Employee wellbeing at the top of the corporate agenda

Creating social connections between workers is no longer a ‘nice to have’ — employers say they now know it is a ‘must have’

Organisations are increasingly embedding wellness into business strategies as surveys suggest that remote working can create a sense of isolation, burnout, lack of morale and people feeling they were missing out. Picture: iStock

Employee wellbeing needs to be at the top of the corporate agenda and by this we don’t just mean exercise and healthy eating but a redefining of physical wellness to encompass the wide spectrum of the different wellbeing areas.

Traditionally, wellbeing programmes were built around topics such as mental health, nutrition, and exercise; however, on the back of 2020 and 2021, people are looking for these and more assistance around sleep, communication, time management and work/life/parenting as a result of remote working.