Benefits to Workplaces

The workplace can have a significant impact on employee health, especially when you consider that most people spend over half of their waking hours on the job.

Increasing Evidence shows that:

• The work people do and their work environments affect health
• Employers can play a significant role in improving the health of their employees

What are the benefits to creating and supporting a healthy workplace?

• Increased productivity
• Increased employee morale
• Reduced absenteeism
• Reduced injuries and/or illness
• Reduced employee turnover
• Improved job satisfaction
• Improved company image

Todays employees face the challenge of balancing the competing demands of work and personal life. The workplace has great potential to improve overall employee health and well-being and can support and complement employees' efforts to bring about a balanced life. Creating or sustaining a healthy workplace creates a win-win situation for both employers and employees.