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Genuine health support yields major productivity gains
Employers considered "excellent" when it comes to supporting employees' health can expect productivity gains equating to 30 days per person per year, making the investment a "commercial and strategic imperative", a wellbeing specialist says.
Findings from this year's Telus Mental Health Index show employees who consider their employer's support for their physical wellbeing "poor" have a mental health score 13 points lower than workers reporting excellent support, and lose more working days in productivity annually.
The mental health index (MHI) calculates productivity losses using an assessment of employees' work effort when feeling well versus unwell, along with absenteeism and presenteeism...
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