Tag: Employee Wellness

February 9, 2023

The end of the year is a busy time for most organizations. The end of the calendar year is also often the end of the budget year, the fiscal year (or at least a fiscal quarter) and the end of […]

January 12, 2023

Wellness. It can be such a convoluted word—one of those business-y buzzwords that means a thousand things to a thousand people. If you want your employees to be as successful as possible, wellness could very well be a part of […]

December 21, 2022

In our post-pandemic world, we are at a crossroads of redefining how we work and resetting of boundaries around the intersection of work and life. As a response to the current state of work culture, the Surgeon General recently published […]

October 14, 2022

Though the Great Resignation is in full swing, hiring rates are greater than quit rates since November of 2020 as workers seek greater well-being in their careers. As such, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce suggested the workforce is experiencing a […]

May 16, 2022

A few weeks ago, a rare thing occurred for the HR world — an employment law story went viral. A jury awarded a Kentucky man $450,000 after his employer, Gravity Diagnostics, failed to stop staff from throwing a birthday party […]

January 31, 2022

Many companies have started to emphasize the availability of an employee assistance program in the workplace – especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in many job losses and drastic changes to work routines. The question companies now face […]

January 21, 2021

Sometimes life is complicated and complex, and that’s OK. Sometimes we overcomplicate things, and that’s not OK. A lot of my work is about change, being comfortable with not knowing. Change often creates uncertainty – an unnerving feeling which stifles […]

June 3, 2020

The focus for many organizations has been adjusting to the changing economic climate and either struggling to stay afloat or, for essential organizations, cranking out as much work as possible. It’s at this delicate time that things like increased anxiety, […]

April 14, 2020

These are stressful times for everyone, and in a work environment where mental illness was already a rising concern for many organizations, the COVID-19 crisis is creating new concerns. Employees are anxious not only about their health and the health […]

March 24, 2020

Some maladies simply don’t have an easily defined cause—and employee wellness seems to be one of them. According to researchers at the University of North Carolina, only 12% of Americans are metabolically healthy, meaning that seven out of eight adults […]

June 14, 2019

There are three certain things in life—death, work, and taxes. And work is usually stressful. Currently, 3 in 5 workers (61%) feel burned out in their current job,[1] and nearly a third (31%) report high levels of stress at work.[2] […]

February 5, 2019

According to one study conducted by Duke University, obese workers filed twice the number of workers’ compensation claims, had seven times higher medical costs from those claims, and had 13 times more lost workdays due to injury or illness than […]

January 18, 2019

The dawning of a new year is the perfect time to make a fresh start, and chances are, many people in your office are using this opportunity to renew their commitment to fitness and a healthy lifestyle. They want to […]

November 14, 2018

Most likely, while reading this article, you’re sitting in front of a computer, and more than likely, you’ve been positioned in the same spot for more than several minutes. A 2013 Ergotron survey found that Americans spend 13 hours of […]

November 13, 2018

Health, fitness wellness—whatever you want to call it—is a major focus in the United States, with health-related trends increasing significantly as Americans become passionate about staying fit and eating well. Ironically, at the same time that obesity rates are rising—over […]

April 19, 2018

“In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. Nature says, — he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad with me.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, […]

September 14, 2017

Employee wellness programs are offering everything from free meals and personal trainers to nutritionists, but employers might be spending more on the perks than they’re saving on healthcare costs, Bloomberg reports. One company, FS investments, provides all of the above […]

November 11, 2016

In today’s workplace culture, with near-unbroken technology engagement, it’s become somewhat the expectation that employees be available throughout the day and night to answer emails, complete assignments or assuage clients. Employees are now the subject of their clients’ expectations of immediacy or their […]

June 15, 2016

There’s a long-standing debate about the ROI (return on investment) of wellness programs and the discussion typically centers on cost savings and getting the buy in from the CFO. But these conversations miss the point — while ROI is important, […]