Vitality, in collaboration with CBI Economics, have surveyed c-suite executives on their experiences of hybrid working and combined the results with insights from 2,005 office workers to find out how UK businesses can support health and wellbeing in a hybrid working environment alongside implementing strategies for creating a healthier and more productive workforce. The report focuses on the importance of health and well-being to employee productivity and retention, the challenges of the diverse demands of a hybrid workforce and strategies for fostering a ‘Healthy Hybrid’ approach.
The results, set out in this report, show that we have reached a real inflection point in the relationship between employee and employer. Individuals are expecting more than ever from their organisations with regards to their health and wellbeing.
More employers are facing up to this challenge, investing in workplace health and wellbeing as they recognise the strong links between good health, progressive attitudes to flexible working and improved productivity. The benefits to recruitment and retention in the current climate are clear for all to see. As is the business case, with nearly one quarter of business leaders surveyed listing poor mental health and wellbeing as an issue causing disruption to businesses currently.
There is no silver bullet though - a ‘one-size-fitsall’ approach won’t have the significant impact that businesses are hoping to achieve, or that will move business metrics. The solution lies in better insight to understand an organisation’s unique employeebase better through data, and then responding appropriately. One in four business respondents admit they do not measure employee health and wellbeing, which is a lost opportunity. Businesses must move from policies that tick boxes to data-driven health and wellbeing programmes that work for all.
At Vitality, we believe that shared value exists when we help businesses to create healthy workplaces. Employers benefit from a more engaged and productive workforce that leads to better business performance. At the same time, employees are physically and mentally healthier.
It is only by understanding and personalising health and wellbeing support that we can deliver meaningful change and build healthy businesses together and, as a result, build a healthier workforce in the UK
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