WELLNESS IN THE WORKPLACE

In the past, workplace wellness programs were a secondary concern for many businesses. However, over the last decade, more and more organizations have realized the value of investing in the health of their employees. Not only does a focus on employee well-being help reduce insurance costs, but it also improves employee retention rates.

According to a recent survey by Flexjobs in 2022, nearly half of the workers who leave a business do so because of a lack of healthy work-life balance. Even though a work-life balance involves several factors, having a wellness program in place can help address many of them.

Stress management is one area of employee wellness that many companies plan to focus heavily on in 2023. In fact, Wellable Labs found that 76% of businesses plan to invest in stress management and resilience resources for their workers within the coming year.

While some businesses are still apprehensive about starting a workplace wellness program, having a culture built around wellness can be extremely bene cial. Here are just a few of the ways an organization can bene t from creating a greater emphasis on holistic employee wellness:

• Improved employee engagement

• Decreased number of accidents in the workplace

• Increased productivity and ef ciency across the company

• Higher employee morale

• Increased employee retention rates

• Lower insurance costs

• Reduced stress levels among team members

• Lower number of absences per employee

Investing in the wellness of employees has been shown to pay signi cant dividends in the form of a happier, more loyal and more productive workplace.