Empuls integrates natively with Microsoft Teams, enabling employees to send recognition, redeem rewards, participate in surveys, and celebrate milestones directly within the Teams environment.
Recognition that lives where work happens
Most recognition programs fail not because employees don’t care, but because participation requires opening a separate tool. Xoxoday Empuls eliminates that friction by embedding the full recognition experience inside Microsoft Teams — the workspace most employees already have open all day. Employees can give peer-to-peer kudos, acknowledge work anniversaries, celebrate team wins, and browse the recognition feed without ever leaving their Teams window. Because the action happens in context, recognition feels spontaneous rather than formal, and participation rates reflect that.What employees can do inside Teams
The Empuls app for Microsoft Teams supports the core recognition workflow end to end. An employee can nominate a peer for a value-based award, receive a notification when they earn points, and redeem those points from the rewards catalog — all from within Teams. Survey responses and milestone celebrations like work anniversaries are surfaced in the Teams feed, keeping the entire team informed in real time. For example, when a new hire completes their first quarter, Empuls can automatically trigger a celebration post in a designated Teams channel. Peers can react and add their own messages without logging into a separate portal. The same flow works for spot awards, monthly recognition roundups, and team-wide shoutouts.Consistent experience across platforms
Empuls also supports white-labeling and custom theming, so the recognition experience inside Teams can match an organization’s internal brand — logo, color palette, and tone. This is especially useful when rolling out Empuls alongside other tools like Workday or SAP SuccessFactors, where consistent visual identity reinforces adoption. For organizations that need deeper customization or want to embed recognition into an intranet or internal portal, Empuls provides SDKs and APIs. These allow engineering teams to extend the integration beyond Teams into any surface the workforce uses regularly.Security and administrative control
Empuls meets enterprise security standards including ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II compliance. Admins can control which Teams channels receive recognition notifications, configure award budgets by team or department, and manage the integration entirely from the Empuls admin dashboard. No employee data leaves the organization’s approved infrastructure. The Microsoft Teams integration is available to all Empuls customers and can be set up without developer involvement, making it accessible to HR and People teams directly. Learn more: Empuls Help Centre — Microsoft Teams IntegrationSlack Integration for Employee Recognition
Send and receive recognition, run surveys, and celebrate milestones directly inside Slack channels.
HRIS Integrations: Workday, SAP, Darwinbox
Sync employee data automatically from Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, and Darwinbox to keep recognition programs accurate.