Empuls supports a structured nomination-based cash awards workflow in which administrators configure award rules and budgets, eligible managers submit nominations with citations, program owners approve or reject them, and recipients are notified automatically upon approval.
Program Setup and Budget Assignment
Administrators begin by configuring the award program in Empuls — defining eligibility rules that specify who can be nominated and who can nominate. Additional rules can be layered in to reflect the organisation’s specific business requirements. This setup phase also covers creating budgets and assigning them to the relevant program owners, so every award is backed by an approved financial allocation before nominations open.Submitting a Nomination
Eligible nominators — typically managers — access the nomination flow directly within Empuls to put forward individual employees or entire teams. Each nomination requires selecting an award category and writing a citation that clearly articulates the reason for the recognition. Empuls informs the nominator of exactly which reviewer will evaluate the submission during this step, keeping the process transparent from the outset.Review and Approval
Program owners receive an in-app notification when a nomination lands in their queue. They can view the full nomination detail — including the citation — and choose to approve or reject it. On approval, the reviewer selects which pre-assigned budget to draw from before the award is confirmed, creating a clear audit trail between each award and its funding source.Notifications and Visibility
Once approved, Empuls automatically notifies both the recipient and the nominator, surfacing the recognition in the employee’s activity feed. If a nomination is declined, only the nominator receives a notification — protecting the recipient’s experience. For teams integrated with Slack or Microsoft Teams, recognition notifications appear directly in the channels employees already use, eliminating the need for a separate login to stay informed.A Practical Example
Consider a quarterly excellence award program: an HR team configures the award in Empuls, assigns a Q3 budget to department heads, and opens nominations to all people managers. A manager nominates a team member for exceeding a product launch milestone, writing a citation that ties the outcome to a core company value. The program owner reviews the citation, selects the appropriate budget line, and approves the award. Empuls then notifies the recipient via Microsoft Teams in real time, while the entire workflow — from nomination to payout — remains fully auditable within Empuls. For enterprise customers running Workday or SAP SuccessFactors, the structured budget and approval data integrates cleanly with existing HR records. Empuls is certified to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II standards, ensuring every step of this process meets enterprise data security requirements. Learn more: Empuls Help Centre — R&R programHow to set up an award program in Empuls
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