Employee Wellness

What Is an Employee Wellness Program?

An employee wellness program is an employer-sponsored program provided to employees as a preventive measure to help counter illness and maintain or improve workers’ general health. It typically focuses on employees’ physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

Why Your Company Should Have an Employee Wellness Strategy

Your employees’ wellbeing is crucial to your company’s overall performance. Having a wellness program in place provides resources beyond insurance that can help your employees maintain and improve their physical and mental health. These resources help increase employee satisfaction and engagement, improving their overall performance and your bottom line.

Offering an employee wellness program can also help your business remain competitive and attract top talent. Corporate wellness programs have become very popular, so you’re often competing for good candidates against companies that already have these programs in place. What’s more, implementing an employee wellness program can incentivize your current employees to remain on board.

Benefits of an Effective Employee Wellness Program

Prioritizing your employees’ health has short- and long-term benefits for your business. With a good employee wellness program in place, your company can:

• Curb absenteeism: When employees have the resources to stay healthy and reduce their stress, they are less likely to miss work.
• Lower health care costs: Helping employees adopt healthier habits like exercising and eating well can lower health risks, leading to reduced health care costs.
• Improve company morale: Wellness programs make employees feel valued and appreciated, leading to increased feelings of job satisfaction. When employees are happier at work, they’re also more likely to be productive and contribute creative ideas.
• Increase productivity: Generally speaking, employees who practice positive health behaviors like balanced eating, exercising and mindfulness are more likely to be productive than ones with poor health habits.
• Strengthen employee recruitment and retention: Many job candidates are strongly influenced by an employer’s health offerings. Current employees also tend to view wellness programs as a significant job perk, helping you retain your talent.
• Build camaraderie: Some wellness program initiatives allow employees to interact outside of the workplace, such as going to the gym or participating in a company-sponsored sports team. These interactions facilitate closer employee bonds that can help teams work better together.

Creating a Holistic & Inclusive Employee Wellness Program

At Exude, we have intentionally developed our services to support complete employee wellness. Our holistic and integrative approach is designed to positively impact employee engagement, psychological safety, inclusiveness, productivity, morale, and the overall success of your organization.

The holistic approach implemented by Exude is centered around the notion of comprehensive employee wellness. We believe that for employees to be their most productive and successful, it is essential to prioritize both physical and mental health. Our services include providing personalized education and support on a variety of topics related to health and general employee happiness to help create a culture of support and empowerment within the workplace.

Because the needs of our clients vary, we have several ways to support your organization. Our wellness consultants provide solutions to ensure that employees are receiving ongoing and reinforcing employee wellness support throughout the year.