Why workplace wellness?
1With increasing health-care cost, and the need to maintain employees' productivity, while remaining in business, employers are looking for ways to keep their workforce healthy, motivated, and productive. A vital means of achieving these is through implementation of well designed wellness programs. Here are a few of some of the benefits of workplace wellness programs.
• Health they say is wealth - literally in this case. Only a healthy, well motivated workforce can contribute to the productivity of the organization. Wellness programs keep the employees healthy as a priority.
• Employers are increasingly concerned about their brand identity. Wellness programs help bolster corporate image, and send the message that the company is one that prioritizes its employees' health. This can attract, and even retain talent.
• Wellness programs if properly implemented can provide an avenue for employees to interact and bond, outside their regular office obligations. This enhances team spirit..
• Workers tend to spend a greater proportion of their waking hours at work. Exercising at home can be quite a tall order. Workplace wellness program enables them to catch up on some much-needed exercise, to keep them healthy, fit, and productive.
• An unhealthy workforce increases downtime, lost man-hours, and increased cost. Wellness programs geared towards a healthy workforce help to cut down health-care costs..