Why well-being in the workplace?
International studies indicate that the return on investment to a company with a fully implemented employee health and well-being programme is as much as five to one
Some of the problems facing employers today which lead to well-being programmes include:
- An increase in workforce age and change in its composition leading to employee expectations of well-being programmes and work-life balance activities
- Rising costs of chronic disease and ill health
- External government and business pressures such as corporate social responsibility and competition
Workplace well-being makes commercial sense
Evidence from the Health Work Wellbeing Executive supports the idea that well-being programmes have a positive impact on intermediate and bottom line benefits.
The evidence suggests that programme costs can quickly be translated into financial benefits either through costs savings, or additional revenue generation.
