Employees who are healthy tend to be more productive in the workplace, according to a study by the Harvard Business Review. They are also better at creative thinking, which makes them more likely to come up with innovative solutions to problems.
Additionally, employees who take care of themselves don’t need as much time off from work because they aren’t sick as often or for as long as they do get sick. This means that your company won’t have to pay for vacation time or personal days during times when an employee is sick or has some other sickness-related issue that keeps them from coming to work.
As an employer, you want to encourage a healthy and active workforce. But how can you make sure your employees feel like their health matters? When it comes to your employee’s health and well-being, you want them to feel like their health and well-being matter. Here are some tips:
- Make sure they have a good reason to be healthy. This can be as simple as giving them a raise if they get fit or being more generous with vacation time if they lose weight.
- To Encourage them by making wellness an integral part of the company culture. Make it clear that staying healthy is something you value and expect from everyone at the company.
- Offer benefits that help with fitness goals—or even just plain old healthy habits! You might find that offering free gym memberships, discounts on healthy foods in the cafeteria, or even just free yoga classes makes a big difference in how people feel about their health at work!
- Encouraging them to use the company gym or participate in other activities the company offers. Providing healthy snacks in the break room
- Talking about what you’re doing to improve your own wellness, like going for a walk after lunch or eating more veggies
- Make it clear that you want them to take care of themselves by showing them how much you value their health
- Send out surveys periodically to ask how things are going and what we can do better in terms of employee satisfaction (and health and wellness).
- Host seminars on topics like nutrition or stress management in addition to company-wide events like picnics or happy hours at the local brewery!
- Teach healthy skills in workshops.
We hope you’ve learned a few things about making employees feel like health and wellness matter.
We know the topic can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be!
The key is to keep things simple, start small, and work with your employees on what they want from their health program. Remember that if everyone works together—and has fun while they’re at it—you’ll end up with great results sooner than expected.
