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Celebrating Workplace Occasions

Recognise birthdays, work anniversaries, and new starters at your organisation

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Written by Tahera Barok McArthur
Updated this week

Mo makes it easy to celebrate important milestones for colleagues you manage and work with. Never miss an opportunity to recognise special moments and build stronger workplace relationships.

How Occasions Work in Mo

What Occasions Are Available

Mo displays three types of workplace occasions:

  • Birthdays - Team members' special days

  • Work Anniversaries - Celebrating years of service

  • First Days - Welcoming new colleagues

Where You'll See Occasions

Homepage:

  • Upcoming Occasions section shows celebrations for your immediate team and broader network

  • Displays both current and upcoming milestones


Creating Celebration Moments

How to Celebrate an Occasion

  1. Find the person's occasion displayed on your homepage (showing as "today")

  2. Click on their person icon next to the occasion

  3. A Moment creation window opens (similar to a Boost)

  4. Write your celebration message

  5. Share your celebration Moment

Where Celebration Moments Appear

Occasion Feed:

  • Your celebration Moment appears in that person's dedicated occasion feed

  • All celebration messages for that person are collected in one place

  • Creates a special celebration experience for the individual

Main Feed:

  • Occasion celebrations also appear as an aggregated feed in the main Mo feed

  • Colleagues across the organisation can see and join in the celebrations

  • Increases visibility and participation in workplace recognition

Types of Celebration Moments

Birthday Celebrations:

  • Personal congratulations and well-wishes

  • Recognition of their contributions over the past year

  • Fun, friendly messages that show you care

Work Anniversary Recognition:

  • Acknowledge their years of service and dedication

  • Highlight specific contributions or achievements

  • Thank them for their impact on the organisation

New Starter Welcome:

  • Introduce them to the broader organisation

  • Share excitement about their joining

  • Help others learn about their background or role

Email Notifications

When You'll Receive Notifications

You'll receive email alerts when:

  • New colleagues join your organisation or department

  • Important milestones are approaching for someone in your team

  • (For managers) Your direct reports have birthdays or work anniversaries

What the Notifications Include

Birthday and Anniversary Emails:

  • Colleague's name and occasion type

  • Date of the celebration

  • Quick link to create a celebration Moment

  • Reminder to encourage organisation participation

New Starter Emails:

  • New colleague's name and role

  • Start date information

  • Suggestion to create welcome Moments

  • Help with introductions to the broader organisation


Best Practices for Managers

Regular Celebration Habits

  • Check occasions weekly to stay aware of upcoming celebrations

  • Create personal Moments for direct reports' milestones

  • Encourage organisation participation in celebrations

  • Plan ahead for significant anniversaries or milestones

Making Celebrations Meaningful

  • Be personal and specific in your celebration messages

  • Acknowledge contributions when celebrating anniversaries

  • Include work achievements alongside personal congratulations

  • Tag appropriately to include relevant colleagues

New Starter Integration

  • Create welcome Moments for new organisation members

  • Include background information to help others connect

  • Facilitate introductions through celebration Moments

  • Follow up to ensure new colleagues feel welcomed

Organisation-Wide Benefits

Building Workplace Culture

  • Regular recognition of personal milestones

  • Increased visibility of colleagues across departments

  • Stronger personal connections between organisation members

  • Inclusive celebration practices

Manager Leadership

  • Demonstrate care for organisation members as individuals

  • Model recognition behaviour for others to follow

  • Build organisation cohesion through shared celebrations

  • Support workplace retention through personal connection

Privacy and Settings

Occasion Visibility

  • Depends on company settings and privacy preferences

  • Individual choice about sharing personal information

  • Manager access to direct report occasions

  • Organisation-wide or department-specific visibility

Controlling Your Own Occasions

  • Personal settings allow you to control occasion visibility

  • Opt out if you prefer privacy

  • Choose which occasions to share publicly

  • See our Occasion Preferences guide for details


Troubleshooting

Not seeing any occasions?

  • Check that your company has enabled occasion sharing

  • Verify your access permissions

  • Contact your Mo administrator

Missing specific colleagues' occasions?

  • Colleagues may have opted out of sharing

  • Check privacy settings and permissions

  • Some occasions may be department-specific

Email notifications not working?

  • Verify your email notification settings

  • Check spam/junk folders

  • report this to the Mo Support team

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