A recent article in the NZ Herald highlights the vital importance of workplace wellness programmes:
“According to research collated by Southern Cross, health and wellness programmes can contribute to increased productivity by supporting employees’ ability to achieve and reducing the number of sick days taken. A healthier workforce also results in stronger championing of the company to others. An Australian study showed workers with a high health and well-being (HWB) score, worked about 143 effective hours compared with 49 effective hours worked per month for a worker with a low HWB score.
As we enter the autumn season, the sniffles have started in offices across the country, particularly in high-stress work environments where emphasis is on the work, not play. Far-sighted employers are trying to follow the latest advice.”
Check out the entire article at:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10633453