The State Of Workplace Wellness | Achievement Awards Group ? Blog

As you know, employee engagement and job satisfaction has many contributing factors; workplace wellness being one of them. But ask most fellow business leaders and they?ll give you a different answer as to what exactly workplace wellness is. Workplace wellness in an employee-focused program driven by a business, which supports and helps maintain behaviours that improve quality of life and employee overall wellbeing. But the latest Discovery Vitality Report reveals staggering results on the dire state of this sector, in the South African business landscape. So, perhaps now?s the time to lockdown a workplace wellness initiative in your business; for the good of your employees, partners and business overall.

?Research has shown that the health of employees can have a direct impact on a company?s bottom line? DR Craig Nossel, head of Discovery Vitality 2011.

Well on its way

Wellness in the workplace doesn?t happen on its own. A strong strategy from top management, a program or initiative which drives education, supported by communication and encourages participation is needed to get the wellness thriving in your business.

Holistic support

Although wellness is a combination of elements, by providing holistic support you can tackle it in one swift and effective way, by focusing on the 5 main areas of employee workplace wellness.

• Physical wellness: this has a dramatic effect on employee wellbeing, satisfaction and absenteeism. Encourage your people to ?get moving?, join lunch-time work gym groups, and take proper breaks in office areas where they can unwind. This will up focus, energy and engagement levels.
• Prevention: lack of awareness is one of the biggest contributors to low workplace wellness levels. Employee education on recognising and balancing? wellbeing and stress, paired with constant communication on the topic, aids the behavioural change needed for it to be effective.
• Nutrition: with figures emerging which show currently 81% of employees don?t eat enough fresh fruit and vegetables (Discovery Vitality study 2012), focusing on this area is paramount. Your office is a captive audience, so provide accessibility to healthy eating options to increase energy, alertness, productivity and prevent illness.
• Mental wellness: recognition, organisational involvement, and development opportunities are key contributors to mental workplace wellbeing. The brain thrives on challenge, growth and learning. So provide plenty of opportunities, and focus on stress reduction management, to see engagement, satisfaction and productivity levels rise.
• Financial wellness: this is an area that often goes unaddressed. However, with so many modern economic responsibilities, providing financial and stress management aid is vital. From getting speakers in to on-site support, you can help reduce money related stress and ailments, through planning advice and financial management support.

Business balancing-act

Now, more than ever, businesses need to focus on assisting employees with education and accessibility to achieving a work life balance, through wellness initiatives. With higher job and personal responsibilities, reduced productivity, absenteeism and employee turnover costs, having a wellness program in place is good for the health of your employees and your business as a whole.

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Source: http://www.awards.co.za/engagecentral/2012/08/07/the-state-of-workplace-wellness/

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