Employee wellness week ideas that people actually choose
Not everyone recharges in a lunchtime yoga class. The best employee wellness week ideas give each person a budget and let them spend it on the thing that genuinely helps them switch off.
Free forever. No card, no contracts, no minimums.
One schedule cannot cover everyone's idea of rest
The meditation session gets nine people. The nutrition webinar gets four, and two of them keep their cameras off. Half the team is remote and the massage therapist is only in the Palo Alto office. The programming was thoughtful, the calendar was full, and most people still worked through it because none of it was the thing they needed.
Employee wellness week ideas that hand them the choice
Three ways to run the week so that remote, hybrid and on-site people all get something they will use.
Send one budget
Give everyone the same amount and let it go toward a massage, a hiking pass, a good pillow or groceries. One gift can be split across more than one thing.
The same $75 buys rest four different ways.
Ask before you launch
A short survey tells you what your team actually wants from the week. Set the catalog and the budget around the answers instead of last year's agenda.
Guessing costs the same as asking and works worse.
Include the remote half
Gift links reach people wherever they work, in 150+ countries and in local currency. Nobody is left out because the therapist only visits one office.
A perk that requires a commute is not a perk for everyone.
Set it up on Friday, send it Monday
Bring in your people
Connect your HRIS and the list builds itself, or upload a CSV if that is faster. Leavers drop out on their own.
Pick a budget per person
Decide what the week is worth and whether everyone gets the same amount. You pay face value and nothing on top of it.
Send and watch the report
Links go out on the morning you choose. You see what was opened, what was chosen, and what came back unredeemed.
Five minutes from sign-up to your first gift.
One budget, every version of feeling better
Some people want a spa afternoon, some want new running shoes, and some want a quiet weekend away. The same gift covers all three, and it can be split across them.
01Gift cards
4,500+ brands in 150+ countries, in local currency. The whole budget, their choice of where it goes.Browse gift cards → Shipped to the door
02Physical gifts
1,988 curated products from makers and names people recognize, shipped to the door.Browse physical gifts → Made on demandCustom swag
Your brand on things people actually wear. No minimums, and they pick their own size.See custom swag →Why would you want your budget to go towards a platform, when every dollar can go to your best asset?
Wellness week lands when the person picks what helps
The programming is not the point. What people do with the hour, or the budget, is.
Ask the team what they want, give everyone the same amount, and let the person who knows how they recharge decide where it goes.
Wellness week questions
What does a wellness week gift cost us?
The face value of what you send, and nothing else. Gifted charges no platform fee, no per-user fee and no minimum. ACH and wire are free. Credit card 3%. International FX 5%.
Can people choose something that is not a gift card?
Yes. The catalog carries 4,500+ gift card brands and 1,988 curated physical products, and a recipient can put one gift toward more than one of them.
How does this work for remote and international staff?
Gift links work in 150+ countries and pay out in local currency, so someone in Lisbon and someone in Denver both get something they can actually use.
What if someone never opens their gift?
You get the money back. 100% within 72 hours, and 75% up to two years.
Do we need an HRIS to run this?
No. Upload a CSV or add people manually. The forty-five integrations save you maintenance, they are not a requirement.
Other ways teams use Gifted
Wellness gifts for employees
One person wants a massage gun, one wants trail shoes, and one just wants dinner delivered on a sick day.
Gifts for remote employees
The cupcakes in the kitchen never reach the person on the other end of the call.
Employee Appreciation Day gifts
Employee Appreciation Day lands on a single date, and everyone on the payroll is supposed to feel it that morning.
Employee recognition
Thank people while the work is still fresh, on autopilot.
Start gifting
Wellness week comes around again this year
Give people a budget and let them decide what rest looks like.
Free forever. No card, no contracts, no minimums.
