Employee Wellbeing Programs for Inspired Workplace


Introduction

Employee wellbeing is not only physiological or mental ill health but also it is about optimizing the health of all employees in the organization. Employee wellbeing also extends beyond health into happiness and job satisfaction (Short, 2018).

According to the methodology for assessing employee wellbeing PROWELL, there are seven major components of employee wellbeing in the workplace, which fall into three domains such as mental, physical and social wellbeing. However, many people associate wellbeing with physical health only while wellbeing is much more than that (Martic, 2020).

Thee Domains of Wellbeing (Source: Workplace Wellbeing Assessment: PROWELL)

Importance of employee wellbeing programs

Employee wellbeing programs have multiple benefits, both for the organization and the employee. These programs do have a strong impact on employee retention and have a powerful influence on keep employee loyal as well. Employee morale is a huge factor in the success of any business and a good wellbeing program helps employees be happy and healthy. Encouraging and helping employee to stay healthy have a direct, tangible effect on the productivity and profits of the company (Aldana, 2021).


Employee wellbeing programs are initiatives implemented by organizations aimed at maintaining and improving their employees’ health and overall wellbeing. There are many different types of employee wellness programs (Zojceska, 2019). Some employee wellbeing programs include:

 

·         Ensuring healthy lunches and snacks

·         Buying wearable activity trackers for its employees

·         Providing onsite gym services and fitness centers

·         Offering preventative health screenings

·         Stress management awareness programs and workshops

·         Creating nap rooms

 

Globally, Google has introduced a career site called “How We Care for Googlers” as a textbook for effective employee wellbeing. Google has schemes designed to help their employees spend as much time as possible with their families, such as generous parental leave policies and retirement savings plans. There are canteens to serve healthy and nutritious meals. Everywhere can see plant life and every space is flooded in natural light. Gyms and onsite fitness centers, physical therapy, and massage services are freely available for all employees (Munns, 2021).

 

In Sri Lankan context, Sri Lanka Telecom is providing medical tests scheme “Suwatha” annually based on gender and age groups to its employees. With the recent pandemic management has arranged PCR Testing camps at company headquarters for any voluntary employees those who wish to get themselves tested for COVID-19. Further, awareness programs like “Stress Management and Positive Thinking” are being conducted by Health and Safety Division to create a healthier and satisfied workforce.

 

Conclusion

A good wellbeing program will help employees to achieve their physical, emotional, and psychological needs. When employees achieve their goals, they are also helping to achieve organizational goals. Employees who take part in employee wellbeing programs are healthier and satisfied with their jobs. As a result, they are more engaged and productive, for greater profits for the company. 

 

Reference

Aldana, S., 2021. WellSteps. [Online]
Available at: https://www.wellsteps.com/blog/2020/01/02/employee-well-being-at-work/
[Accessed 26 April 2021].

Martic, K., 2020. smarp. [Online]
Available at: https://blog.smarp.com/employee-wellbeing-definition-importance-best-practice
[Accessed 26 April 2021].

Munns, S., 2021. e-days. [Online]
Available at: https://www.e-days.com/news/7-of-the-best-employee-wellbeing-programs
[Accessed 26 April 2021].

Short, S., 2018. face2faceHR. [Online]
Available at: https://face2facehr.com/what-is-employee-wellbeing/
[Accessed 26 April 2021].

Zojceska, A., 2019. TalentLyft. [Online]
Available at: https://www.talentlyft.com/en/blog/article/273/8-key-benefits-of-employee-wellness-programs
[Accessed 26 Apri 2021].

 


Comments

  1. AbeethaMay 1, 2021 at 12:16 AM

    in Addition to that SLT annually held the Sport festival to increase the Employee satisfaction and identity the talented staff members across the company.its a good step for maintain the health condition also.
    as well as Price (2004) has been described Poor health of workers affects not only individual performance but also the performance of the organization as a whole .

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Nuwan BuddhikaMay 1, 2021 at 7:22 AM

      Totally agree with you. Thank you Abeetha for your valuable comment.

      Delete
  2. Nuwan BuddhikaMay 1, 2021 at 7:19 AM

    Well noted. Thank you Ruwan for your important points.

    ReplyDelete
  3. R SAJEEVMay 1, 2021 at 10:04 AM

    Companies have been struggling to embrace employee wellbeing in the workplace for a long time now. Historically, wellbeing initiatives were considered as not so important, and they were not a priority for many employers. However, things are changing. As these challenging times are having a significant impact on employees’ wellbeing, this is a wake-up call for many employers to consider investing in wellbeing initiatives.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why Employee Relations are Important?

Image
Introduction Employee relations refers to an organization’s efforts to manage relationships between management and employees. An organization with a good employee relations program provides fair and consistent treatment to all employees and they will be committed to their jobs and loyal to the company. Such programs also aim to prevent and resolve problems arising from situations at work (Shinn, 2019). Employee relation is a crucial factor when it comes to overall organizational performance. Because good employee relationship management leads increased employee wellbeing and performance. Since employees are the engine of any organization, management wants to make sure that both relationship between management and employees and relationship among employees are well maintained (Verlinden, 2020).   Benefits of employee relations According to Martic (2020) organizations with good employee relationships enjoy many benefits and it is easier for the management to  engage, ...
Read more

Recruitment in the Digital Age

Image
Introduction Digital recruitment refers to the process of using modern technologies to find, attract, analyze, select, and hire candidates to fill an open job role. It goes beyond posting job vacancies online and social media, rather it highlights a host of digital tools and strategies that covers the entire recruitment process from start to end (Owusu, 2020). Recruiting is a major concern for most of the employers these days. Digital recruitment can make the overall process of recruiting much easier. Because it is highly useful for online recruiters to search employee profile, assess them for experience and skills and send them a quick response asking them for a chat or about a novel opportunity (Reddy, 2021).   Advantages of digital recruitment According to Barcelos (2018) with more and more job seekers turning to digital platforms and social channels in search of jobs, companies are now digitalizing their recruitment process to build their talent pool. ...
Read more

The Importance of Employee Promotion in Business Organization

Image
  Introduction The advancement of an employee from his or her present job position to another job position that has a higher salary range  a higher-level job title, and higher-level job responsibilities in an organization is defined as a promotion. Sometimes a promotion results in an employee taking on responsibility for managing or supervising the work  of other employees. Decision making authority tends to rise  with promotion as well (Heathfield, 2019).   Why employee promotion is so important? Promotion or career advancement is a process, which an employee of a company is given a higher share of duties, a higher pay scale or both. A promotion is not just beneficial for employees but it also highly crucial for the business organization. Promotion boosts the morale of promoted employees, increases their productivity and hence improves upon the overall performance of the organization, which has direct impact to both top and bottom line (Belyh, 2020).   Beh...
Read more