How welUp Simplifies Employee Wellness for HR Teams

In a perfect world, employee wellness would run like clockwork; seamless, affordable, and genuinely impactful. But if you're part of an HR team today, you know the reality looks very different.

You’re juggling multiple vendors for mental health, diagnostics, fitness, and dental care. You're fielding questions from confused employees who don’t know what's covered (or how to use it). You’re navigating rising insurance premiums, underutilized policies, and leadership demands for better engagement. And all of this, while trying to build a culture that feels healthy.

The problem? Traditional health benefits were designed for hospitalization, not the everyday healthcare employees need.

That’s where welUp comes in. More than just another “benefits platform,” welUp by SaveIN is reshaping how HR teams deliver healthcare: saving time, money, and stress by covering everything traditional insurance doesn’t, and doing it with empathy, tech, and scale.

Let’s explore how welUp changes the HR game.

1. Time Saved: Say Goodbye to Vendor Chaos

The Current Problem: Too Many Vendors, Too Little Integration

An HR head at a mid-sized tech firm recently shared her frustration:
“To cover mental health, we use one vendor. For gym access, another. For dental, we’re still figuring it out. Every time an employee asks a simple question, we’re forwarding them to different portals. It’s exhausting.”

This isn’t rare. According to a 2024 Mercer survey, HR teams spend over 20% of their time coordinating employee wellness benefits, often across five or more third-party platforms. That’s not strategic work. That’s admin.

The welUp Fix: One Platform, All Services

welUp unifies all outpatient and preventive healthcare into a single, simple membership plan:

• Mental Health: Free therapy sessions with certified psychologists, online.
• Dental & Skin: Access to 7,000+ top clinics, all in one place.
• Fertility, Fitness, Eye Care, Diet, Diagnostics: Covered under one dashboard.

HR teams now spend minutes, not weeks, setting up and managing care services. Employees get one login, one app, one helpline, and HR receives peace of mind.

💡 Real-World Win: A leading fintech startup reported 90% fewer HR tickets related to healthcare navigation within 3 months of adopting welUp.

2. Money Saved: Affordable, High-Impact Benefits

The Cost of Traditional Insurance (and What It Misses)

Group health insurance still forms the bedrock of corporate healthcare. But it’s:

• Expensive: Premiums have risen 15–20% year over year in India.
• Underutilized: Less than 5% of employees claim it in a given year.
• Incomplete: It doesn't cover dental, mental health, fertility, or preventive care, where 70 %+ of health expenses lie.
  
  

So companies are overspending on insurance that no one uses, while employees pay out-of-pocket for the care they need.

The welUp Advantage: Cost-Effective, Everyday Care

welUp’s plans cost 1/5th of traditional insurance, and cover 99% of the services insurance ignores. Employers can offer:

• Unlimited doctor consults (including specialists)
• Regular diagnostics and blood tests
• Monthly therapy sessions
• Cosmetic dental care and dermat treatments
• Fertility consultations and fitness training

And all of it is offered with ₹5 lakh in 0% EMI-based care credit, meaning employees can access premium services without breaking the bank, and without HR needing to process a single reimbursement.

A 2023 Redseer report found that Indians spend over ₹6,000/year out-of-pocket on outpatient healthcare, none of which is covered by group insurance.

welUp converts that spend into structured, trackable care, while saving companies thousands in hidden costs.

3. Hassle Saved: No More One-Size-Fits-None Healthcare

Problem: Diverse Teams, Uniform Benefits

India’s workforce today is multi-generational, remote, hybrid, and hyper-diverse. Gen Z wants gym and therapy access. Millennial parents look for fertility and pediatric consultations. Senior staff might care more about diagnostics and cardiac checks.

Yet HR teams are often stuck with one-size-fits-all insurance policies that leave everyone underwhelmed.

welUp’s Solution: Hyper-Personalized, Flexible Care

welUp allows employees to choose what they care about, from therapy to teeth whitening to thyroid checks. It’s like a healthcare buffet, rather than a fixed thali.

• Employees get personalized dashboards and reminders.
• HR sees aggregated reports (no personal health data) on what’s working.
• You can offer the same care package to remote staff in Manipur or Mumbai. welUp is available across 100+ cities and online.

Case Study:
An HR head at a pan-India startup shared,
“We have employees in small towns and metros. With welUp, everyone gets access, and we finally saw our wellness program hit 60 %+ participation, up from 12%.”

4. Better Retention & Employer Branding

The Hidden Cost of Poor Health Benefits

Employee dissatisfaction isn’t always loud; it often shows up in attrition. Poor healthcare support = low trust. 52% of employees say health benefits are a top reason they’d stay or leave a job, according to a 2024 HRTech Outlook survey.

welUp gives companies a fresh way to stand out. Not just with flashy perks, but with real, accessible health support. You’re no longer saying, “We offer group insurance.” You’re saying:

“We care about your mental health. Your teeth. Your gym goals. Your family’s well-being. Not just hospitalization.”

This has a direct ROI on:

• Lower attrition costs (which average ₹50,000–₹2 lakh per exit),
• Stronger Glassdoor and LinkedIn employer branding,
• Higher engagement in wellness initiatives.

5. Simplified Administration & HR Reporting

welUp isn’t just a healthcare platform, it’s an HR tool.

With the employer dashboard, HR leaders can:

• Track usage trends (e.g., how many therapy sessions were used last month)
• Measure ROI on wellness investments
• Push preventive care nudges (e.g., dental checkup reminders before policy renewals)
• Avoid compliance headaches, since no sensitive medical data is ever shared

There’s no manual work. No reimbursement forms. No paperwork. Just one-click reporting.

Fun Fact: welUp also offers quarterly impact reports, so HR can present real data in leadership meetings, not just anecdotes.

6. No More Chasing "Wellness" as a Buzzword

Let’s be honest: "wellness" is a fuzzy term. For some companies, it means yoga day. For others, it’s a new Slack channel. But the core question remains:

Are you helping your team stay healthy, happy, and cared for, beyond crises?

welUp turns wellness into something measurable:

• More therapy sessions = lower stress leave.
• Regular diagnostics = fewer late-stage illnesses.
• Fertility support = better DEI impact.
• Preventive care = lower insurance claims long-term.

For HR, that means wellness isn’t a checkbox; it’s a strategy.

HR’s Secret Weapon for the Future of Work

The expectations from HR have changed. You’re not just policy enforcers, you’re architects of culture. That includes reimagining healthcare from a reactive, claims-based model to a proactive, people-first solution.

welUp is that solution.

It saves you:

• Time by replacing 5 vendors with 1 platform
• Money is spent on covering high-usage, low-coverage healthcare affordably
• Hassle by offering personalized, flexible, city-wide, and online benefits.

And most importantly, it gives your people a reason to feel valued.

“We used to get complaints about our health benefits. Now, we get thank-yous.” — HR Lead, Series B EdTech Company

Ready to stop firefighting and start transforming employee care?

Let’s talk.
Because with welUp, we believe healthcare shouldn’t begin only when things go wrong. It should be there when your people need it most, even on a Tuesday afternoon, even for something as simple as therapy or teeth cleaning.