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Xoxoday Empuls supports fully customizable recognition and reward programs, offering non-monetary recognition such as Cheers to Peers and Value Badges alongside monetary awards including spot awards, milestone awards, nomination-based awards, and peer-to-peer rewards, all with configurable points expiration policies and a global reward marketplace for redemption.
Xoxoday Empuls gives organisations complete control over how they design and run recognition and reward (R&R) programs. Whether you want to celebrate everyday wins with social appreciation or drive performance with tangible monetary awards, Xoxoday Empuls adapts to your culture and budget — without requiring separate tools for each program type. Non-monetary recognition Not every meaningful moment of recognition requires a financial reward. Xoxoday Empuls includes built-in tools for non-monetary appreciation, including Cheers to Peers — a social recognition feature that lets employees publicly celebrate colleagues — and Value Badges, which organisations configure to align with their own core values. Both formats create a visible culture of appreciation without requiring a dedicated rewards budget, and they surface naturally in the activity feeds that employees already check. Monetary awards and nomination-based programs For situations where monetary recognition is appropriate, Xoxoday Empuls offers multiple award types in a single admin console. Spot awards allow managers to recognise exceptional work in the moment, while milestone awards trigger automatically for tenure-based events such as work anniversaries or onboarding completion. Nomination-based awards support structured, peer-driven recognition cycles, and peer-to-peer rewards give employees the agency to send points directly to teammates. Each program type is independently configurable, allowing HR teams to set eligibility rules, award values, and approval workflows per program. Configurable points expiry Xoxoday Empuls includes points expiration policies that administrators can define at the program level. Setting an expiry window — for example, 12 months from the date of issue — encourages timely redemption and keeps the reward experience relevant. It also reduces the administrative overhead of managing large unspent point balances at year-end. Global reward marketplace Earned points are redeemed through Xoxoday’s global reward marketplace, which spans gift cards, curated experiences, charitable donations, and merchandise across multiple countries and currencies. For organisations running Xoxoday Empuls alongside Microsoft Teams or Slack, employees can browse and redeem rewards directly within those tools, keeping friction low and participation high. A practical example An organisation using Darwinbox for HRIS data can configure Xoxoday Empuls to auto-trigger milestone awards based on tenure records, run a quarterly nomination program tied to company values, and enable Cheers to Peers within their Microsoft Teams environment — all managed from one admin dashboard. Points issued across these programs carry a 12-month expiry, prompting employees to engage with the marketplace before the policy window closes. Learn more: Empuls Help Centre — R&R Program

How peer-to-peer recognition works in Empuls

Learn how employees send points and appreciation to teammates, and how admins configure peer reward budgets and approval flows.

Reward redemption and the Empuls marketplace

Explore how employees redeem points across gift cards, experiences, donations, and merchandise in Xoxoday’s global catalogue.