Budgets are blocks of monetary points allocated to employees (users), enabling them to award colleagues on Empuls. A user must have sufficient budget points to award or approve a nomination. The Empuls Super Admins create budget points and allocate them to various users in the organisation. Once users receive budget points, they can share them with other users or use them to give awards.
Personal Budget
All Empuls users have access to their Personal Budget. These points can be used across any award category, and the user can choose how to use them.
Once points are allocated to a user's budget, they become the owner of those points. Budget owners can then award their peers using these points or transfer them to others based on need and availability. Empuls ensures the democratic utilisation of budget points.
Custom Budgets
Custom Budgets are created for specific awards and used to give out awards to which they are linked. Empuls admins can create custom budgets, link specific awards to them, and then allocate the newly created budget to different individuals in the organisation. All budgets except General Purpose Budgets are categorised as 'Custom Budgets'.
Budget owners can then use points in the custom budget to give out awards linked to it by the admin. Once points in the custom budget are exhausted, users can no longer give out awards linked to that custom budget. This is how Empuls admins can control organisational spending on various award categories.
How do I view my budgets?
Step 1: Navigate to Recognitions > Reward Budgets.
This page displays all your owned budgets and their remaining points balance. From here, you can share points, request more from the admin, or create new budgets for your team.
Filter by Role
Use the role-based filtering feature to view budgets according to different user roles, ensuring transparency across the organization. You can filter by super admin, manager, or department head.
How to View Your Team’s Budgets in Empuls
To access team budget details, navigate to: Recognitions > Reward Budgets > My Team Budget Tab
The Team Budgets tab provides two essential reports that enhance visibility into budget allocation and usage. These reports help track available balances and spending across your team.
Viewing Reports
Available Balance Report
Displays the remaining budget for each team member.
Helps monitor available funds at a glance.
Click the download icon to export the report.
2. Budget Utilization Report
Provides details on budget usage, including the closing balance.
Use the calendar icon to filter and select the date range.
Click the download icon to export the report.
Use the filter icon to refine the budget utilization report based on:
Budget name
Designation
Department
Location
Grade
Cost center
After selecting filters, click Apply to view the refined data.
Creating a Personal Budget
Navigate to Recognitions > Reward Budget and click on Create Budget.
FAQs
What is a budget on Empuls?
What is a budget on Empuls?
A budget is a block of monetary points allocated to you by your organisation's Super Admin. You use these points to award and recognise colleagues on Empuls. You must have sufficient budget points to give an award or approve a nomination.
What is a Personal Budget?
What is a Personal Budget?
A Personal Budget is available to all Empuls users. Points in your Personal Budget can be used across any award category — you decide how and when to use them. Once points are allocated to you, you become the owner of those points and can award peers or transfer points to others.
What is a Custom Budget?
What is a Custom Budget?
Custom Budgets are created by admins for specific awards. They are linked to particular award categories, and points from a Custom Budget can only be used for the awards linked to it. Once the points in a Custom Budget are exhausted, awards linked to that budget can no longer be given until the budget is topped up.
How do I view my budgets?
How do I view my budgets?
Navigate to Recognitions > Reward Budgets. This page shows all your owned budgets and their remaining point balances. From here you can share points, request more from the admin, or create new budgets for your team.
Can I filter budgets by role?
Can I filter budgets by role?
Yes — use the role-based filter on the Reward Budgets page to view budgets by Super Admin, Manager, or Department Head. This helps maintain transparency across the organisation.
How do I view my team's budgets?
How do I view my team's budgets?
Navigate to Recognitions > Reward Budgets > My Team Budget tab. This tab provides two reports — the Available Balance Report (remaining budget per team member) and the Budget Utilisation Report (usage details including closing balance). Both reports can be exported using the download icon.
Can I filter the Budget Utilisation Report?
Can I filter the Budget Utilisation Report?
Yes — click the filter icon to refine the report by budget name, designation, department, location, grade, or cost centre. Select your filters and click Apply to view the refined data. Use the calendar icon to set a custom date range.
How do I create a Personal Budget?
How do I create a Personal Budget?
Navigate to Recognitions > Reward Budget and click Create Budget. Follow the prompts to set up your budget.
What happens when a Custom Budget runs out?
What happens when a Custom Budget runs out?
Once the points in a Custom Budget are exhausted, users can no longer give out awards linked to that budget. Contact your Super Admin to request a top-up.
Can I transfer budget points to someone else?
Can I transfer budget points to someone else?
Yes — budget owners can share or transfer points to other users based on need and availability. Go to Recognitions > Reward Budgets to manage transfers.
Where can I find my budgets in the platform?
Where can I find my budgets in the platform?
Your budgets are available at: https://{{tenant_url}}/home/budget
For any feedback or questions reach out to [email protected].
Application URL : https://{{tenant_url}}/home/budget