reward motivated employees

verb phrase

  1. To give money, bonuses, recognition, or other benefits to workers who show strong drive and commitment, so that their good performance continues.

    B2

    transitive phrase; reward + person + (with + thing)

    • "Good managers reward motivated employees with bonuses."B1
    • "The company rewards motivated employees for reaching their goals."B1
    • "Rather than rewarding motivated employees only at year-end, the firm now offers spot rewards throughout the quarter."C1

  2. A management principle: the practice of linking pay, praise, or promotion to how motivated and productive an employee is.

    C1

    noun-like phrase used as a topic or headingbusiness

    • "“Reward motivated employees” was the title of her HR presentation."B2
    • "Reward motivated employees early, or they may start looking for another job."B2

Common mistakes

  • They rewarded to the motivated employees.→They rewarded the motivated employees.

    The verb “reward” takes a direct object with no “to”: reward someone (with something).

  • They gave reward to motivated employees.→They gave rewards to motivated employees.

    Use “a reward” or “rewards” as a countable noun.

Collocations

reward employeesmotivated employeesemployee recognitionperformance bonusreward hard work

Word family

rewardrewardingmotivatemotivatedmotivationemployee