Most of us spend one-third of our adult life at work. That’s a significant investment of time.
Just as a workplace can affect the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of staff, it also provides an opportunity to optimize employee health.
Workplace health is one of the most important ways an organization can invest in their people.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (Health and Wellness) makes a connection between the health and well-being of people and their work environments. “When people feel valued, respected and satisfied in their jobs and work in safe, healthy environments, they are more likely to be more productive and committed to their work. Everyone can benefit from a healthy workplace.”
For your employees, the benefits of optimal health and wellbeing include:
As an employer, creating a healthy workplace and focusing on employee wellbeing isn’t just the right thing to do, it makes good business sense.
Strong evidence shows that good employee health and wellbeing boosts organizational health and business performance.
A Comcare research report showed that workplace health and wellbeing programs can produce a positive return on investment (greater than 5:1) and deliver the following outcomes:
This report suggests that organizations that invest in worker health are among the most successful over time because healthy and safe workplaces:
Good workplace health brings the following benefits:
Ensuring the health and wellbeing of your employees isn’t just the right thing to do, it makes good business sense.
