Payroll Giving Quality Mark

Every year, any employer running a Payroll Giving scheme with an Association of Payroll Giving Organisations’ member, can achieve a Payroll Giving Quality Mark.  We are extremely proud to have been awarded the Diamond Quality Mark again for 2022.

The awards are graded based on % of employees giving from your total staff base, and calculated annually.

Launched in January 2006, the Payroll Giving Quality Mark recognises and rewards organisations for making Payroll Giving available to their staff.

Comprising a certificate and logo, as well as Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Awards, the Quality Mark aims to provide UK charities with sustainable income streams by increasing participation in Payroll Giving.

Once you set up a Payroll Giving scheme, you will automatically receive a certificate as well as a logo for use on your letterheads, websites and other company literature. 

The certificate and logo acknowledge that you have implemented Payroll Giving and demonstrate (both within your organisation and publicly) that you are committed to the good causes your employees care about.

Awards

The Quality Mark Awards reward employers for fostering a culture of committed giving in the workplace by actively promoting Payroll Giving.

Awards are available for organisations that achieve minimum staff participation rates and employer support in Payroll Giving as outlined below:

Launched in 2018 to honour 30 years of Payroll Giving, the Diamond Quality Mark rewards and recognises companies achieving 30% or more employee participation plus the employer must either pay the Payroll Giving Agency administration charge, match donations or demonstrate that they have carried out an active promotion of Payroll Giving during the previous year.

The Platinum Quality Mark Award recognises employers that continually strive to increase donations to UK charities through Payroll Giving. Employers that are recognised through the Platinum Award will have committed themselves to promoting Payroll Giving in the workplace and increasing charitable donations.

At least 20% employee participation plus the employer must either pay the Payroll Giving Agency administration charge, match donations or demonstrate that they have carried out an active promotion of Payroll Giving during the previous year.

The Gold Quality Mark is awarded to employers that achieve 10% employee participation in Payroll Giving plus the employer must either pay the Payroll Giving Agency administration charge, match donations or demonstrate that they have carried out an active promotion of Payroll Giving during the previous year.

The Silver Quality Mark is awarded to employers that achieve 5% employee participation in Payroll Giving.

The Bronze Quality Mark is awarded to employers that achieve 1% employee participation rate in Payroll Giving.