Stories, insights & thoughts

The checklist for optimising your onboarding process. A smooth start: what’s the best way to onboard a new employee? Make sure to include every step and you’re sure to make a great first impression.

We sent out a survey to over 1,000 employees in Belgium, and 1,000 employees in the Nether­lands, in close col­lab­o­ra­tion with market research agency InSites Consulting to find out what makes the perfect employee gift.

Cultivate engagement and loyalty with thoughtful recog­ni­tion ini­tia­tives. This survey is the starting point for a more sus­tain­able work envi­ron­ment.

Our gift experts analyzed our own sales data and trends from both home and abroad to identify the 5 key gifting trends for 2025. Essential insights to help you find the perfect year-end gift, don’t you agree?

We’re happy to help you look for the ideal end-of-year employee gift.

How do you, as an HR manager, decide which moments make a real impact? In this blog post, we provide you with some ways to recognise the key moments and to get the most out of them.

The gift gap is the difference between what the giver intended and how the recipient expe­ri­ences the gift. In a business envi­ron­ment, this mismatch can cause appre­ci­a­tion to be mis­un­der­stood or even coun­ter­pro­duc­tive. For­tu­nate­ly, with the right approach, you can minimise the gift gap and choose gifts that really make an impact.

Appre­ci­a­tion works. Even a simple gesture can motivate employees to go the extra mile. The secret? Reci­procity. When people receive something, they instinc­tive­ly feel inclined to give something back. In this blog, you’ll discover how reci­procity works and how you as an employer or HR pro­fes­sion­al can apply this principle strate­gi­cal­ly.

Organ­i­sa­tions are currently facing many new challenges. The workplace is more diverse than ever, with different gen­er­a­tions each with their own needs and pref­er­ences. Many companies are more than ever putting workplace happiness, , appre­ci­a­tion and recog­ni­tion of employees high on the priority list. People who feel appre­ci­at­ed become happier.

At Kadonation, we’ve been making sure heart­warm­ing gifts reach the right person for more than seven years. That’s why we’re confident that we have a good idea of​which occasions it is essential for an organ­i­sa­tion to ​‘give something back’.

Would you rather put a smile on someone else’s face than buy a gift for yourself? At Kadonation you can now donate your gift to four charities.

Organ­i­sa­tions that invest heavily in appre­ci­a­tion have 31% less staff turnover. Discover why it’s so important to invest in your team!

Chapman & White, authors of The Five Languages of Appre­ci­a­tion in the Workplace, discovered 5 different ways or ​‘languages’ to express your appre­ci­a­tion.

What should you do when a colleague retires? What’s the best kind of send-off? Our handy checklist has all the tips you need.

Kadonation helps you optimise your onboarding. Improve your process and with it your employee job sat­is­fac­tion.

Fantastic news: Kadonation wins Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 in the Digital Commerce category and is the third fastest growing company in Belgium!

In this article we give you a look behind the scenes at Kadonation!

Learn all about the traditions and history behind birthdays.

Make your employees feel extra special on those important occasions in life like birthdays, weddings and anniver­saries with the perfect employee gifts from Kadonation!

A solid onboarding process is paramount to your new employee’s success. Some tips and pointers to help you optimize the process.

Which factors are crucial for your employees’ happiness at work? Find out everything you need to know in this blog post.

At Kadonation, we like to do our part for the wellbeing of the planet, which is why we col­lab­o­rate with WeForest.

A physical Christmas gift from your employer or a little extra in your next pay cheque?

As an organ­i­sa­tion, how can you keep your employees engaged, motivated and happy? This step-by-step plan for more happiness at work will get you started!

Increase your team’s happiness at work with a personal gift on those occasions that really matter!

Ask your staff about the employee gifts they receive and find out how satisfied they are with them.

Employee gifts also offer an ideal oppor­tu­ni­ty to optimise your employees’ salaries. This blog gives you a clear overview of the options and outlines the legal conditions for each one.

How did Kadonation come about? And what is the story behind the growth path we’ve been on since then? All will be revealed in this blog!

Did you know that 4 out of 10 employees would like to receive a birthday gift from their employer? How not to forget anyone in this process, read it here!

How to show your employees appre­ci­a­tion? The more personal and unique you do it, the greater the effect. We’d like to help you on your way with 6 concrete how to’s.

Kadonation gives you tips for a good off­board­ing process. About the right kind of exit strategy and leaving the door open to boomerang employees.

Your checklist for fiscally beneficial business gifts in 2025 (Belgium).

Staff gifts are tax deductible and a great way to show your appre­ci­a­tion for your staff. Kadonation wrote a free white paper about it.

Concrete ideas to get your new employees off to a great start. Kadonation helps you improve your onboarding process for their first day of work.

A well-thought-out gifting policy can lead to increased loyalty, more satisfied employees and a stronger company culture. But how do you get started on a gift policy with impact? We list the key things you need to know.

This guide lists the different budgets per employee gift. For everything from a newborn to end of year, Kadonation helps you give the best gifts!

There are various ways to organise your gifting policy Do you opt for a cen­tralised or decen­tralised gifting policy, or a mix of both? For a lot of organ­i­sa­tions, this is a big decision. So let’s take a closer look at the pros and cons of each system. 

With limited room for salary increases and the phasing out of benefits like eco vouchers, employees’ purchasing power is under pressure. As a result, more and more HR pro­fes­sion­als are looking for creative ways to show appre­ci­a­tion and retain talent. In this article, we highlight the key trends.

Your checklist for fiscally beneficial staff gifts.

We get it. There are countless reasons for recog­nis­ing your employees with a meaningful gift on their birthday. To help you get started, we’ve summarised the 8 most compelling arguments in this article.

We explain why thoughtful gestures are more powerful than gifts given out of habit, how timing and per­son­al­iza­tion make all the difference, and we share tips for building a strong appre­ci­a­tion strategy.

Your checklist for fiscally beneficial business gifts in 2025 (The Nether­lands).

Non-financial rewards are not a nice-to-have, but a must. They are what makes the difference between ​‘work’ and ​‘this is where I want to stay’. In this blog you’ll discover why and how you as an HR pro­fes­sion­al can embed recog­ni­tion in your organ­i­sa­tion. No empty words, but practical actions with real impact.

End-of-year gifts often feel pre­dictable or like just another box to tick. So how do you turn this classic, impersonal moment into something truly meaningful for every employee? Our gift experts have put together their 8 favorite tips.

Research shows that more than three in four employees now prefer a gift card to a more tra­di­tion­al gift. Opt for a gift card to show your appre­ci­a­tion in a way that feels personal, works effi­cient­ly and is suitable for everyone. Because the best gift today is the freedom to choose.