Payroll Giving

Quality Marks

The Government supported Payroll Giving Quality Mark is a benchmarking system that recognises when an employer offers the scheme and signifies those businesses operating exceptional schemes.

Every employer that offers a Payroll Giving scheme to their employees is eligible to receive a Quality Mark. Employers that achieve set participation rates are eligible to apply for a Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond Quality Mark.

Each year companies can apply to their contracted Payroll Giving Agency for their applicable Quality Mark. Contact details for the UK's main Payroll Giving Agencies and Professional Fundraising Organisations are here: http://www.apgo.org.uk/members/

STANDARD AWARD

This is the accreditation that can be used by any employer offering Payroll Giving. The symbol is synonymous with the scheme and identifies businesses that are supportive of workplace philanthropy.

BRONZE AWARD

Awarded to companies with over 1% of their colleague base donating through Payroll Giving

SILVER AWARD

Awarded to companies with over 5% of their colleague base donating through Payroll Giving

GOLD AWARD

Awarded to companies with over 10% of their colleague base donating through Payroll Giving

PLATINUM AWARD

Awarded to companies with over 20% of their colleague base donating through Payroll Giving

DIAMOND AWARD

Introduced for schemes running throughout 2018, awarded to companies with at least 30% employee participation in Payroll Giving and that have fulfilled at least one of the below criteria:

  • paid the Payroll Giving Agency admin fee on behalf of employees
  • match funded employee donations (in any form)
  • carried out an active promotion

For any queries please contact your contracted Payroll Giving Agency