We are delighted to have retained our Diamond standard Payroll Giving Quality Mark in 2021 and to see how well our employer partners have done despite the challenges faced by employers over the past year.
The Payroll Giving Quality Mark is a government-backed accreditation, rewarding companies offering Payroll Giving with a Quality Mark which they can use to celebrate and promote their achievements. Organisations of all sizes, whose employees donate to charity through Payroll Giving are recognised with either a Standard, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond level Quality Mark (see the criteria below).
Bronze: Awarded to employers that achieve 1% or more employee participation in Payroll Giving.
Silver: Awarded to employers that achieve 5% or more employee participation in Payroll Giving.
Gold: Awarded to employers that achieve 10% or more employee participation in Payroll Giving and either pay the administration charges, match donations or actively promote Payroll Giving.
Platinum: Awarded to employers that achieve 20% or more employee participation in Payroll Giving. Additionally, the employer must either pay the Payroll Giving Agency administration charge, match donations or demonstrate that they have carried out an active promotion of Payroll Giving during the previous year.
Diamond: Awarded to employers that achieve 30% or more employee participation in Payroll Giving. Additionally, the employer must either pay the Payroll Giving Agency administration charge, match donations or demonstrate that they have carried out an active promotion of Payroll Giving during the previous year.
Whatever award level you currently hold, it’s already a great accomplishment. It demonstrates that you’re presenting a genuine benefit to your employees by providing tax effective giving to charity, and that you’re achieving a level of engagement through take up of the scheme.
We recommend setting new goals to achieve each year, to help support your CSR activities, and your engagement with staff. To help, we create campaign materials to promote your scheme internally, virtual promotions and professional fundraising visits.
Contact us to find out how we can help you achieve your PGQM goals.