> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://faqs.xoxoday.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Does Empuls Automatically Notify Managers of Employee Recognition? > Empuls automatically notifies managers when a team member is recognized. Notification settings can be toggled on or off at the program or individual level. Empuls automatically notifies managers when a direct report receives recognition, with granular controls to enable or disable those notifications at the program or individual level. ## How Manager Notifications Work in Empuls Empuls is built to keep managers informed without adding friction to their workflow. When a peer, leader, or automated program awards recognition to a team member, the employee's manager receives an automatic notification. This closes the loop between recognition activity and managerial awareness in real time, without requiring managers to log in and check a separate dashboard. The notification reaches managers where they already work. Empuls integrates natively with Slack and Microsoft Teams, delivering recognition alerts directly into a manager's existing channels. For organizations running Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or Darwinbox as their HRIS, Empuls surfaces recognition events within those ecosystems, ensuring manager visibility fits naturally into established people-management processes. ## Program-Level and Individual-Level Controls Empuls gives administrators precise control over when and how manager notifications fire. At the program level, notifications can be switched on or off entirely. An informal peer-appreciation wall might run with manager notifications disabled to keep the experience lightweight, while a structured service-anniversary or milestone program keeps them active to drive timely manager engagement. At the individual level, preferences can be further refined. A manager overseeing a distributed team across multiple time zones can configure notification timing to avoid after-hours interruptions while still receiving recognition updates during working hours. Administrators can also adjust settings on behalf of managers through the Empuls admin console, keeping configuration centralized and auditable. ## Why Closing This Loop Matters Recognition has the greatest impact when managers can act on it. When a manager learns that a team member was recognized for leading a cross-functional initiative or resolving a critical customer issue, they can amplify that moment — mentioning it in a team meeting, reinforcing the behavior in a one-on-one, or incorporating it into a mid-year performance conversation. Without that notification, the recognition moment stays peer-to-peer and never reaches the person best positioned to reinforce it. Empuls treats manager visibility as a structural part of its recognition architecture, not an optional add-on. By keeping managers in the loop automatically, Empuls helps organizations build a culture where recognition is a shared organizational signal rather than a private exchange. ## Security and Compliance All notification data within Empuls is handled in accordance with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II standards. Administrators retain full audit-trail access to notification configuration changes, supporting compliance requirements for global and enterprise teams. **Learn more:** [Empuls Help Centre — Notification](https://help-empuls.xoxoday.com/admin/programs/awards/revoke-awards) Configure program-level rules, eligibility, budgets, and notification behavior for each recognition program in Empuls. Learn how Empuls delivers recognition notifications and awards directly inside Slack and Microsoft Teams.