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Employee Wellness is defined as the health of the labour force. (Types of…
Employee Wellness
is defined as the health of the labour force.
Purpose : help to create a workforce that is productive across all age groups
Benefits
Increased productivity:
Healthy workforce will increase your overall productivity when they have work-life balance
Reduced healthcare costs:
With healthier employees, companies can save on medical costs
Improved talent attraction and retention:
With a good workplace culture and environment, talent attraction and retention are likely to increase
Advantages
Reduce absenteeism
Reduce staff turnover rate
Reduce healthcare costs
7 steps to implement wellness program
Step 1 : Develop an advisory committee to represent the interests of employees, management and labour unions
(if applicable)
Step 2: Conduct a needs and resource assessment:
Step 4: Include incentives (encourage participation)
Step 5: Notify employees:
Step 6: Implement the program
Step 7: Evaluate the program
Step 3: Develop program components and activities (based on findings from assessment):
Government funding: Health Promotion Board Grant (currently ceased)
WHP Grant (SMEs)
WHP Grant (Women’s Health)
Mental Health Top Up Grant
Dimension of employee wellness
Physical
: Encompasses a variety of healthy behaviours
Emotional
: Encompasses optimism, self-esteem, self-acceptance and ability to share feelings.
Intellectual
: Encourages creative, stimulating mental activities.
Social
: Ability to interact successfully in our global community and to live up to the expectations and demands of our personal roles.
Spiritual
: Involves possessing a set of guiding beliefs, principles, or values that help give direction to one's life.
Environmental
: An awareness of the unstable state of the earth and the effects of your daily habits on the physical environment.
Occupational
: Involves preparing and making use of your gifts, skills, and talents in order to gain purpose, happiness, and enrichment in your life.
Host of the wellness program
Human Resources:
The task of Employee Wellness more often than not falls into the hands of the Human Resource department.
Third-party Vendor:
An external vendor is also an option in facilitating an Employee Wellness programme.
Wellness Committee:
A wellness committee consists of volunteers who are willing to take on the task of setting up the wellness programmed.
Types of wellness programs
Health screenings
Walking groups
Health fairs
Incentives e.g. stress balls, insulated lunch bags, water bottles
Healthy snacks for meetings and breaks
Wellness newsletter
Corporate Social Responsibility Events
Sports Activities
Fitness Programmes
Health Workshops
Ways to promote wellness
Promote Preventive Care
Education
Office Doctor
Incentives To Be Healthy
Improve Workplace Food Options
Get Employees Up And Active
Characteristics Of Effective Wellness Programmes
Use Communication Materials
Offer Self-help Programmes
Provide Health Coaching
Teach Medical Self-Care
Address High/Low Risk Employees
Offer Incentives
Evaluation Of Wellness Programmes
Provide Assessment Activities