Wellness has steadily crept into the domain of businesses which are increasingly inculcating such programmes as part of their corporate training. This has multiple reasons, not least of which being that companies recognize it as something very important. Also, companies are paying vast sums on health insurance costs so these costs will rise further if mental health of employees isn’t right. A recent poll conducted by Gallup has confirmed that only a third of total workforce in the US is engaged. Wellness programmes as seen as a way to bridge this gap. Disengaged employees also cost US businesses over half a trillion US dollars in a year and this can be somewhat offset if the programme goes smoothly. Due to this being the evolutionary stage, wellness programmes have already attracted a lot of criticism. Wellness programmes go beyond physical health but into the mental and spiritual well-being. Office is the perfect place to start such programmes as work takes away an enormous stress on most occasions.

Source:https://hbr.org/2016/11/employers-need-to-recognize-that-our-wellness-starts-at-work?referral=00563&cm_mmc=email-_-newsletter-_-daily_alert-_-alert_date&utm_source=newsletter_daily_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert_date&spMailingID=15903521&spUserID=OTY0OTMwNTk5NwS2&spJobID=903415741&spReportId=OTAzNDE1NzQxS0