What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?

Employee wellness programs have often been viewed as a nice extra, not a strategic imperative. But the data show otherwise. The ROI on comprehensive, well-run employee wellness programs can be as high as 6 to 1. The most successful programs have six essential pillars: engaged leadership at multiple levels; strategic alignment with the company's identity and aspirations; a designs that is broad in scope and high in relevance and quality; broad accessibility; internal and external partnerships; and effective communications.

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Leonard L. Berry, Ann M. Mirabito, and William B. Baun (2010). What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?. Harvard Business Review, 88(12), Pages 105-112. https://hbr.org/2010/12/whats-the-hard-return-on-employee-wellness-programs