Custom Point Allocations: More Flexibility for Employee Recognition

Make employee recognition work for your organization with more flexible point allocations! You can now customize how many recognition points different groups of employees receive each month, giving you greater control over your recognition budget and helping you create a program that fits your team's needs.

What's new

With custom monthly point allocations, you can assign different amounts of recognition points to employee groups, managers, or specific individuals. Instead of relying on a single company-wide allowance, you can tailor allocations by department, division, team, location, employee status, or job title. You can even create allocations for individual employees or leave certain employees without a monthly allowance.

Managers now have two options for receiving recognition points. You can give every manager a flat monthly amount, regardless of team size, or continue allocating points based on the number of direct reports they oversee.

Employees can also belong to multiple allocation groups, and their points will add together automatically. For example, an employee could receive points through both a company-wide allocation and a department-specific allocation.

The redesigned Points Management page also makes it easier to see where your recognition points are going. Each monthly allocation displays the included employees, points per employee, and total monthly points. You can view the employees included in an allocation and see a summary of your recurring point totals and their monetary value in different currencies.

Allocations automatically adjust as employees join or leave eligible groups, so your recognition program stays aligned with organizational changes. You can also edit or remove allocations as your needs evolve, without affecting points employees have already received. Changes to monthly allocations take effect for existing program participants on the first of the following month.

One-time point allocations now offer more flexibility, too. You can award points to employee groups, managers, or specific individuals directly from the updated Points Management page. These points are distributed immediately, making it easy to recognize employees outside their regular monthly allowances.

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