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What is Corporate Wellness?
Home » Human Resources » Corporate Wellness » What is Corporate Wellness?Corporate Wellness is the idea that healthy employees are more productive than chronically ill employees, and that it costs less to prevent injuries or illnesses than to treat them after they occur. Therefore, businesses benefit from helping employees stay healthy by having more productive workers and lower health insurance premiums for their companies.
A current trend involves companies paying for wellness programs for their employees, with the hopes that they’ll reap the rewards of healthier workers. Studies show that employees who participate in wellness programs have improved attitudes, better job morale and satisfaction, and fewer health risks and less absenteeism.
Corporate Wellness programs vary greatly. Some are as simple as companies paying for employees’ health club memberships or inviting experts to speak on health and wellness issues at the office. Others use elaborate plans, created by wellness experts, that include health club memberships, workstation evaluations, stress reduction seminars, weight-reduction plans, and health evaluations.
The bottom line idea is that healthy employees are good for business. Businesses are finding that by paying a small amount to help employees stay or become healthy, they’re reaping great rewards in productivity, lower insurance costs, less absenteeism, and more.
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