Wellness in the workplace is important, but why is there still a gap?
Wellness & productivity is important to implement in the workplace. With the right environment with the right people, a company can really excel and thrive with bringing the company forward because of how the people of the organisation are functioning day to day.
So why is stress in the workplace on the rise? Why do employees come in ill and work? Most recent stat around productivity is having people working during illness costs the company a lot of money as productivity reduces by a staggering 21%.
is it because the right wellness strategies are not in place? Not sure who can help?
Is it mindset?
Not having the right team in place?
Is it the HR technology?
is it the company's culture around wellness in the first place? Is it supportive for the future growth of the company and their staff?
To be honest, , it's never just one thing, it's a combination of many things. It requires zooming out and looking at the challenges the company are facing around productivity and their workforce and where they ideally like to be for 2020. It requires looking at all the factors and then making changes that fit for the long term.