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Workplace Wellness Programs Statistics Upgrade Your BrowserThe findings are based on a survey completed between May and July 2014 by more than 500 business leaders from across the U.S., from a variety of industries and company sizes. Productivity and performance are related but different concepts, according to business leaders. Generally, productivity refers to the quantity of work while performance denotes the quality of work. Among survey respondents, 47 percent said that performance is more important while 15 percent said productivity is more important. There were also nuances in the drivers of productivity and performance identified by business leaders. Having the right tools to do ones job was listed as the top driver of productivity, while employee engagement with their work was the top driver of performance. When business leaders were asked directly about the top organizational priorities influenced by employee health, they most often listed productivity and performance. Less than a third saw investments in health primarily as a health care cost-containment strategy (30 percent), and fewer still as an expense (13 percent). This finding is important because it recognizes growing support for a broader value proposition for investment in workforce health and wellbeing, the report states. For several years now, we have seen companies of all sizes increasing their investment in employee health through workplace health management programs, said Jessica Grossmeier, vice president of research at HERO. While this movement is most commonly connected to a desire to control health care costs, our interactions with employers led us to believe that there was more at play here and that employers were realizing greater, long-term value from good employee health. In another key finding, responses differentiated by leadership positions revealed that executive leaders are more likely than middle managers to say that health influences performance. A companys executive leaders can believe in the importance of good health as it relates to performance on and off the job, but if the front-line managers dont share this belief or if the work environment isnt supportive of healthy behaviors, then companies will fail to see the results and long-term benefits on their bottom line, added Nikki Hudsmith, vice president of operations at consultancy Performance pH and co-author of the survey. Many times senior business leaders turn to workforce initiatives in an effort to control health care costs. While there is research evidence to support this positioning, there is also evidence supporting a broader value proposition such as increased productivity and performance, higher engagement and morale, and lower turnover rates, the report states. Moreover, As organizations broaden their business case and evaluation strategies they may also need to expand the focus of their programs to include social, financial, spiritual and mental wellbeing. It does not offer legal advice, and cannot guarantee the accuracy or suitability of its content for a particular purpose.
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