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We made the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list. Here's the story behind it.
May 21, 2026
Huggg has been named in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. The honest story of how a coffee gifting app became one of the UK's best workplaces.
Rolling out employee gifting across multiple sites and a frontline team
July 22, 2026
How do you give a gift to a spread-out, frontline team without it becoming a project? A practical guide to employee gifting across multiple sites, with no address spreadsheets and no work email required.
Nobody wants your points
July 22, 2026
Points-based recognition treats grown adults like schoolchildren, quietly gets taxed, and often never reaches the person it was meant for. Here's why points don't work, and what does.
Best employee reward and recognition platforms UK in 2026
July 20, 2026
A fair, honest shortlist of the reward and recognition platforms UK teams actually use in 2026, from full R&R software suites to gifting-led options like Huggg.
Staff incentive ideas that actually motivate your team
July 17, 2026
Practical staff incentive ideas from low-cost to bigger, what makes an incentive work, and what quietly backfires. Built for HR and People teams.
Employee recognition examples: what good recognition actually looks like
July 16, 2026
Seven employee recognition examples, each with a scenario and a sample message you can lift and make your own. Plain, human wording your team will actually use.
Employee engagement ideas that actually work in 2026
July 15, 2026
Employee engagement ideas that actually move the needle, grouped by what they really do: recognition, good managers, autonomy, growth, connection and wellbeing.
A breakup letter to the office whip-round
July 14, 2026
A fond farewell to the office whip-round. Why peer-to-peer recognition works better, what the research says, and how to let colleagues thank each other without anyone being left out of pocket.
Best welcome gifts for new starters in 2026
July 13, 2026
The best welcome gifts for new starters feel personal, not branded. Here are the ideas that land, plus how to send one before you even have their address.
Gift cards vs points-based reward platforms: which one actually gets used?
July 10, 2026
Points platforms look generous on paper, but a lot of points never get spent. An honest comparison of points-based rewards and gift-card giving, judged on whether people actually use it.