14 Jan The 4 Trends Your Organisation Must Adopt in 2019: Part 3
The 4 Trends Your Organisation Must Adopt in 2019: Part 3
The working environment is subject to many evolutionary changes, such as the past two weeks’ discussions of Human Centred Organisations and engagement. This week we will divulge into another workplace trend that is one to take on board in 2019.
Wellness in the Workplace
It is not always easy for employees to balance their work with their health and wellness, and when this occurs it is likely that it is reflected in their decreasing productivity and morale. As discussed in the previous posts of this series, humans are the forefront of the business, and if they are not nurtured and cared for, your business will lose them.
Some companies are realising this, and recognising the struggle of maintaining this balance and therefore are implementing wellness programs in the workplace. Wellness in the workplace goes beyond simple smoking cessation classes and health screenings, it is a strategic change within the business to promote health, happiness and productivity. This is done by taking on engaging, fun and holistic approaches to wellness.
Companies such as Asana, Google, Microsoft and Accenture all have unique wellness programs for employees, contributing to their overall organisational success. This includes anything between incorporating nap rooms, employee assistance programs, employee financial advising, on-site physicians and chiropractors, to the utilisation of community bikes and gyms.
So, why should you introduce a wellness program into your workplace strategy this year?
- To help reduce employee absenteeism,
- To improve workfare engagement,
- To create a more competitive benefits package and improve recruitment efforts,
- To reduce overall organisational healthcare costs, and
- To increase productivity.
Don’t wait until it is too late. Incorporating a wellness program into your organisation to assist employees in maintaining better work-life balances is a key element in employee attraction and retention, and also long-term loyalty and success.
Contact Hubb Consultants to find out how you can successfully achieve align this into your workplace strategy.