Employee recognition built for how Europe works
Europe is not one market. Gift tax rules change at every border, works councils have a say in reward schemes, GDPR covers every employee record and your teams work in a dozen languages. Mojo Gift is a Dutch company that runs one recognition programme across all of it, with each employee choosing their own reward.
Why European recognition programmes stall after the first country
Most recognition platforms are built for one market and then translated. They work at head office and then meet the rest of Europe: a points catalogue priced in dollars, a gift card that only works in one country, a payroll team asking how each reward is taxed, and a works council that was never asked.
Each of those problems is solvable on its own. Together they are why so many European employers end up with a different supplier in every country, a different budget per office and no single view of who was actually recognised.
Engagement pays the price. Gallup's latest State of the Global Workplace puts Europe at 12% of employees engaged, the lowest of any region. Recognition is one of the few levers HR controls directly, and Gallup and Workhuman found that employees who receive high-quality recognition are 45% less likely to have left two years later.
Mojo Gift was founded in the Netherlands for exactly this. One programme, one standard of reward, every European country, and the person being recognised decides what the reward is.
How one programme runs across your European offices
Set it up once with HR and Finance. Every country runs the same way after that.
Agree the rules once
Choose the occasions you recognise, from onboarding to work anniversaries and long service, and the value for each. We check the scheme against each country's rules for employee gifts with you, so you can take one written scheme to payroll and, where you have one, to your works council.
Connect your people data
Import a roster or connect your HR system. The programme only uses what it needs: name, work email, country and the dates that trigger recognition. Data is hosted in the EU and covered by a data processing agreement.
Each employee chooses, a concierge delivers
On the day, the recipient gets a personal message and chooses an experience or product where they live. A concierge books it. You see what was awarded in each country in one dashboard, with tax documentation for every reward.
What changes when Europe runs on one programme
The same standard for a 10-year anniversary in Rotterdam, Munich and Lyon.
GDPR by design
Mojo Gift B.V. is a Dutch company. Employee data is stored in the EU, used only to run the programme, and covered by a data processing agreement you can review before you sign.
Easier to agree with works councils
One written scheme with clear rules and a defined set of data is a far simpler conversation with a Betriebsrat, an ondernemingsraad or a CSE than a patchwork of local suppliers.
Tax rules per country, documented
The Dutch werkkostenregeling, Germany's monthly benefit-in-kind limit, the UK trivial benefits rules: every country is different. Each reward comes with tax documentation, so payroll can apply the right treatment.
One supplier, your currency
One programme instead of one supplier per office, invoiced in EUR, GBP or USD, with rewards funded at face value and nothing lost to expiry.
What makes Mojo different for European employers
Built in Europe, around the person receiving the reward.
A European company
The employee decides
A human concierge
No expiry, no price shown
Every milestone tracked
One view for HR
Employee recognition in Europe, answered
Is Mojo Gift GDPR compliant?
Mojo Gift B.V. is a Dutch company and stores employee data in the EU and EEA. The programme processes only what it needs, such as name, work email, country and milestone dates, under a data processing agreement that is part of the contract. Ask for the standard agreement on the call.
Do we need works council approval for a recognition programme?
Often, yes. In Germany the works council has co-determination rights on pay structure under section 87(1) no. 10 of the Works Constitution Act, which usually covers how a reward scheme is designed. In the Netherlands the works council must consent to adopting or changing a remuneration system under article 27 of the Works Councils Act, unless a collective agreement already covers it. Involve them early. This is general information, not legal advice.
How are employee gifts taxed in different European countries?
Every country has its own rules. In the Netherlands most gifts fall under the werkkostenregeling free space, in Germany small benefits in kind and gifts for personal occasions have their own limits, and the UK has a trivial benefits exemption and a separate long service award exemption. Our pages for Germany and the Netherlands explain the main rules. Mojo provides tax documentation for every reward; your payroll provider or tax adviser decides the treatment.
Which currencies can we pay in?
Invoices are issued in EUR, GBP or USD. Rewards are funded at face value, and each recipient chooses in their own country and currency.
Which European countries are covered?
All of them, and 190+ countries worldwide. The same programme covers teams in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, the Nordics, Spain, Italy, Ireland and the UK, and anywhere else you employ people.
How is pricing structured?
Per Mojo Moment, per year, with a minimum of 50 Moments. A Moment is one recognition occasion for one employee, such as a 10-year anniversary. Rewards are funded separately. See the pricing page.
Run one recognition programme across Europe
Book a 30-minute call. We map your countries, your occasions and the rules that apply to each.
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