving Agencies representing excellent employers to the Payroll Giving Centre who will distribute the Platinum Awards from April 2012. 

Launched in January 2006, the Payroll Giving Quality Mark recognises and rewards organisations for making Payroll Giving available to their staff. 

Comprising a certificate and logo, as well as Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, the Quality Mark aims to provide UK charities with sustainable income streams by increasing participation in Payroll Giving. 

Once you set up a Payroll Giving scheme, you will automatically receive a certificate as well as a logo for use on your letterheads, websites and other company literature. These acknowledge that you have implemented Payroll Giving and demonstrate (both within your organisation and publicly) that you are committed to the good causes your employees care about.

The next step is to promote your Payroll Giving scheme to your employees and aim for a Quality Mark Award. To find out more visit Awards.