Case Study: Octopus Electric Vehicles boosts employee satisfaction with Huggg

How Octopus Electric Vehicles powered-up their reward and recognition programme with Huggg

Octopus Electric Vehicles, a division of Octopus Energy dedicated to electric vehicle leasing, faced a challenge in finding a sustainable and efficient way to manage employee recognition and peer-to-peer gifting as the company grew rapidly. Their previous method of sending physical gifts was time-consuming and difficult to manage with diverse dietary needs. They needed a flexible, low-administration solution that aligned with their core value of sustainability and turned to the vendor Huggg for a gifting platform.

The solution from Huggg was a custom Slack integration that empowered employees to easily send gifts to colleagues while associating the gesture with a company value. This drastically reduced administrative overhead and promoted a culture of recognition. The results were impressive, with Huggg becoming the company's most utilized employee benefit. A survey showed that 98.5% of employees felt more empowered to recognize peers, 95.5% felt more appreciated by the company, and 70.1% felt more motivated, leading to a twenty-fold increase in Octopus EV’s investment in the Huggg platform.

Octopus Electric Vehicles

Michael Schmid

Growth Insights Analyst