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Fitness Apps Alone Don’t Lead To Long-Term Results
The rise in popularity of fitness apps suggests that they are very effective in increasing the activity level of their users. A new study of studies suggests that may not always be the case.
Emerging Benefits Employees Want Most
Companies keep coming up with time-saving benefits for employees. On-site dry cleaning is all well and good, but a new study suggests that employees don’t want perks that save time as much as they want the companies to just give them more free time. Here are emerging benefits employees want most.
The Cost Of Employee Stress
Americans are more stressed than ever. Stress impacts individual's personal and professional lives, and this impact makes it an important area of concern for employers. Learn how that stress can affect a business and how organizations can work to buck the trend.
Study: Mental Health Apps Not As Effective As Perceived
As companies expand their employee wellness programs to address mental health, there is increased focus on how mobile apps can serve as useful tools. Although more than 1,000 mental health apps exist, a recent study suggests these apps may not be as useful as one might think.
Employers Not Prepared For Opioid Crisis
Nearly 400,000 people in the U.S. died from opioid-related overdoses from 1999 to 2017, and half of those deaths were of people using prescription opioids. This public health emergency has reached the workplace, but employers are not ready.
Getting Executive Buy-In For An Employee Wellness Program
Implementing a wellness program isn’t a one-step solution. It requires a culture shift that is reflected in policies, programs, procedures, and behaviors the company displays. The only way to make that change is with the buy-in of senior executives, the CXOs. Here's how to get their support.
Study: Spending Time In Parks Boosts Emotional Wellness
A recent study found that spending as little as 20 minutes in an urban park can have a significant effect on emotional wellness. While this may seem like an obvious conclusion to draw, it provides scientific backing to the age-old wisdom that spending time in green places is good for mental health.
Employees Are Not Alone In Feeling Lonely
Loneliness may not be a widely discussed topic, but it should be. Just as mental health has emerged from obscurity to the forefront of employee wellness, loneliness is a public health issue that is reaching epidemic proportions. Here are some ways employers can reduce loneliness in the workplace.
Cultivating Happy, More Productive Employees
With a tight employment market and the well-known struggle to create employee engagement, employers are trying to figure out what makes employees happy at work. Salary, for sure, is one aspect, but surprisingly, it is not the be all and end all. Here are some research-backed suggestions.