Xoxoday Empuls supports both peer and self-nomination for employee recognition awards, with multi-layer approval workflows, structured submission forms, and real-time dashboards to track nomination status and award disbursals.
Peer Nomination
Any employee can nominate a colleague for an award directly inside Xoxoday Empuls. Admins configure each award type to accept peer nominations and define the fields nominators must complete — such as reason, business impact, and the core value the nominee demonstrated. This structured approach ensures nominations carry the context approvers need to make fair decisions. Once submitted, a nomination moves through one or more approval layers configured by the admin — for example, the nominee’s line manager, an HR business partner, or a business-unit head. All parties can see the nomination reason and its current status, which keeps the process transparent and audit-ready. When Xoxoday Empuls is connected to tools like Slack or Microsoft Teams, approvers receive real-time notifications inside the channels they already use.Self-Nomination
Self-nomination is enabled at the award level, making it well-suited for programmes that reward personal initiative — innovation challenges, project excellence awards, or stretch-goal achievements. Employees complete a structured form that captures their specific contributions, measurable outcomes, and any supporting evidence before submitting. These self-nominations follow the same configurable approval logic as peer nominations. An admin might route them to a jury panel, a team lead, or an HR reviewer depending on the award’s purpose. The result is a credible, well-documented record of individual achievement rather than an informal claim.Tracking and Notifications
Xoxoday Empuls provides dashboards where admins and approvers can monitor all open nominations, approval stages, and final disbursal status at a glance. Nominators also receive in-app and email updates so they are never left wondering about the outcome of a nomination they submitted. For organisations that use HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or Darwinbox, Xoxoday Empuls syncs employee data so that nomination eligibility and reporting hierarchies stay accurate without manual maintenance.Driving a Culture of Recognition
Xoxoday Empuls optionally surfaces nominations and awards on social recognition feeds and leaderboards, which increases visibility across teams and reinforces the behaviours an organisation wants to celebrate. Because every nomination is logged with reasons, approvals, and timestamps, recognition in Xoxoday Empuls is both inclusive and well-documented — a meaningful advantage when demonstrating programme impact to leadership. Learn more: Empuls Help Centre — R&R programHow do award approval workflows work in Empuls?
Understand how to configure single and multi-layer approval chains for peer and self-nomination awards in Xoxoday Empuls.
What award types can you create in Empuls?
Explore the different award categories — values-based, tenure, peer spot awards — and how to configure them for your recognition programme.