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Empuls supports company-curated rewards such as branded merchandise, leave credits, and charitable donations through two fulfillment models: HR-managed and Xoxoday-managed print-on-demand.
Empuls gives HR teams the flexibility to go beyond generic gift cards and build reward catalogues that reflect company culture. Custom corporate rewards sit alongside Empuls’s global catalogue, so employees always see options that feel meaningful rather than transactional.

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Company-Managed Rewards

Company-managed rewards are designed for non-physical or internally fulfilled items. HR admins configure these directly inside Empuls—setting inventory levels, approval workflows, and fulfillment steps without leaving the platform. Typical examples include an extra day of paid leave, a team experience such as a cooking class, or a donation to a company-selected charity. Approvals can trigger automated notifications through Slack or Microsoft Teams, keeping the process fast and visible to everyone involved. This model works especially well for organisations that want to embed local or regional benefits into a global recognition programme. A team in India might redeem a festival leave credit while a team in the UK redeems a charity donation—both through the same Empuls workflow.

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Xoxoday-Managed Print-on-Demand Rewards

For branded merchandise, Empuls offers a print-on-demand fulfillment model powered by Xoxoday’s supplier network. HR teams select the items—company-logo hoodies, custom notebooks, branded tech accessories—and Empuls handles procurement, printing, and direct-to-employee shipping globally. This eliminates warehouse costs and minimum-order requirements, making branded swag viable for distributed teams of any size. A technology company running Empuls alongside Darwinbox, for example, can trigger milestone recognition directly from the HRIS and allow employees to redeem branded merchandise or donate to a shortlisted charity within the same workflow. No manual exports, no secondary fulfillment vendor.

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Why Custom Rewards Drive Stronger Recognition

Standard reward catalogues risk feeling transactional. When an employee receives an item that reflects company values—or when a recognition moment translates into a donation to a cause the team cares about—the reward reinforces belonging, not just compensation. Empuls makes this possible at scale, whether an organisation has 200 employees in one office or 20,000 employees across continents. Organisations using SAP SuccessFactors or Workday can sync recognition events and reward activity into Empuls without custom development, keeping HR analytics coherent across systems. Empuls is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, so employee personal information used in fulfillment is handled under enterprise-grade security standards. Custom corporate rewards in Empuls are a first-class feature within the reward marketplace—configurable by HR admins and visible to employees in the same redemption experience as any other reward type. Learn more: Empuls Help Centre — Custom Corporate Rewards

Customising the Empuls Reward Catalogue

Learn how HR admins can curate, add, and manage reward options within the Empuls marketplace to match company culture and employee preferences.

Using Leave Credits as Employee Rewards

Discover how to configure leave credits as redeemable rewards inside Empuls, including approval workflows and eligibility rules.