Your employees are one of your most valuable assets, so it makes sense to take care of them. Not only can health issues among employees lead to a financial burden on a company in terms of insurance costs and lost productivity, certain aspects of the nation’s health are getting worse, which may lead to those costs being even higher in the future.
With many people leading an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, physical health and wellbeing can suffer. With everyday stresses caused by work and general financial security, mental health and wellbeing are also under pressure. While many companies have employee benefit programmes in place that deal with sickness when it happens, there is an increasing realisation that trying to reduce or prevent that sickness in the first place is a responsibility that employers need to take seriously.