Employee Journey automation

Recognition and rewards for every stage of the journey

Build culture by giving consistent recognition throughout every employee’s journey.

Employee Journey Features

Meaningful support from day one

First day or 10-year anniversary, show appreciation to every employee easily and effectively with powerful automations.

Onboarding

Make a first impression that lasts.

Personalized gift bags for new employees
Home office stipend for remote employees
Robust and automated 30, 60, 90-day plans for all employees

Continuous Engagement

Keep employees happy and satisfied for the long haul.

Recognize on the spot to continually convey value and support
Celebrate employee milestones, life events, and holidays
Add wellness incentives to support employee well-being

Performance & Development

Empower employee growth and learning.

Incentivize professional development courses and activities
Reward high performers in meaningful ways
Highlight employees who excel

Offboarding

Leave a lasting impression for those that move on.

Send offboarding gifts as a final parting
Create a MemoryBook® and invite others to participate
Give a last hurrah and reward points as a final sendoff

return on recognition

Consistent recognition for greater retention

The average employee tenure is 3.9 years. Boost engagement with recognition and give your people more reasons to stick around.

69
%
of employees are more likely to stay if the company has a strong onboarding structure
50
%
more productivity for new hires in their first six months if they feel welcomed and supported
54
%
increase in employee engagement in organizations with effective onboarding

testimonials

See how teams succeed with Awardco

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Children's Nebraska
People are busy. It's hard. We have our highest volumes we've ever had with patients. But when people take the time to celebrate one another, then we can really see that hope and that goodness beyond that. And so I really think that why we're successful is because our team cares about one another, and they take the time to recognize one another.
Madeline Quinn
Employee Experience Manager
Dubai Airports
When I personally received a High Flyer, it was amazing. Knowing that my efforts were appreciated—especially by senior management—meant a lot.
Maha Salem
Senior Manager, Rewards & Recognition, Dubai Airports
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McCormick & Company
We know that there is a direct tie between how recognized and appreciated someone feels and how engaged they are and productive in their work.
Sierra Capone
Director, Wellbeing & Employee Experience
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PMG
Awardco enables us to celebrate not just big wins, but the small moments that make a difference every day.
Pam Buyers
Head of Culture
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Children's Nebraska
One year into having sunshine, our recognition, feeling like we're recognized went up ten percent. I think that's just a true testament of how much it means to us. We do have those hard days. And again, the Sunshine Recognition Hub empowers our nurses and team members. It's given us a platform to recognize, those moments of of excellence.
Mellisa Renter
Director of Professional Nursing Practice
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Americare Senior Living
Caregivers want more than a paycheck—they want to feel valued. Recognition makes that possible.
Sarah Mazzocco
Chief People Officer
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Crumbl
The beauty of Awardco is that it empowers everybody to make sure good work doesn’t go unnoticed. When people see recognitions coming through, it’s meaningful for the person receiving it, but it also shows everyone else how important recognition is. That’s what Awardco allows us to do—make appreciation visible across the company.
Josh Olofson
Vice President of Employee Experience
Utah Valley University
We don’t have to pull together spreadsheets anymore… we can see the whole ecosystem. Awardco helps magnify the efforts we’re already doing and make them more visible.
Maddie Bagley
Appreciation Specialist, People & Culture
 
 

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How can employees participate across offices, frontline locations, and the flow of work?
 

Where supported, employees and managers may access Awardco through the web, mobile experiences, email or text notifications, Microsoft Teams, Slack, or other configured channels.

Organizations can use the access methods that fit their workforce. A desk-based employee may participate through a collaboration tool, while a frontline or deskless employee may need mobile access, personal contact information, a shared-device workflow, a QR code, an award code, or another configured option.

Before launch, organizations should validate identity, device access, language, notification preferences, account recovery, and participation for employees who do not have a company email or do not work at a desk.

How do automated milestones work with everyday recognition?
 

Automated programs can help organizations consistently recognize predictable moments, such as birthdays, onboarding events, or service anniversaries. Everyday recognition gives managers and peers a way to acknowledge contributions, teamwork, values, customer service, or other behaviors when they happen.

Organizations can combine nonmonetary appreciation with points or other rewards for selected moments. They can also add nomination programs, contests, performance incentives, or external recognition workflows where those capabilities are enabled.

This combination helps organizations support both planned milestones and the day-to-day contributions that shape an employee’s experience.

Can Awardco support a multi-touchpoint onboarding journey?
 

Yes, organizations can configure multiple recognition or reward touchpoints across an employee’s first days or months.

For example, a program may welcome an employee on day one, reinforce connection or training at a later point, recognize a first milestone, and provide a 30, 60, or 90-day touchpoint. Organizations may also connect onboarding recognition to welcome messages, company swag, learning or certification goals, manager involvement, or other approved activities.

The timing, triggers, messages, eligibility, rewards, and data required depend on the organization’s onboarding design and connected systems.

Which Employee Journey moments can Awardco support?
 

Where the relevant programs are enabled, organizations can use Awardco for onboarding, service anniversaries, birthdays, promotions, personal milestones, values-based recognition, peer recognition, manager recognition, nominations, performance programs, wellness, safety, life events, and other approved initiatives.

Date-based moments can be automated using approved employee data. Other moments can be initiated by managers, peers, administrators, employees, or configured systems.

Organizations do not need to launch every possible program at once. They can start with the moments most important to their workforce and expand the experience as their strategy matures.

What does it mean to support the Employee Journey with Awardco?
 

Supporting the Employee Journey means creating intentional opportunities for employees to feel welcomed, recognized, celebrated, and connected throughout their relationship with an organization—not limiting recognition to an annual service award.

Organizations can combine automated moments, such as onboarding, birthdays, and service anniversaries, with everyday manager and peer recognition, nominations, life-event programs, performance initiatives, and other approved experiences.

The goal is to make recognition and rewards more consistent and meaningful while giving organizations a configurable way to support the moments that matter to their employees.

Focus on the journey, not the destination

Support employees from day one, and they’ll respond with greater engagement, loyalty, and performance.