Research

Fit Employees have a Better Return On Investment

Keeping an employee from leaving is always an investment. Every day, you’re giving your employee a little bit more experience in the field and investing a little bit more into them through your employee experience. Not all employees have the best return on investment. Studies show that employees that aren’t in good health are less Read more…

Research

Fit Employees Are Better Team Players

Fitness is important for more than just looking good. The fact is fit employees are more cooperative and easier to work with then their unhealthy counterparts. Why? The skills required to be physically fit carry over to other aspects of their life, especially their jobs (this is a key part of wellness in the workplace). Read more…

Benefits Strategy

Wellness Rewards Programs: Points vs Dollars

Research has shown time and again that incentives are one of the best ways to support habit change, and people are noticing. In a recent survey, 60% of small businesses (see our guide on small business employee benefits) and over 90% of large businesses offered employee benefits through wellness rewards and incentives. Wellness rewards programs Read more…

Workplace Wellness

Quality over Quantity for Corporate Wellness

Sometimes employers add a ton of features to make their corporate wellness program more attractive, and to check off as many boxes for wellness in the workplace. Trying to institute many programs at once can spread your efforts too thin and take away from portions of your program that are actually effective. These can be Read more…

Benefits Strategy

Paid Time Off As a Low Cost Wellness Incentive

Sometimes it can be difficult to find room in the budget for employee benefits, wellness benefits, and wellness incentives. This is especially true if you are working in a small business (see our guide to small business employee benefits). One method that employers started using as an incentive to meet wellness goals is rewarding with Read more…