Free massages, office chiropody and a company fruit budget may sound frivolous, but it makes sound business sense to look after employee health and wellbeing. After all, it is much easier to attract and retain top talent if you have built a reputation for taking good care of your workforce.
"If you have happy, healthy employees, that has an impact on staff motivation, engagement and retention," says Dianne Hol, director of HR at healthcare company Roche.
On-site facilities at Roche include a physiotherapist, chiropodist, massage therapist and sleep pod. Much of the company's health and wellbeing activity is guided by its wellbeing steering group, which also delivers an annual wellbeing week. "It helps to maintain a positive, creative atmosphere that promotes individual, and company, success," says Hol.
All of which feeds into your company brand, according to Julia Perrin, HR director at law firm Sackers, whose employees benefit from wellness initiatives including free daily fruit, in-house Pilates classes and weekly massages. "It makes for a nicer place to work and means your staff are more likely to go the extra mile for the organisation."
Source: the Guardian
