1. Perhaps it’s not easy to put that into words ‧‧‧
Haven’t you come across someone in your office who work hard in silence
You really want to give them
Perhaps it’s not easy to put that into words ‧‧‧

2. Now, we have
to speak for you

3. Making significant contributions or enhancements
Supervisors, do you have staff performing these?
Showing impressive and exemplary work attitudes
Making significant contributions or enhancements
Providing exceptionally dedicated services acclaimed by all

4. Please nominate him / her for
a Scheme especially for recognising non-teaching staff

5. If you are full-time non-teaching staff, with one-year or more service, you can nominate others or be nominated
There are
Individual Awards
Team Awards
Exemplary Service Award

6. How many awards will there be?
3 Individual Awards,
3 Team Awards and
1 Exemplary Service Award

7. What will the award recipients receive?
Individual Award and Exemplary Service Award:
a Certificate of Excellence in Performance and
a cash award
Team member
a Certificate of Excellence in Performance, and
whole team
a cash award for group activities

8. How to apply?
Individual Award or Exemplary Service Award:
nomination by supervisors or another eligible full-time staff
complete the nomination form
Team Award:
application by the teams or nomination by Deans/Heads
complete the nomination/application form

9. Where to send our applications / nominations?
(in pdf) or
in person: AAB903
mark “Selection Panel of the Reward and Recognition Scheme for Non-teaching Staff”
under confidential cover

10. Applications/Nominations Deadline:
10 December 2018 (Monday)
ACT NOW

11. When will the judging take place?
Around February 2019

12. What will the Selection Panel look for?
Individual Awards
role models who foster trust, fairness and kindness in the workplace
Team Awards
more members from different units would earn additional scores

13. When will be the Award Ceremony held?
around April/May 2019

14. How about the count-back period for the Scheme?
normally 2 to 3 years

15. Are Heads/ Directors of Offices eligible for the Individual Award and who would nominate them?
their respective Vice President will sign off the nomination

16. How many nominations for individual/team award can a Faculty/ School/Office/Centre submit?
for Individual Award, Team Award and Exemplary Service Award

17. Can a staff be nominated for Individual Award, Team Award and Exemplary Service Award?
a staff may be nominated for all awards in the same year
but should be considered in different aspects of contributions
Exemplary Service Award only for middle level and frontline non-teaching (Band A to E) staff

18. Can a staff with appointment contracts ending on or before the closing date of application/nomination be nominated for Award?
Applicants/Nominees should have a ≥1 year appointment and have served the University for 1 year
the awardee should be an HKBU full-time non-teaching staff at Award Ceremony

19. Can nominations be anonymous?
Nominations should not be anonymous

20. How large should the team be for team award?
2 to 20 members
Special credits to diverse teams with large size (over 10 persons).

21. Any restriction on the rank of staff members to be nominated/to apply for the awards
Individual Awards and Team Awards: no restriction
Exemplary Service Award: for middle level and frontline (i.e. Band A to E) non-teaching staff

22. restricted to selection panel members and limited PERS staff only
Will the submitted nominations (successful or not) be kept confidential?
Yes
restricted to selection panel members and
limited PERS staff only
CONFIDENTIAL

23. What is the frequency of the awards?
awards will be given out every 2 years
award recipients of this year will not be eligible to apply or be nominated in the next round

24. Tips for writing nominations
Give specific examples and reasons
Specify where the biggest impact of their contribution can be seen? i.e. improving the University brand, reputation, service delivery, etc.

25. For more details, please refer to PERS website:
rrscheme.hkbu.edu.hk
Enquiries:

26. Looking forward to your support!