Employee Wellbeing
How important is Employee Wellbeing?
Wellbeing is a strong measure of an individual’s psychological, emotional, and mental state and is essentially related to how satisfied one feels with different aspects of their life.
Often employees can experience workplace stress, personal, family or health problems which can result in high absenteeism, subsequently leading to decreased productivity, and increased organisational costs.
Therefore, it is essential for employers to understand and enhance employee health and wellbeing by adopting effective practices and implementing ongoing initiatives to make it a part of the overall organisational culture.
Employee Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
Some initiatives that employers can adopt include:
Employee Assistance Programs
Flexible Working Arrangements
Gym Memberships
Yoga, Meditation and Massage Sessions
Desk Exercise, Walking Groups
Encouraging Healthy Eating
Employee Social events e.g. dinners, marathons
Stand up Meetings
Benefits?
Employers that invest in employee health and wellbeing initiatives can experience significant benefits due to employees feeling happy and satisfied. This can include improvements in:
Overall productivity and quality of work
Employee morale and organisational culture
Retention Rates
Additionally, employers can:
Become ‘Employer of Choice’ and attract top talent due to candidates seeing the organisation valuing its employees.
Avoid significant costs associated with absenteeism, injury and illness.