ŌURA Joins Workday Wellness, Giving Employers a New Way to Fund Oura Ring as a Flexible Benefit

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ŌURA, a leading health intelligence platform and maker of the world's smallest smart ring, today announced it has joined Workday Wellness, an AI-powered platform that gives employers a real-time view into which benefits their employees actually use and want, and helps them build a better benefits program around that.

Through the partnership, Oura will appear as a benefit option inside Workday Wellness, and for the first time, employers will be able to share the cost of Oura Ring with employees rather than covering it entirely on their own, whether by fully funding it, subsidizing part of the cost, offering a discount, or making it available for employees to purchase on their own with the option to administer payroll deductions through Workday.

"Employers want to invest in benefits their people will actually use, not just enroll in," said Dor Kilroy, Chief Commercial Officer at Oura. "Workday Wellness gets us in front of more employers who care about that, and helps more people build the daily habits, better sleep, lower stress, that add up to real, lasting health."

Making Oura Ring a Viable Employer Benefit
HR and benefits leaders are under pressure to address burnout, presenteeism, and declining productivity, and are looking for benefits their people will actually use. Oura offers a simple, science-backed way to care for your health, and this partnership makes it easier for employers to give their teams access to it.

Oura Ring continually watches for shifts in nighttime breathing, blood pressure, and respiratory patterns, flagging changes early so employees stay ahead of their health, and supports whole-person health across six pillars: sleep, stress, heart, metabolic, women's health, and activity. Here's how employers can bring it to their teams.

Workday Wellness Program Details
The integration gives employers several ways to structure the core or voluntary benefit for their organization:

• Fully fund Oura Ring for their entire workforce, covering the full cost so employees pay nothing out of pocket.
• Subsidize part of the cost, contributing a set amount or percentage per Oura Ring and sharing the investment with the employee.
• Offer a discount on Oura Ring standard price, without the employer taking on the full cost of the program.
• Make the benefit available on a voluntary basis, giving employers the option to use wellbeing dollars to help fund it and employees the option to pay their portion interest-free over time through payroll deduction in Workday.
  

Built for Benefits People Use
Workday Wellness is built to help employers maximize the benefits their people actually use, not just enroll in. More than 1,200 organizations already offer Oura Ring today. Among Oura's paying members, 80% renew after one year, and 80% open the Oura App five or more days a week. Paying members also report meaningful wellness improvements: in month one, they self-report a 90% improvement in overall health, 81% improvement in stress management, and 79% improvement in productivity.

Built Around Employee Privacy
Employee Oura data stays completely separate from the benefits program, with no visibility for employers or Workday's AI-powered benefits models into any individual's sleep, Readiness, stress, or other health metrics. Every employee remains in control of their own personal data and can choose when and whether to share it with their employer.

Oura Ring 5 will be available to eligible employers through Workday Wellness beginning later this year. Availability is limited to Workday HCM customers who adopt Workday Wellness.

About ŌURA
ŌURA is a health intelligence platform designed to transform how people understand and manage their health in everyday life. Oura's platform is anchored by Oura Ring, the world's leading smart ring that empowers you to live healthier, longer. Oura supports millions of members worldwide across sleep, activity, stress, readiness, women's health, metabolic health, and heart health. Oura Ring is purpose-built to leverage the finger's unique physiological advantages for photoplethysmography (PPG) measurement, producing a stronger signal than wrist-based wearables. The core metrics of the lightweight Oura Ring are scientifically validated against gold standards and the ring tracks 50+ health metrics continuously, empowering both individuals and thousands of research teams, healthcare providers, sports teams, and organizations. Trusted by an ecosystem of more than 1,200 partners, Oura is advancing the future of preventative health with privacy and security at the forefront.

Founded in Finland in 2013, Oura is headquartered in San Francisco with E.U. headquarters in Oulu, Finland.

Oura Ring is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, monitor, or prevent medical conditions or illnesses.

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