For employers, keeping their employees’ wellness a priority should be a part of the mechanics that makes a business work. Investing in the health of your employees will ensure that your workforce is healthy. And that results in fewer sick leaves and increased productivity.

Employee wellness programs are also perks that will catch the attention of talented people in the industry. Wellness programs for your employees make them feel that they are being cared for by the company. Moreover, according to a survey, about 87% of employees consider health and wellness offerings when choosing an employer. 

To help you maximize the benefits, we’ve rounded up some of the best employee wellness programs you can try for a healthier workforce. Check out some of these ideas:

1. Bring in Experts

Inviting an expert specializing in wellness and health can be an invaluable guide to your employees. Some of your employees may want to change their unhealthy ways, but they don’t know how to. So a health and wellness specialist can nudge them in the right direction.

Highlight the topics you want a specialist to cover, or ask your employees what they want to know. That way, the health expert will know which ones to prioritize to stay on the right track.

2. Improve Your Ergonomics

Ergonomics is the process of making tasks and workspaces less stressful on the human body. By improving the ergonomics in your work area, you are, in a way, improving your employees’ physical stress caused by work. Some of the things you have to check to improve your work space’s ergonomics would be:

• The height of the desk. Ensure that it doesn’t affect your employee’s posture, especially if they’ll sit on a desk their whole shift.
• The chairs. It’s better to get chairs that can be adjusted to accommodate the height of the employee. Their feet should be touching the floor while sitting. Chairs that reduce back pain would be preferable.
• Keyboards. Choose keyboards with wrist rests so your employees can avoid developing carpal tunnel from repetitive motions they’ll be doing on the keyboard at work.

3. Help Them Quit Smoking

For some people, smoking is a way to relieve stress. That’s why it’s not surprising to find plenty of employees who smoke during their break time or even sneaking out during their shift. According to a survey, an estimated 22.8% of men and 18.3% of women workers are current smokers.

Although some smokers may find it difficult to quit because it’s an addiction to nicotine, helping them through incentives can be the first step. Encourage the use of nicotine patches or support them through a workplace program to increase encouragement. Getting incentives and applause from other employees once they’ve kicked the habit can be a motivation.

4. Flu Shots

Flu can be a nightmare in an office setting once flu season comes in. Since enclosed office settings are usually designed to communicate and move to another quickly, it also makes it easy for infections to spread. So, encourage your employees to get flu shots. Or better yet, get flu shots for your workforce as part of their perks. Your employees will thank you for it.

5. Massage Rewards

Reward your employees with a massage to knead away their stress. You can invite a masseuse to come into the office and massage them on their desks. You can also designate a space in your work area as a massage area. Increase team productivity and break the lull of the workweek through this incentive. It can also reward a job well done after completing a task or project by giving your team massage gift certificates to unwind and de-stress.

6. Ask Your Employees

Since you’ll be preparing these wellness programs for your employees, why not get the info straight from the horse’s mouth? That way, you’ll know which wellness program will be efficient and which ones won’t be. You can survey your employees to gather suggestions and feedback. Once you know what they’re more open to doing, you will ensure the wellness program’s success. And no time and effort from you and your employees will go to waste. You’ll also make them feel heard and that their opinions count, too.

To Wrap Up

Keeping your employees healthy has plenty of benefits for your workplace and your workforce. Investing in your employees will ensure that productivity in your workplace stays in top form. Aside from that, your employees feel that they are taken care of, and that they are crucial to your company. That will win their loyalty to your business and show up every day in their best form.
Well Health Works is committed to keeping workspaces healthy. Our years of experience in the industry will ensure that our services and staff are top-notch. Rest assured that your workplace is in the right hands. You may reach us at 833-935-9355 or email us at info@wellhealthworks.com.