Employee Wellness Incentive Programs

Inspire everyday healthy habits

Incentivize and reward healthy behaviors that help employees feel better, live well, and thrive —at work and in life.

The psychology of workplace well-being

Employee well-being is not a nice-to-have perk, like ping pong tables or a day off. It’s foundational to everything you're trying to accomplish such as productivity, engagement, retention, and performance.

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When employees feel supported in their mental, physical, financial, and emotional well-being, they respond positively. It’s as simple as that.

13
%
increase in productivity with higher happiness levels
25
%
lower absenteeism with wellbeing programs
6
%
lower turnover with effective wellness programs

Custom programs

Motivate holistic healthy behaviors

Create wellness programs customized to your goals and culture, ensuring that every employee can participate and benefit.

How it works

Build programs people actually use

STEP 1

Create goal-oriented incentive programs

Motivate healthy behaviors and participation with minimal management and oversight.

STEP 2

Launch programs for specific groups

Tailor your programs to reach specific audiences, whether it’s a single team, a department, or the entire company.

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STEP 3

Drive participation through gamification

Show automated recognitions upon completion to inspire others to join and participate.

STEP 4

View program results in one place

Monitor and manage incentive programs all from one dashboard.

STEP 5

Automate incentive distribution

Streamline the distribution of incentives through the platform, allowing employees to redeem them at any time.

Testimonials

What our customers say

I like that at the end of the year (or whenever you decide) you can cash out and have a nice treat. It's a great way to gamify work. I also appreciate that events like work anniversaries give you bonus points. This year I was able to get a nice Uber Eats gift card compliments of my job and Awardco.
Brittany H.
Account Manager
We do a lot of remote work activities where you can win something. We do a lot of these contests, and I used to go to Amazon and send a $25 gift card to the winners, but now I do it through Awardco. It's in the system, trackable, and much more streamlined.
Amberlee Taylor
Sr. Communications Specialist
Pacific Life
I also nominate others for High Flyers—especially stakeholders who go above and beyond their regular work to help deliver a project. It’s important to recognize that kind of support.
Lav Kumar
Senior Manager, Project Management, Dubai Airports
Dubai Airports
We've put a lot of resources and focus on associate engagement and overall morale and wellness. Because of the initiatives that we've put forth this year, we've realized an 8.2% reduction in our turnover rate.
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Dawn Bloch
Chief People Officer
NIBCO
It's really important for relationship building and strengthening. Having this platform that makes it super easy to recognize is what sets Kodiak apart from the rest.
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Cassidy Barsdoff
Director, Project Management Office
Kodiak
We're present in pretty much every continent in the world, and there's no limitation to our recognition system. We see recognitions from Brazil to the US, from Japan to China, from South Africa to France, and everyone is engaged.
Favio Paiva
Workday Specialist
Ultradent Products
The Awardco platform enables us to reach our global employee base (4,500 and growing) easily and effectively.
Tammy Godby
Senior Manager of Global Organizational Development
Percepta
Recognition fits into our strategies for turnover and helping us retain good caregivers… because everyone wants to know how they're performing. They want to know if they're doing a good job. And sometimes we forget to stop and say thank you. Recognition helps us do that easily and consistently.
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Mary Eaves
Senior VP of Operations (Assisted Living Division)
Americare Senior Living

Integrations

Seamless connectivity

Designed to keep things simple and secure, ensuring incentive programs, employee info, budgets, and communications stay in sync.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can wellness points be restricted to wellness-related rewards?
 

Yes. Organizations can create a curated wellness catalog or otherwise limit which rewards are available for a wellness program. Options can include fitness products, healthy-lifestyle items, subscriptions, gift cards, merchandise, experiences, or other configured rewards.

A focused catalog can help align rewards with the purpose of the program, while a broader catalog may give employees more choice. Reward availability, value, currency, fulfillment, shipping, and any restrictions vary by country, reward type, and organization policy.

Organizations should confirm the available catalog controls and reward options during program design.

How customizable are wellness challenges, points, limits, and schedules?
 

Organizations can configure wellness programs completely around their goals, employee groups, activities, point values, thresholds, and time periods. Programs may be scheduled as one-time, seasonal, monthly, quarterly, annual, or ongoing initiatives when supported by the organization’s setup.

Administrators may also be able to define participation limits, submission frequency, maximum earnings, tiers, eligibility rules, and approval requirements. These controls can help organizations tailor programs while managing budget and administrative workload.

Available rules and scheduling options depend on the enabled functionality and program configuration.

Can employees submit proof and can administrators approve it?
 

Depending on the program design, employees can submit an activity or completion record through a configured Awardco experience. A submission may include a description, photo, screenshot, receipt, or other supporting information when those fields are enabled.

Organizations can configure review steps so a benefits administrator, wellness coordinator, manager, or other designated approver can verify a submission before points or rewards are issued. Some programs may use automated activity data instead of manual submissions.

The available submission fields, uploads, approval steps, and limits depend on the organization’s configuration.

What wellness activities can we incentivize?
 

Organizations can design programs around activities such as fitness or step challenges, races and events, preventive-care activities, health assessments, nutrition, mental well-being, financial wellness, educational sessions, or other defined participation goals.

A wellness incentive can be tied to completing an activity, reaching a threshold, participating in a challenge, or meeting another program requirement. Organizations should define activities and eligibility rules in a way that supports their wellness strategy and applicable policies.

The activities, verification methods, and rewards available depend on the organization’s program design and connected data.

Can Awardco connect to our existing wellness provider or benefits program?
 

Yes. Awardco may connect with an organization’s wellness provider, benefits program, HRIS, or other supported data source. Activity or completion data can help determine eligibility, trigger configured rewards, and support reporting.

Depending on the systems involved, information may be exchanged through a supported integration, API, file feed, or another configured connection. Organizations may also use an Awardco submission and approval workflow when an automated connection is not available.

Available providers, fields, sync timing, trigger logic, and implementation requirements depend on the organization’s technology environment and configuration.

Is Awardco a wellness platform or an incentives platform for wellness programs?
 

Awardco can help organizations use recognition and rewards to encourage participation in wellness activities and programs. It can support incentive design, eligibility, rewards, approvals, and reporting around a wellness initiative.

Organizations may use Awardco alongside an existing wellness provider, benefits platform, health plan, or internal wellness program. In that model, the provider or organization delivers the activity, while Awardco helps administer the associated incentive and employee experience.

The right approach depends on whether an organization needs wellness content and programming, incentive administration, or a combination of both.

Put good in, get good out

Build incentive programs that are easy to create, simple to manage, and effective in driving behavior.