Study: Workplace Yoga Lowers Employee Stress
Studies have shown yoga's many physical benefits, such as alleviating back pain and insomnia, but few looked at the effects of yoga at decreasing stress in the workplace - until now.
Study: Wellness Programs Don’t Work (It’s Not As Bad As It Sounds)
A new study weighs in on the effectiveness of corporate wellness programs, suggesting the specific wellness program reviewed did not deliver significant measurable outcomes.
Employee Wellness Benefits Winners and Losers
Companies are pumping up their benefits offerings, but as new generations of employees enter the workforce and as current employees’ needs change, the benefits that were once popular can become less so, as employees demand new perks.
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.