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Benefits

Learn more about various employee benefits on Empuls

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Create a happier, healthier, and more future-ready workforce with a unified, digital-first benefits experience. Empuls helps HR deliver Health & Wellness, Insurance, Financial Well-being, Learning & Development, and Travel benefits on one platform - funded flexibly and tracked effortlessly.

Employees get a single place to discover and redeem benefits; HR teams get complete control over funding, eligibility, engagement, and reporting.

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Why Employee Benefits Matter (More Than Ever)

  • Engagement & culture: Benefits that reflect care build trust and emotional connection.

  • Retention & productivity: Wellness, learning, and financial stability directly reduce burnout and attrition.

  • Cost efficiency: Allowances, points, and discount programs boost total rewards without increasing fixed expenses.

  • Employer brand: A seamless, modern benefits experience helps attract and retain great talent.

With Empuls, HR can launch, scale, and evolve benefits - without additional systems or manual effort.

Why Enable Benefits Through Empuls

  • One hub for all benefits ⇒ discover, redeem, track.

  • Flexible funding options ⇒ Reward points • Allowances (wellness/L&D) • Direct payments (UPI/online).

  • Curated partner ecosystem ⇒ Trusted providers across healthcare, insurance, fitness, finance, learning, and travel.

  • Engagement built in ⇒ Challenges, leaderboards, nudges, and recognition to increase adoption.

  • Full visibility ⇒ Insights on usage, budget utilization, and impact.

Benefit Categories

Configure and launch programs from our trusted partner ecosystem without managing multiple vendor platforms.

1. Health & Wellness Benefits

Give employees everything they need to stay physically and emotionally well.

Payment options: Reward points • Wellness allowances • UPI/online payments

  • What you can enable

    • Health Checkups: Easy booking of preventive checkups and tests via leading diagnostic partners.

    • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP): Confidential counselling for emotional and mental well-being.

    • Fitness Benefits: Gym memberships, fitness classes, yoga, wellness studios, and partner programs.

    • Doctor Teleconsultations: Certified doctors available virtually, anytime.

    • Pharmacy: Discounts on medicines, supplements, and essentials.

  • Boost adoption with wellness programs

    • Run Stepathons and activity challenges

    • Enable Google Fit / Apple Health sync

    • Recognize milestone achievements

    • Display progress via leaderboards

| Outcomes: Healthier habits, higher energy, fewer sick days, improved team bonding.

2. Insurance Benefits

Provide employees and their families with essential security.

  • Group Health Insurance with lower premiums, better coverage, and simplified claims.

| Outcome: Improved financial protection ⇒ stronger loyalty and peace of mind.

3. Financial Well-Being Benefits

Strengthen financial resilience and improve everyday savings.

  • What’s available

    • Employee Discount Store (Perks Store): Deep brand discounts for daily savings.

    • Earned Wage Access: Let employees withdraw salary anytime - no month-end wait.

    • Device Leasing Benefits: Pre-tax savings + GST benefits on leased personal devices.

    • Secured Credit Cards: No annual fee, up to 5% UPI cashback-ideal for credit building.

    • Rental Deposit Loans: Lower-interest loans for rental deposits, reducing upfront burden.

| Outcome: Reduced financial stress, better cash flow, and improved retention-especially for early-career and frontline talent.

4. Learning & Development Benefits

Upskill your workforce through curated learning experiences.

  • How it works

    • Employees redeem courses through points or upfront payment

    • HR curates approved courses

    • Track participation, completions, and skill progression

Partners include: UpGrad, Simplilearn, Master-O, Udemy, Coursera & more.

  • Programs to drive adoption

    • Skill leaderboards

    • Role-based learning paths

    • Rewards for priority certification completions

| Outcome: Faster upskilling, stronger performance culture, better internal mobility.

5. Travel Benefits

Turn recognition and rewards into meaningful travel experiences.

  • Book Flights with Reward Points

  • Convert Points to Airline Miles

  • Hotel Bookings via Points

  • Visa Assistance with trusted experts

| Outcome: Better work + personal travel experiences at lower cost.

How Funding & Redemption Work

  • Fund with reward points or dedicated allowances (e.g., wellness wallet).

  • Discover benefits within the Empuls marketplace.

  • Redeem using points, allowances, or online payment.

  • Engage employees with challenges, leaderboards, and recognition.

  • Measure usage, budgets, and ROI through dashboards.

Programs You Can Launch Immediately

  • Wellness Challenge (30–45 days) ⇒ steps, habits, mindfulness, sleep goals

  • Financial Wellness Month ⇒ webinars, perks store challenge, secured card onboarding

  • Learning Festival ⇒ curated catalog + completion rewards

  • Travel Appreciation Drive ⇒ promote flight/hotel point conversions

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