Corporate Wellness Incentive Plans

Employee Engagement is the level at which employees are aligned with and working toward employer goals and objectives. Employee Engagement is influenced by a wide range of factors that include internal talks, employer structure, benefits and recognition.

Businesses that have high levels of employee engagement benefit from improved productiveness, retention and achievement than peers with disengaged staff members.  Levels of engagement among staff members in the U.S. have been declining over the past decade as individuals have become disillusioned with the treatment of staff members by corporations. The inability to involve staff members is one of the reasons why, despite steady rises in hours worked, America lags behind several other nations in terms of employee productivity per hours worked.

Workplace Wellness Programs may increase employee engagement in several ways. First, when communicated properly, they prove to staff members that the business cares about their wellbeing. This can improve retention and turnover as well as supply increased discretionary effort from staff members. During a period of significant downsizing, Motorola found increased interest in its Workplace Wellness Programs as managers recognized the value of providing for the health and wellbeing of staff members.

In addition, the health improvements will lower absenteeism and presenteeism (when workers continue to work despite decreased productivity), allowing for more time invested at full productivity. Lastly, healthier workers are more likely to have increased morale, which translates into a more enjoyable and more effective work environment.