Employee wellbeing programmes – What are they?
Employee wellbeing programmes are a range of initiatives and benefits offered to employees from their place of work to support their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
Examples of wellbeing benefits
Mental Health Support: Access to content to address stress, anxiety, and other mental health concerns.
Health & Fitness: Access to online health & fitness content to encourage healthy behaviours among employees.
Extended Parental Leave: Offering extended paid parental leave to support employees during significant life events.
Mindfulness Programs: Provide mindfulness training, relaxation sessions, or stress management workshops to help employees cope with stress.
Remote Work Options: Providing employees the flexibility to work from home or work flexi-time.
Financial Support: Offer financial education resources and workshops.
Advantages of employee wellbeing programmes
Employee wellbeing programmes can help improve workplace culture, enhance employee morale and increase staff retention. Giving support through these wellbeing programmes, employees feel supported in various aspects of their lives, which leads to them feeling more satisfied, motivated, productive and loyal to their company.
Businesses that see the value in looking after their employees often see fewer sick days, increased performance, lower staff turnover and attract higher quality staff.
How Chipper Can Help?
Chipper is an online wellness hub that offers employees a health and wellbeing benefits programme in one easy, user-friendly product, regardless of whether they’re in the office, working from home, or hybrid. The hub covers fitness training, nutrition, supplements, mental health and general wellbeing.
The Chipper wellbeing hub works great as a stand-alone benefit covering a wide variety of topics, or as an additional benefit that compliments a business’s current employee benefits.