Firms focus on staff wellness in bid to boost employee productivity: Study

Around 27 per cent companies organise initiatives such as inviting family members to participate in various programmes, while 24 per cent focus on communication to reach or involve family members

Companies in India are increasingly finding their employees’ productivity tied to their health and wellness.  Accordingly, employers here are coming up with holistic strategies to improve their employees’ well-being, finds a study. Conducted by Willis Towers Watson, one of the leading global advisory, broking and solutions companies, the “India Health and Well-Being Study 2018” covered over 100 organisations and included views of senior HR officials from multiple sectors.

The study has revealed that a majority of 66 per cent of employers have either already taken or will take steps in the next three years to develop a strategy to improve the