Due to poor workplace well-being, “presenteeism” is a phenomenon spreading across the globe.
It describes the existence of disengaged employees who physically present themselves at work, but do not actually complete or achieve anything.
Combined with presenteeism, depression and anxiety are now the leading causes of long-term sickness absence from today’s modern workplace.
The direct health-care costs and the costs of productivity lost to presenteeism can total up to 35 percent of salaries.
Research shows that engaged employees produce more and cost less. Eight different studies by organisations, including Harvard Business Review and the World Economic Forum, show a return on investment of wellness programmes of between 144 percent and 3 000 percent.
Wellness programmes should be seen as holistic approaches to creating high-performance organisations through establishing the right workplace environments and surroundings. Employee engagement and workplace well-being relates to all aspects of the work life.
So, the question is: if we know that good health requires more than just physical wellness and that employee well-being can have a big impact on business outcomes, why do so few organisations make a serious investment in it? Read more at Business Report
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