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

It’s really meaningful to see CRPs who are out on the road by themselves, along with employees working from home, still interacting and connecting through the platform. It’s almost like our 4Refuel Facebook—bringing everyone together no matter where they’re working.
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Lynne Harkness
VP, People & Culture
4Refuel
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
We've tied rewards to wellness in the sense that every year, we encourage our associates to go get their annual physical. If they show proof, they get points. It's another way to tie healthy lifestyles to what's important to us in the bank, making an impact with our associates.
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Jenny Ketchepaw
VP, Talent Engagement
Citizens Business Bank
Seventy-five percent of our employees are out in the field, so how do we get them excited and engaged? The safety programs really got them energized. They had the opportunity to earn a lot of points, but they also received meaningful recognition. I was really impressed by how much our login engagement increased over time.
Marna Lagerquist
Manager, Talent Acquisition and Development
4Refuel
We created ‘Celebrating Culture’—a program where we reward engagement at everything from costume contests to lunch-and-learns. Awardco makes it easy to motivate and recognize employees both in person and remotely.
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Tisa Penny
Engagement & Events Lead, 2025 Recognition Rockstar Winner
Lockton
Our operational leaders really appreciate how easy it is to reward their teams through the Awardco platform, irrespective of global location. For the staff that are receiving recognition, being able to access and spend the points straight away enhances the perceived value of the reward.
Scott Collins
Executive Director
Percepta
High Flyer has given us a framework to consistently and meaningfully acknowledge employees, boosting morale and reinforcing the behaviors that drive success. Recognition now feels natural and embedded in our culture.
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Kan Ni
Vice President, Airport Operations Control Center, Dubai Airports
Dubai Airports
The product that we're putting out is a lot of fun, but it is not easy to do what we do every single week. People are working really, really hard, and if they feel like just another cog in the machine, that can get disheartening really quickly. Taking that extra time to show appreciation for above-and-beyond effort is really important and reinforces good relationships.
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Alejandra Caceres
Senior Vice President of Marketing
Crumbl

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.

How does Awardco support employee wellbeing alongside an existing wellness program?
 

Awardco supports the incentive layer alongside an existing wellness provider or internal program by configuring eligibility, activity-based rewards, approvals, and reporting while the provider delivers the wellness content. Awardco does not replace clinical or wellness-program services or guarantee health outcomes.

Put good in, get good out

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