Workiversaries, birthdays and achievements — recognised automatically
Karma handles the recognition moments that matter most — workiversaries, birthdays, and every employee achievement in between. Automatic milestone celebrations in Slack and MS Teams, custom achievement badges that unlock based on real activity, and a live achievements feed visible in every employee profile. Nobody gets forgotten, nothing needs a reminder.
Workiversaries & birthdays
Achievement badges & leaderboards
Visible in every employee profile
Three ways Karma makes sure every contribution gets seen
Automatic milestone celebrations for workiversaries and birthdays. Achievement badges that unlock based on real activity. Scheduled leaderboards that surface top performers to the right team, filtered by the values that matter to them. Together they cover every recognition moment — the planned ones, the earned ones, and the ones that build culture week by week.
Every birthday, every workiversary, every time — without a miss
Karma connects to your team roster and fires milestone celebrations automatically — the right message, the right channel, the right day. Every workiversary and birthday becomes a visible team moment in Slack or MS Teams, complete with karma points that turn appreciation into something the employee can actually use.
- Automatic workiversary messages in Slack on the exact anniversary date — personalised, public, and punctual
- Birthday recognition fires in the team channel so colleagues can pile in with their own kudos and reactions
- Bonus karma points awarded automatically at each milestone — workiversary and birthday points go straight to the rewards catalog
- Customise the message tone and channel — send to
Badges that tell the story of how your team actually works
Karma awards achievement badges based on real recognition activity — no manager deciding, no nomination form, no politics. System achievements fire automatically when an employee hits a milestone: their first karma received, becoming the top value champion for the month, or the team's biggest benefactor. Every badge lives permanently on the employee's profile.
- System achievements fire automatically — top karma earner, value champion of the week, benefactor of the month, reaction king, and more
- Custom achievements for any behaviour — create badges like "True hero of the day" with a custom emoji and description
- Live achievements feed — the whole team sees who just earned what, creating a public leaderboard of recognition moments
- Achievements visible on every employee profile — a permanent record of contribution that goes beyond a single kudos
Make top performance visible — automatically, every week
Recognition data is only useful if the team can see it. Karma automatically posts leaderboards to any Slack channel on a schedule you set — weekly, monthly, or quarterly — filtered by company value, by department, or by channel. Every team sees the ranking that's relevant to them, not a single company-wide list that means nothing to anyone.
- Filter by company value — post the top Ownership earners to
- Filter by department or channel — each team sees their own leaderboard, keeping competition relevant and motivating rather than overwhelming
- Fully automated posting — configure the cadence once and Karma posts to the right channel at the right time without anyone triggering it manually
- Turns recognition data into a shared team moment — a leaderboard posted to
Resources
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Frequently asked questions
What is workiversary?
A workiversary (also spelled workaversary) is the annual anniversary of an employee's start date at a company — their work anniversary. Celebrating workiversaries is one of the highest-impact, lowest-effort ways to boost employee retention, because it signals that the organisation notices and values each person's tenure. Karma automates workiversary celebrations in Slack and MS Teams: the milestone message goes out automatically, karma points are awarded, and the whole team can join in without anyone having to remember the date.
How do you celebrate a work anniversary?
The best work anniversary celebrations are public, personal, and prompt — the same day, in the channel where the team already spends their time. Karma makes this automatic: on each employee's work anniversary, Karma posts a personalised celebration message in Slack or MS Teams, awards bonus karma points, and invites teammates to add their own kudos. The result is a genuine workiversary moment that feels noticed — without anyone in HR having to track dates manually.
Can you automate employee birthday recognition?
Yes — Karma handles birthday recognition automatically alongside work anniversaries and custom milestones. Connect your team calendar or enter dates during setup, and Karma sends a personalised birthday message to the team channel on the day, awards karma points, and makes the moment visible to everyone. No manual tracking, no missed birthdays, no awkward silence on someone's special day.
How does milestone recognition improve employee retention?
Employees who feel consistently recognised are significantly less likely to leave. Milestone recognition — workiversaries and birthdays — is especially powerful because it acknowledges the relationship between the employee and the company, not just a single task. Karma automates these moments so no milestone goes unnoticed, creating a consistent signal that the organisation values its people over time — one of the most cost-effective employee retention strategies available.
What are employee achievement badges?
Employee achievement badges are digital awards that recognise specific behaviours and milestones — from getting first karma to becoming value champion of the month or earning the employee of the week title. In Karma, achievements are unlocked automatically based on real activity: recognition sent and received, reaction counts, karma streaks, and values alignment. Custom achievements can be created by admins for any occasion. Every badge is visible permanently on the employee's profile, creating a public record of contribution that goes beyond any single kudos.
What is an employee recognition leaderboard?
An employee recognition leaderboard shows who has earned the most karma points over a given period — by Slack channel, company value, or team. Karma can automatically post leaderboard updates to any channel on a schedule you set: weekly, monthly, or quarterly. It turns recognition data into a shared team moment rather than a report only HR sees — keeping the whole team informed about who is leading on any given value and making top performance visible without anyone compiling a report.
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If you're ready to get started with Karma, sign up now and explore the benefits of the recognition for your team. You can also reach out for a free demo.