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AIA HEALTHIEST WORKPLACE SURVEY The inaugural Singapore’s Healthiest Workplace 2017 by AIA Vitality is a comprehensive survey of the health and wellbeing of employees in Singapore. This is a well-established survey modelled from Britain’s Healthiest Workplace, which was launched in 2013 and surveyed more than 100,000 employees and 400 employers across multiple industries. The survey provides companies with insights that will inform strategies to increase productivity, reduce absenteeism and turnover rates, and lower medical costs. Mr Alvin Fu outlined its importance to Singapore employers. “Singapore is lagging in its efforts to promote corporate health and the well-being of its employees. Organisations invest in wellness activities such as yoga classes, gym membership and fruits for employees, but fail to have a comprehensive way to track employees’ health and its return on investment. “AIA Singapore, reinforcing our promise to help our customers live longer, healthier and better lives, is championing this survey at no cost to companies. We want to help Singapore companies establish a baseline for their employee wellness programs and measure their returns on investment. “I invite every company serious about their employees’ health and well-being to participate in this survey.” Companies with 50 or more employees are encouraged to register online from Wednesday, 15 March: healthiestworkplace.aia.com. Deadline for registration is Monday, 15 May.
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program. AIA Vitality is one such program that has been proven to improve productivity, engagement and retention, as well as decrease healthcare costs for companies. The results speak for themselves: • Vitality drives employee engagement: According to Vitality Data from the US, the engagement of the segment of the workforce that took part in physical activities increased after Vitality was implemented. A further study found that participants nearly doubled the amount of wellness activities from 6.9 to 13.4 activities per month.2
The AIA Vitality Summit 2017 Following the event’s huge success in 2016, the AIA Vitality Summit 2017 will take place on 3 April. Themed “Changing behaviours for a healthier workforce”, the Summit will provide insights and address key questions on how employers can take action: • What are practical ways for businesses to implement corporate wellness programs that lead to sustainable behavioural change among employees? • Is there an easy, plug-and-play solution for companies to inspire behavioural change and influence good habits
“Employers must care. A healthy workforce will lead to higher employee engagement, higher productivity and lower healthcare costs” Alvin Fu, Chief Corporate Solutions Officer, AIA Singapore According to the same study, the productivity of employees who were highly engaged was 18% higher when compared to those who had no or a decreased level of engagement. • Employees engaged in Vitality exhibit lower absenteeism and healthcare costs: Data from South Africa, recorded 2008-2011, showed the average number of sick days for employees not on Vitality increased year-on-year, whereas the average number of sick days for employees with Vitality decreased year-on-year. In the same study, an analysis of medical claims for employers showed that the greater the level of Vitality engagement by employees, the lower their associated healthcare costs, relative to employers with lower levels of employee Vitality engagement.
for a happier, healthier and more productive workforce? • What are the benefits of corporate wellness programs, how do you measure them and why are they especially relevant today? The Summit will bring together leaders from the financial, healthcare and policymaking sectors to discuss and provide practical advice on how companies can inspire behavioural change and influence good habits among employees to reap the business benefits of a healthy and more productive workforce. Follow AIA Singapore on LinkedIn for updates: www.linkedin.com/company/aiasingapore Source: 1
The economic burden of physical activity: a global analysis of major non-communicable diseases (2016) The
Lancet, http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30383-X/fulltext 2
Investing in Employees Health Whitepaper, the McKesson case study available at: http://www.aia.com.sg/ content/dam/sg/en/docs/aia-survey-research/investing-in-employee-health-whitepaper.pdf