The scope of employee wellness has more or less stayed the same over the last five years since wellness programs have gained popularity. Employee wellness has always been focused on physical health, biometrics and insurance premium discounting.
Physical Work Environment: We all spend most of our week day hours at work so make work a place employees want to be. A healthy, clean, spacious work environment will actually help the physical and mental health of your employees. This is an area to go above and beyond in. Don’t give your employees the minimum viable workspace, give them more and they will appreciate them.Here are three ways you can improve your employee wellness initiative by broadening the scope of the program without adding much cost or effort.
- Physical Health Investment: Our bodies are our temples, so since our employers control most of our time, they should help maintain them too. How can employers help with that effort? By investing in employee health and wellness. Wellness initiatives could take a variety of forms like a “Biggest Loser” competition, a lunchtime or after-work exercise group, or even just make healthy resources available for employers and families. Investing in your employees’ health, especially in the context of a traditional, sedentary office environment will not only make employees healthier, it will make them happier and allow them an easier path to lead a balanced life.
- Mental Health Investment: Mental health is definitely beyond the scope of employee wellness in its traditional form. Stress can have a real effect not just on work performance but also on physical health. Making an investment in mental health resources and discounting services for employees keeps their minds healthy, which keeps bodies active. This may be a component that goes above and beyond standard health benefits but also may be well worth it to maintain a healthy, balanced workforce.
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