Put your Reward Program on autopilot with reward cycles

Introducing Reward Program with Rewards Cycles to simplify awards management and drive a more efficient and impactful recognition process all year long.

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Automate Reward Cycles with the Reward Program Dashboard on Empuls

All the tools you need to drive impactful employee recognition

Give visibility to every achievement and milestone
Shine the Spotlight

Amplify visibility by shining the spotlight on every recognition with a social intranet to make employees feel valued.

Celebrations

Involve the entire work family in celebrating life events and milestones across the employee lifecycle.

Reactions

Allow employees to cheer for their peers using comments, likes, high-fives, GIFs, emojis, and attachments.

Social Sharing

Let employees brag about work achievements and milestones with their network on social channels like LinkedIn.

Replace physical bulletin boards with digital ones
Birthday Wishboard

Double the joy of celebrating a birthday with personalized greetings from coworkers.

Life Event Wishboard

Celebrate life events with the extended work family and create lasting memories with their best wishes.

Holiday Wishboard

Spread the festive spirit by sending season’s greetings to your workforce and their families.

Service Award Wishboard

Come together to applaud service award recipients and honor their achievements on the wall of fame.

Drive Company-wide Employee Recognition with AI
AI-enhanced Messages

Generative AI helps you craft meaningful messages when nominating colleagues and teams for awards.

Nudges & Notifications

Em, our AI-powered bot, uses nudges, notifications, and past data to elicit employee action and participation.

Engagement Scores

With activity scores for every action, employees can be nudged to participate and accrue engagement credits.

Leaderboards

Custom engagement leaderboards drive healthy competition and show how each employee ranks against colleagues.

Set up your annual reward program with easy steps
Plan Reward Cycles

Outline reward cycles within your reward program and strategically allocate budgets for each cycle, in advance for the entire year.

Customize Awards

Choose from existing awards or create new ones and set up the workflow to automate each step.

Define Approvers & Set Reminders

Designate approvers for each award and set up automatic reminders, prompting them to review and act on nominations. 

Schedule the Cycle

Schedule start and end dates for the award and dates for announcing winners and disbursing rewards.

Automate activation and publishing of awards
Collect Nominations

An intuitive interface allows HR admins to view nominations submitted and the status of each submission.

Add a Jury Panel

An empaneled jury evaluates and scores nominations based on established criteria.

Review Process Automation

The system consolidates all nomination data and highlights pending actions from managers, including the status of each nomination.

Announce Winners

Upon award approval, winners are announced and notified promptly about the award and reward.

Measure the impact of your program
Analyze Budget Utilization

Compare planned vs. actual spends for each reward cycle to understand overall utilization of the reward program budget.

Measure Program Engagement

Track nominations submitted, actions pending by approvers, and their current review level for each reward cycle.

Analyze Program Effectiveness

Measure the impact of your recognition and reward program with data and reports across departments, award categories, budgets, and participation rates, and identify areas of improvement.

Why Empuls Reward Program

A strategic necessity to boost engagement

Implementing a rewards program is essential for several reasons

Enhance Employee Engagement

Only 23% of employees globally feel engaged at work. A structured rewards and recognition program helps improve engagement and employee morale, resulting in more productivity, commitment, and motivation.

Boost Productivity

Poor engagement costs the global economy $8.8 trillion annually in lost productivity. Recognized and rewarded employees are more motivated to contribute to organizational goals, leading to higher productivity levels.

Foster a Positive Workplace Culture

Recognition and rewards create a culture of appreciation, making employees feel valued and respected. This leads to stronger team cohesion, better collaboration, and a more positive work environment.

Improve Well-being

Employee wellbeing is declining, with only 34% of employees globally reporting that they are thriving. Rewards programs provide incentives that improve both mental and physical health, enhancing overall wellbeing and reducing stress.

Works for Everyone

Tailored solution for diverse needs

Empuls Reward Cycles are designed for HR teams looking to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their Reward Programs.

Large Enterprises

With complex and numerous employee recognition needs, having a single hub for all reward cycles makes reward program administration easy.  You can configure all your rewards and automate them as per your needs.

Mid-size

If you are looking to implement a scalable rewards system without extensive manual effort, reward cycles are the perfect solution to help HR improve productivity and efficiency.

Cost-Conscious Markets

Companies looking to boost ROI from R&R solutions and cut administrative overheads can benefit from Empuls Reward Programs and Reward Cycles. Track all reward budgets from a single dashboard to keep costs under control.